From Alexander Hamilton to William Ellery, [23 January 1794]

To William Ellery1

[Philadelphia, January 23, 1794. “The Collector of New York informed me … that the papers concerning the Brigantine Enterprize requested by you had been forwarded by the district attorney of New York, I doubt not these documents are now in your possession.”2 Letter not found.]

1. LS, sold by Kenneth W. Rendell, Kingston Galleries, Inc., Somerville, Massachusetts, 1969, Catalogue 42, Item 67.

For information on the contents of this letter, see Ellery to H, August 26, December 2, 30, 1793 (PAH description begins Harold C. Syrett, ed., The Papers of Alexander Hamilton (New York and London, 1961– ). description ends , XV, 277–78, 434–35, 597). Ellery answered this letter on February 10, 1794 (PAH description begins Harold C. Syrett, ed., The Papers of Alexander Hamilton (New York and London, 1961– ). description ends , XV, 22–23).

In PAH description begins Harold C. Syrett, ed., The Papers of Alexander Hamilton (New York and London, 1961– ). description ends , XV, 658, this letter is listed as a “letter not found,” but without a summary of its contents.

2. Text taken from dealer’s catalogue.

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Title: From Alexander Hamilton to William Ellery, [23 January 1794]
Author: Hamilton, Alexander
Recipient: Ellery, William
Date: 23 January 1794

Reference

Cite as: “From Alexander Hamilton to William Ellery, [23 January 1794],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-26-02-0002-0419. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 26, 1 May 1802 – 23 October 1804, Additional Documents 1774–1799, Addenda and Errata, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1979, pp. 726–727.]

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