From Alexander Hamilton to William Rawle, 17 July 1793
To William Rawle1
Treasury Department July 17th 1793
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 4th inst.2 I would advise to prepare the instruments in regard to Judge Symme’s purchase in the terms of the Act.3 This in an intermediate transaction must be safe on all sides. The Patents can adjust what may remain to be done and perhaps there may be opportunity in the mean time for an application to the legislature.
With great consideration I am Sir Your obed Servt
A Hamilton
William Rawle Esqr
Attorney of the United States
for the District of Pennsylvania
LS, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
1. For background to this letter, see H to Rawle, January 6, 1793, note 2; Israel Ludlow to H, July 10, 1793.
2. Letter not found.
3. H is referring to “An Act for ascertaining the bounds of a tract of land purchased by John Cleves Symmes” ( 7–8 [April 12, 1792]).