From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [5 May 1796]
To George Washington
[New York, May 5, 1796]
Sir
The letter of which the inclosed is a copy contains such extraordinary matter that I could not hesitate to send it to you.1 The writer is Mr. G—— M——. I trust the information it conveys cannot be true; yet in these wild times every thing is possible. Your official information may serve as a comment.
Very respectfully & affectly I have the honor to be Sir Yr Obed ser
ALS, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress; copy, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
1. The enclosure was Gouverneur Morris to H, March 4, 1796.
2. H incorrectly dated this letter “1795.” In , V, 633, this letter is also misdated 1795.