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To Alexander Hamilton from Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 21 March 1800

From Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Cantonment at Harpers Ferry [Virginia]
March 21st. 1800.

Dear Sir.

I received yesterday your favour of the 6th Instant.1 I have lately written pressingly to the Secretary of War on the subject of the Revd: Mr: Hill,2 and have enclosed him the oration he made commemorative of the military and civil virtues of our late Commander in Chief, as a Specimen of his talents. If you will permitt me, I will postpone communicating to him the contents of your letter, till the return of the next post. I enclose you also a copy of Mr: Hill’s oration. Has anything transpired, relative to the intention of the combined powers on our late Mission? Has Captn. Izard accepted his appointment under Mr: Smith?3

With my best respects to Mrs: Hamilton, I always am Yours very sincerely

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Honble: Major-General Hamilton.

LS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.

1The draft of this letter is dated March 5, 1800, and it is printed above under that date.

3See George Izard to H, February 25, March 2, 1800; H to Izard, February 27, March 5, 1800.

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