From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, [14 August 1784]
To John Chaloner
[New York, August 14, 1784]
Dr. Sir
I received in due time your letter of 14 of July.
The bills sent by you which have been paid and will be paid are
| on James & Alex Stewart1 | £ 600 |
| ditto | 300 |
| on Delafield2 | 149. 4 |
| James Buchanan & Co | 400 |
| on Cap G. Geddes | 23. 9.2 |
| William Bowne3 | 30 |
| 1502.13.2 |
The Drafts on Lowe and Woodward4 I return by Mr. Mc.Cartys5 desire who will have explained to you.
The ballance due on the lot will be £1297.7.10 which bears interest at seven ⅌ Cent. If you are in Cash on Mr. Church’s account, I shall be obliged to you as soon as possible to forward that ballance; the rather as from particular circumstances there is some little hazard in the title ’till the transaction is completed.
I inclose you Messrs. Nathaniel and John Traceys6 obligation to Mr. Church for Twenty five shares of bank Stock, agreeable to your request.
Mrs. Hamilton tells me that Mrs. Church informs her she has sent to your care a box of sheeting for her—and there is some other thing which she does not recollect for Mrs. Schuyler. She requests you will be so good as to forward these articles.
Mrs. H joins in compliments to Mrs. C.
Believe me to be With great regard Dr Sir Your Obed Servt
A Hamilton
Augt. 14th. 1784
Mr. J Chaloner
ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
1. James and Alexander Stewart, Philadelphia merchants in the firm of Stewart and Totten.
2. John Delafield was listed in as a broker.
3. For an identification of Buchanan, Geddes, and Bowne, see Chaloner to H, July 14, 1784.
4. Lowe was doubtless Nicholas Low, a prominent New York merchant. Woodward was the John Woodward to whom Chaloner referred in his letter to H of July 14, 1784.
5. For information on William Macarty, see Chaloner to H, May 31, 1784.
6. Nathaniel and John Tracy were merchants of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Nathaniel was listed among the first stockholders of the Bank of North America.