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To Alexander Hamilton from Chevalier de Colbert, 7 May 1800

From Chevalier de Colbert1

London, May 7, 1800. Congratulates Hamilton on his appointment by President Adams as commanding officer of the United States Army to replace George Washington.2 Reiterates his love for Catherine Church.3

ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.

1. This letter is written in French.

2. Colbert is mistaken. H did not replace Washington as the commanding officer of the Army. See H to Rufus King, January 5, 1800, note 12.

3. See Colbert to H, March 9, 1799; February 6–8, 1800.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from Chevalier de Colbert, 7 May 1800
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    7 May 1800

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from Chevalier de Colbert, 7 May 1800,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-24-02-0376. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 24, November 1799 – June 1800, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1976, pp. 463–464.]

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