1To Alexander Hamilton from Angelica Church, [February 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Many thanks to my dear Brother for having written to his friend at a moment when he had the affairs of America on his mind; I am impatient to hear in what manner your Budget has been received and extremely anxious for your success. I sometimes think you have now forgot me and that having seen me is like a dream which you can scarcely believe. Adieu I will not write this idea of being lost in...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Angelica Church, 4 February 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
You are happy my dear friend to find consolation in “words and thoughts.” I cannot be so easily satisfied. I regret America, I regret the separation from my friends and I lament the loss of your society. I am so unreasonable as to prefer our charming family parties to all the gaieties of London. I cannot now relish the gay world, an irresistible apathy has taken possession of my mind, and...