Alexander Hamilton Papers

From Alexander Hamilton to Abraham Van Vechten, 20 April 1798

To Abraham Van Vechten

New York, April 20, 1798. “I wrote to you from N Haven1 on the subject of two suits Low Adsm Graham2 & Gracie Adsm Brot.3 I continue in the wish that the argument for a new trial may be postponed till July.…”

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1. Letter not found. H had been in New Haven for the Connecticut Gore controversy. See H to Elizabeth Hamilton, September 12, 1797, note 1.

2. This is a reference to the case of Charles M. Graham v Nicholas Low in the New York Supreme Court and the New York Court of Chancery. For an account of this case with relevant documents, see Goebel, Law Practice description begins Julius Goebel, Jr., ed., The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton: Documents and Commentary (New York and London, 1964– ). description ends , II, 488–510.

3. This is a reference to the case of Andrew Brott v Archibald Gracie in the New York Supreme Court and the New York Court of Chancery. For an account of this case, see Goebel, Law Practice description begins Julius Goebel, Jr., ed., The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton: Documents and Commentary (New York and London, 1964– ). description ends , II, 510–11.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to Abraham Van Vechten, 20 April 1798
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Van Vechten, Abraham
    Date
    20 April 1798

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to Abraham Van Vechten, 20 April 1798,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0241. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 21, April 1797 – July 1798, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1974, p. 441.]

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