1To Alexander Hamilton from Charles Stewart, 27 March 1782 (Hamilton Papers)
On General Lincolns arrival at Philada. I waited on him and as he always appeared to me a man of business and not fond of much ceremony , I enquired of him who was to be his Assistant Secretary at War. He told me a Majr. Jackson and asked me my reasons for the enquiry. I informed him that I had seen you a few days before and that I had some cause to think on proper application he might have...