From Alexander Hamilton to William S. Smith, 29 April 1800
To William S. Smith, 29 April 1800
NY. April 29. 1800
Sir,
I have received your letter of the fourteenth instant with it’s enclosure—It appears from the statement given that the application of Mr. Jones is a very improper one—Matters will therefore continue as they are.
Col. Smith—
(Df, in the handwriting of Thomas Y. How, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).