Certificate of Clerkship for Henry W. Livingston, [29 April 1790]

Certificate of Clerkship for Henry W. Livingston1

[New York, April 29, 1790]

I Certify that Henry W. Livingston served as a Clerk in my Office from the third day of October, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Seven, until the Eleventh day of September in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine, and that he is of good moral Character.

New York April 29. 1790

A Hamilton
Attorney at Law

ALS, Pleadings, 1754–1837, L-126, Hall of Records, New York City.

1. Livingston, the son of Walter and Cornelia (Schuyler) Livingston, subsequently practiced law in New York City, was a member of the state Assembly from Columbia County in 1802 and 1810, and was a member of the House of Representatives from 1803 to 1807.

On the reverse of the document printed above a certificate by Brockholst Livingston states that Henry W. Livingston served as his law clerk from September 11, 1789, to October 9, 1790.

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Title: Certificate of Clerkship for Henry W. Livingston, [29 April 1790]
Author: Hamilton, Alexander
Recipient: Livingston, Henry W.
Date: 29 April 1790

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Cite as: “Certificate of Clerkship for Henry W. Livingston, [29 April 1790],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-26-02-0002-0189. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 26, 1 May 1802 – 23 October 1804, Additional Documents 1774–1799, Addenda and Errata, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1979, pp. 535–536.]