Alexander Hamilton Papers

From Alexander Hamilton to William Seton, 7 September 1791

To William Seton

Treasury Department
Sept. 7. 1791

Sir

I write herewith to the Directors of the Bank of New York to advance you a further sum of fifty thousand Dollars, towards purchases of the public Debt ⟨on⟩ account of the United States, on the ⟨sa⟩me principles with the sum heretofore advanced to you for the like purpose.1

With great consideration   I am Sir   Your Obed servt

A Hamilton

Wm. Seton Esquire
Cashier of the Bank of New York

ALS, Bank of New York, New York City; LS, Bank of New York; copy, in the handwriting of William Seton, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.

1. See H to Seton, August 15, 1791.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to William Seton, 7 September 1791
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Seton, William
    Date
    7 September 1791

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to William Seton, 7 September 1791,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-09-02-0141. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 9, August 1791 – December 1791, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1965, p. 184.]

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