To Alexander Hamilton from Abel James, 21 January 1785
From Abel James1
Philadelphia, January 21, 1785. Apologizes for not answering Hamilton’s letter of December 4, 1783, and states that he has been ill. Sends part of information requested by Hamilton.2
ALS, anonymous donor.
1. For the text of this letter and an explanation of its contents, see the discussion of the Otsego Patent of George Croghan in , forthcoming volumes.
2. James enclosed in this letter an extract from two of Croghan’s mortgages (copy, in James’s handwriting, anonymous donor).