6811To Alexander Hamilton from John Wynkoop, 25 March 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
Your Conduct having always evinced, not only a fervent and enlightened Zeal for the Rights and Liberties of the People but a Capacity of deciding justly on great constitutional Questions; I make no apology for addressing you on this Occasion. The 25th. Article of the Constitution of this State declares “that the Chancellor and Judges of the Supreme Court, shall not at the same Time hold any...
6812To Alexander Hamilton from John C. Wynkoop, 16 August 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Kinderhook [ New York ] August 16, 1790. “The goodness of your heart will naturally execuse the workings of filial affection and induce you to pardon me for writing you once more in behalf of my Father Mr. Cornelius Wynkoop of Kingston in the County of Ulster. I find that Mr. John Cochran has been lately appointed Loan officer for this State. If therefore you can recommand my Father as a Clerk...
6813To Alexander Hamilton from Abraham Yates, Junior, 26 September 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Your Letter of this days date has been recd—& laid before the Com. Council who have given me in charge to acquaint you that the same will be taken into consideration by them Tomorrow. I am Sir with due respect your most obedt. servt ADfS , The Sol Feinstone Collection, Library of the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. PAH Harold C. Syrett, ed., The Papers of Alexander Hamilton...
6814To Alexander Hamilton from Abraham Yates, Junior, 27 September 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Your Letter of yesterday has been received and the Common council have requested me to make to you the following Observations. You must have misapprehended facts and circumstances, for otherwise it is impossible to account for the complexion of your Letter, it is therefore necessary briefly to remind you, that for reasons which still appear, to be sufficiently weighty the Common Council have...
6815To Alexander Hamilton from Peter W. Yates, [May 1802] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Albany, May, 1802. ] “The Argument on the inclosed case is to be the next term in new York. I cannot attend. I request you to pay particular attention to this Case & prepare for the argument. The deft. claims under my Br in Law Anthony Bries the eldest son and heir of old Hendrick Bries their father.…” ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Yates, an Albany lawyer, was a regent of the...
6816To Alexander Hamilton from Frederick Augustus de Zeng, 28 July 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
Happy as I feel with most of my Neighbours, to see you appointed Second in command in the Armies of this Country, I can not omit to take the Liberty to address you Sir, upon this so interesting Event, in the full persuation that the motive for doing it will be my best apologie—Having Spent nearly fifteen years in an actual militairy life partly in the Hessian Foot Guards, partly in the...
6817To Alexander Hamilton from ———, [n.p., n.d.] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Duer the late Secretary of the Board of Treasury having informed us that in Consequence of his having Exhibited the account of our Salaries, the warrant including the same has been made out in his Favor as Secretary of the late Board. We beg Leave to inform you that we have no Objection to its issuing in that Form. We are Sir, Your most Obet. Hble Serts. Copy, New-York Historical Society,...
6818To Alexander Hamilton from ———, 2 September 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
York County, Virginia, September 2, 1794. “As diffidence, distant modesty, and great Secrecy, hinders me from avowing myself, and not having the Honour of Knowing you, with a wish of gratitude to serve your cabinet, and if necessary to aid your field, in a Country, which I have had both experience in and friendship from, occasions now, that doubtfulness, which a surety of my intentions being...
6819To Alexander Hamilton from ———, [October 1789] (Hamilton Papers)
Answers. 1st The construction upon which vessels are built in this State, admits of their carrying as many tons in weight as their tonage; and may be said to sail well. The vessels that trade here from the Netherlands, Russia, Denmark and Sweden are at present few or none. Those from Great Britain do not materially differ in their construction for carrying from those built in this State, and...
6820Permit for Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton to Pass British Lines, 5 April 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
Until further Orders, advanced Posts and Patrols are not to prevent all persons, having Passports Signed by two of the following Officers, to pass unmolested, Viz.: Cols. O’Hara and Stephens, and Capt. Fitzpatrick, of the British; Col. Gregson, Lieut.-Col. Hamilton, and Mr. Boudinot (Commissary of Prisoners), belonging to the Enemy. Colls. of the N.Y. Hist. Soc. for 1883 (New York, 1884), 564....