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From Alexander Hamilton to George Fisher, [9 January 1781]

To George Fisher1

[Fishkill, New York, January 9, 1781]2

Sir,

I am extremely anxious to get across to Head Quarters this night and it seems hardly possible to cross the river here or not without great risk. I wish to hire a couple of horses one for myself and one for my servant to cross the river at West Point with a guide to conduct us across the Mountain. I will pay him handsomely for his trouble. You will oblige me singularly if you can assist me upon this occasion.

I am Sir   Yr. most Obed ser

A Hamilton
Aide De Camp to
the Commander in Chief

Fish Kill Landing
Tuesday Evening

ALS, MS Division, New York Public Library.

1. Fisher, an agent in the state commissary department, was a resident of Fishkill.

2. On verso, in unknown writing, is written, “Jany, 1781.” January 9 has been chosen as the date, for it is the only Tuesday in the month on which H was not at Headquarters in New Windsor, New York.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to George Fisher, [9 January 1781]
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Fisher, George
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    9 January 1781

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to George Fisher, [9 January 1781],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-1013. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 528.]