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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09105 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1791 |
| Title | Robert T. Paine to Governor John Hancock regarding the adjournment of the Massachusetts General Court |
| Date | 6 June 1791 |
| Author | Paine, Robert Treat (1731-1814) |
| Recipient | Hancock, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Regarding adjournment of the Massachusetts General Court. "...the Justices of the Court... will scarcely have time sufficient to recover from the fatigue, which they must necessarily undergo, in so long a Circuit, in the hottest season of the year, & prepare for the other business of the Government, which will not be closed until the middle of November. We fear from the arduousness of the Judicial business in this Government, that our health & our lives may be endangered, as is now the unhappy situation of our Chief Justice." |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Government and Civics Law |
| People | Paine, Robert Treat (1731-1814) Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |