Alexander Hamilton Papers

From Alexander Hamilton to Sharp Delany, 2 July 1792

To Sharp Delany1

Treasury Department, July 2, 1792. “I have this day decided upon the case of Hollingsworth, Shallcross, Lovering and Le Maigre.2 There being no appearance of fraud or wilful negligence in the transaction, the interest of all parties in the forfeiture is remitted to the Petitioners, upon their paying costs and charges.…”

LS, Bureau of Customs, Philadelphia; LC, RG 56, Letters to the Collector at Philadelphia, National Archives; copy, RG 56, Letters to Collectors at Small Ports, “Set G,” National Archives.

1. Delany was collector of customs at Philadelphia.

2. John Hollingsworth, John Shallcross, and Peter Le Maigre were Philadelphia merchants. S. Lovering was a ship captain and merchant.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to Sharp Delany, 2 July 1792
    Author
    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Delany, Sharp
    Date
    2 July 1792

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to Sharp Delany, 2 July 1792,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-12-02-0004. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 12, July 1792 – October 1792, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1967, p. 4.]

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