To Alexander Hamilton from John Thurston and Company, 10 July 1795

From John Thurston and Company

New York, July 10, 1795. “Your polite favor of this days date1 have receivd, the suit you mention being committed against Messrs. Murry & Mumford2 for Insurance in the Schooner Swift, the event of which we will abide by, and in proportion as we are subscribers to that pollacy with Messrs. Murry & Mumford, so will pay to you as you recover from them….”

LS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Letter not found.

2. John B. Murray and John P. Mumford were New York City merchants with extensive shipping interests. For the case of Paschal N. Smith v John B. Murray and John P. Mumford, which concerned insurance on the schooner Swift, see Goebel, Law Practice description begins Julius Goebel, Jr., ed., The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton: Documents and Commentary (New York and London, 1964– ) description ends , II, 631–45.

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Title: To Alexander Hamilton from John Thurston and Company, 10 July 1795
Author: John Thurston and Company
Recipient: Hamilton, Alexander
Date: 10 July 1795

Reference

Cite as: “To Alexander Hamilton from John Thurston and Company, 10 July 1795,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-18-02-0285. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 18, January 1795 – July 1795, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1973, p. 456.]

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