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From Alexander Hamilton to Ebenezer Stevens, 11 August 1799

To Ebenezer Stevens, 11 August 1799

New York Aug 11. 1799

Sir,

I request you immediately to purchase for public account three horses which are destined for the use of some officers intended to be sent to Niagara. It is wished that it may be done without delay. It is not necessary to procure fine horses but good serviceable ones adequate to the journey & which may be afterwards sold without material loss

With great considn I am Sir Your Obed Sr

A Hamilton

Eben Stevens Esq

(ALS, New-York Historical Society, New York City; copy, in the handwriting of Ethan Brown, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).

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    From Alexander Hamilton to Ebenezer Stevens, 11 August 1799
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Date
    11 August 1799

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to Ebenezer Stevens, 11 August 1799,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/02-01-02-0822. [This document from The Papers of Alexander Hamilton is original to the digital edition. It was added on 30 December 2015.]

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