1To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 26 April 1802 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Hartford, April 26, 1802. On May 19, 1802, Hamilton wrote to Wadsworth : “I have the pleasure of receiving your letter of the 26th. of April.” Letter not found. ]
2To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 23 August 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Hartford, August 23, 1800. Requests Hamilton’s advice on the procedure which the executors of Nathanael Greene’s estate should follow in selling lands in New York. LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. For background to this letter, see “Report on the Petition of Catherine Greene,” December 26, 1971 . Wadsworth, a Connecticut Federalist, was deputy commissary general and commissary...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 20 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Hartford, November 20, 1799. On December 6, 1799, Hamilton wrote to Wadsworth : “I have received your letter of the 20. of November.” Letter not found. ] Wadsworth, a Hartford merchant, was a member of the Connecticut Executive Council.
4To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 6 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr Elihu Eglestone of this Town has a Son who is enlisted a private and with Leut Leonard and is now stationed on Governors Island. Mr Eglestone is a man of very good reputation and in very bad health and extremely anxious to have his Son discharged as he fears the life of a Soldier will intirely unfit him for that sober life he wishes him to lead his application to you by Mr Danforth haveing...
5To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 2 August 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
your favor of the 28th July arrived late last evening. I have not the least knowledge of Mrs. Reynolds’s hand writing nor do I remember ever to have recd a line from her if I did they were destroyed but a letter or two for you which by Your request I returned to her or destroyed. The first time I ever saw or heared of her She came to my lodgings one Morning —and stated the Situation of her...
6To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 13 May 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
Hartford, May 13, 1797. “A Mr Johnston who holds Mr Churches Land shewed me a letter from Mr Tracy dated last April in which he says. ‘Col Hamilton says Col Wadsworth has the sole disposal of the Land in Salisbury:’ Mr Johnston came to me to finish the business.… I believe Johnston would take a quit claim & risk the Title & secure the payment according to the inclosed appraisement.” ALS ,...
7To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, [11–12 July 1795] (Hamilton Papers)
A Week since Franklin Bache past thro this Town to ye Eastward distributing the Treaty. It appears there is a settled plan to disturb the public Tranquillity and the greatest industry and pains are opperating for that purpose. Men are in every part of this state misrepresenting the Treaty and have already suceeded to alarm many people I do not yet find they have written any thing but private...
8To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 31 May 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Your favor of the 27 April came duly to hand but I could not procure the enclosed paper untill Yesterday. The amount is in pounds Lawfull Money Dollars at Six Shillings or three & one third to ye Pound. Your favor of the 26th instant I have but the paper refered to ⟨has⟩ not yet reached me. If it ever should it shall be disposed of as you wish. Yours sincerly ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of...
9To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 15 August 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Hartford, August 15, 1794. “I have taken a mortgage of Col Timothy Seymour as I proposed dated this day for the better security of his debt due Wadsworth & Church of a good tract of Land in this Town of One & twenty acres more or less fully sufficient I believe to keep our debt which is … £800 0 0 Lawfull Money.” ALS , Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford. Wadsworth, a resident of...
10To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 25 April 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
The Note which was among Chaloners papers payable to John B Church Esqr from Thomas Mifflin was for Sixteen hundred Dollars the interest was One thousand & forty dollars. I had a demand on the same Person for one Hundred Dollars. I have put the three Sums into a Bond payable to myselfe in one Year from the 24th of this Month. I have taken this method that if the project of Sequestration should...