To Alexander Hamilton from Colonel Hugh Hughes, 5 May 1781
From Colonel Hugh Hughes
Fishkill [New York] May 5, 1781. Has forwarded Hamilton’s request to Colonel Alexander Scammell and has ordered that “a Hand” and “½ a pound of Chalk” be sent to Hamilton.1
LC, New-York Historical Society, New York City.
1. See H to Hughes, May 5, 1781 (printed in this volume).