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To Alexander Hamilton from John Ripley, 2 January 1800

From John Ripley, 2 January 1800

Union Cantonement January 2nd 1800

Sir

I have this minute been inform’d by an Officer in the 11th Regiment, that he, on monday last took a letter from the Post Office at Elizabeth Town to me, indors’d on public service by yourself, which he lost on the way to this place—and has not been rec’d by me—I therefore conceiv’d it my duty to give you this information—

With great respect I have the honor to be Sir your Obedient Servt.

John Ripley

Majr. Genl. A. Hamilton

(ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).

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    To Alexander Hamilton from John Ripley, 2 January 1800
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    Ripley, John
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    2 January 1800

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from John Ripley, 2 January 1800,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/02-01-02-1924. [This document from The Papers of Alexander Hamilton is original to the digital edition. It was added on 30 December 2015.]

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