Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from Jarvis Coles, 7 June 1785

From Jarvis Coles

[June 7, 1785. According to the catalogue description of this letter, Coles, on Hamilton’s orders, had occupied a house for military purposes. Coles, who after the war was sued by the owner for rent, requested Hamilton to defend him. Letter not found.]

ALS, sold at Swann Galleries, March 5, 1943, Lot 37.

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    Title
    To Alexander Hamilton from Jarvis Coles, 7 June 1785
    Author
    Coles, Jarvis
    Recipient
    Hamilton, Alexander
    Date
    7 June 1785

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from Jarvis Coles, 7 June 1785,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-03-02-0437. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 3, 1782–1786, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1962, p. 613.]