1From Alexander Hamilton to Daniel Brent, [26 December 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, December 26, 1793. On July 16, 1798, Brent wrote to Hamilton and referred to “a letter which I had the Honor of receiving from you, dated the 26th of December 1793.” Letter not found. ] Brent was a clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury until January 5, 1794. See Brent to H, December 27, 1793 ; January 27, 1794 ( PAH Harold C. Syrett, ed., The Papers of Alexander...