1To Alexander Hamilton from Jonathan Trumbull, 10 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I take the Liberty of mentiong to you the wishes of a Mr Peleg Sanford Mason of this State, to enter the service of the U States, as a Cadet, in the Regiment of Colo Taylor now raising in the State of Connecticut: & of desiring, that you will be pleased to make known to the Secretary at War, the wishes of this young Man; that he may, if tho’t proper, have an appointment agreably to his...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Jonathan Trumbull, 28 March 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The inclosed* application has being presented to me a day or two ag I know nothing better to do with it, than to transmit it to you as acting Commandr in Chief—The subscribers to the application are Men of Character & respectibility The Story, appears well on paper as told by them Applicants in favr of the unhappy Man—but you will choose to hear something from the other party before you can...