Alexander Hamilton Papers

From Alexander Hamilton to William Duer, 18 July 1788

To William Duer1

[Poughkeepsie, New York, July 18, 1788. On July 19, 1788, Hamilton wrote to James Madison: “Yesterday I communicated to Duer our situation which I presume he will have communicated to you.” Letter not found].

1. Duer was a financier and merchant who was appointed Secretary of the Board of Treasury in 1786 and in the same year became a member of the New York Assembly.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to William Duer, 18 July 1788
    Author
    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Duer, William
    Date
    18 July 1788

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to William Duer, 18 July 1788,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-05-02-0012-0075. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 5, June 1788 – November 1789, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1962, p. 177.]

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