To Alexander Hamilton from John Chaloner, 27 August 1784
From John Chaloner
Philada Augt 27, 1784.
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 14th Inst was deliverd to me late last evening, incloseing Messrs Traceys obligation.1 I shall inform their agent and get the Shares transferd immediately. I will forward the money you request in the course of next week.
Mr Church wrote me sometime in Feby last that I should receive by the Dauphin three boxes, two marked JBC—and one marked PS—which is a box of garden seeds for General Schuyler.2 This vessell arived about the middle of June & I reced by her no boxes answering Mr Churchs’s description. I have a large number of Boxes & other Packages all marked WC & No. There are three boxes distinguished by their numbers as Mr Church’s private property & propably one of them is intended for Genl Schuyler. If by their contents you or Genl Schuyler can designate which belongs to him I will forward it immediately.
Mrs Chaloner joins me in Compliments to Mrs Hamilton & I remain with great regard Dr Sir Your most obdt hble Servant
John Chaloner
ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LC, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
1. The obligations of Nathaniel and John Tracy to John B. Church for twenty-five shares of bank stock.
2. Philip Schuyler.