Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from Pierpont Edwards, August 1790

From Pierpont Edwards1

[August, 1790. “George Smith, John Caldwell & John Morgan … are men of good standing … and may be taken as sureties.”2 Letter not found.]

ALS, sold by Anderson Galleries, February 16, 1906, Lot 75.

1. For background to this letter, see “Treasury Department Circular to the District Attorneys,” August 31, 1790. Edwards was United States attorney for the district of Connecticut.

2. Extract taken from dealer’s catalogue.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from Pierpont Edwards, August 1790
    Author
    Edwards, Pierpont
    Recipient
    Hamilton, Alexander
    Date
    August 1790

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from Pierpont Edwards, August 1790,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-06-02-0496. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 6, December 1789 – August 1790, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1962, p. 591.]

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