Peter Silvester to Alexander Hamilton, 24 September 1785

From Peter Silvester1

September 24, 1785. Discusses pending litigation between Captain Phillips and Colonel Van Rensselaer concerning a debt contracted by Phillips in 1776.

ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Silvester was a lawyer who practiced in the area which, in 1786, became Columbia County.

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Title: Peter Silvester to Alexander Hamilton, 24 September 1785
Author: Silvester, Peter
Recipient: Hamilton, Alexander
Date: 24 September 1785

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Cite as: “Peter Silvester to Alexander Hamilton, 24 September 1785,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-03-02-0456. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 3, 1782–1786, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1962, pp. 622–623.]