Alexander Hamilton Papers

From Alexander Hamilton to Stephen Van Rensselear, 25 April 1791

To Stephen Van Rensselaer1

[Philadelphia, April 25, 1791. The description of this letter in the dealer’s catalogue reads: “Regarding ‘several powers of attorney for the receipt of final settlement certificates’ presented by Abijah Holbrook ‘about whom reports of an unfavorable nature have been circulated;’ the certificates being those of soldiers in Colonel Marinus Willet’s regiment.”2 Letter not found.]

LS, sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, December 3, 1957, Lot 104.

1. Van Rensselaer was the patroon of Rensselaerwyck. In 1783 he married Hamilton’s sister-in-law, Margaret Schuyler.

2. Marinus Willett, who held several commands during the American Revolution, commanded two regiments of levies in 1781 and 1782.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to Stephen Van Rensselear, 25 April 1791
    Author
    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Rensselear, Stephen Van
    Date
    25 April 1791

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to Stephen Van Rensselear, 25 April 1791,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-08-02-0261. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 8, February 1791 – July 1791, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1965, p. 312.]