1To Alexander Hamilton from Jonathan Dayton, [25 March 1798] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, March 25, 1798. On March 30, 1798, Hamilton wrote to Dayton : “Your letter of the 25th gave me much pleasure.” Letter not found. ] Printed in this volume.
2To Alexander Hamilton from Jonathan Dayton, 6 August 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
Forseeing that Mrs. Dayton’s illness & other unavoidable causes of detention at home would prevent me from visiting N. York very soon, I was anxious to see and converse with you in this place upon your passage to, or from Philadelphia, relatively to some military arrangements. One, & not the least important, object of attention is to give efficacy to the third section of the provisional army...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Joseph Howell, Jr., 26 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Some of the officers of the army have applied to me for payment of rations retain’d under the contract of William Duer, having due bills given by his agents for the same. Several of those kind of bills were by your direction deposited in this office the property of other persons. I therefore take the liberty to request information, whether those claims are to be discharged by the United States,...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Marquis de Lafayette, 7 October 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
What is the matter with my dear hamilton And By what chance do I live in fruitless expectation of Some lines from him? does it begin to be the way in your, or rather in our Country to take European Airs, and forget friends as soon as they have turn’d theyr heels—indeed, My Good friend, I Cant help being Some what angry Against you, which shakes into My heart a Ridicu⟨lous⟩ fighting between...
5To Alexander Hamilton from Charles Stewart, 27 March 1782 (Hamilton Papers)
On General Lincolns arrival at Philada. I waited on him and as he always appeared to me a man of business and not fond of much ceremony , I enquired of him who was to be his Assistant Secretary at War. He told me a Majr. Jackson and asked me my reasons for the enquiry. I informed him that I had seen you a few days before and that I had some cause to think on proper application he might have...