Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from Colonel Morgan Lewis, 7 August 1779

From Colonel Morgan Lewis1

Albany, August 7, 1779. Requests that Hamilton assist the bearer, Patrick Smith, to obtain compensation for damages to his home and farm at Fort Edward. These damages were caused by the occupation of American troops.

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1. Lewis was deputy quartermaster general in the Northern Department.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from Colonel Morgan Lewis, 7 August 1779
    Author
    Lewis, Morgan
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    Hamilton, Alexander
    Date
    7 August 1779

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from Colonel Morgan Lewis, 7 August 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0384. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 125.]

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