Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 30 September 1794

From William Ellery

Newport [Rhode Island] September 30, 1794. “I acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th. of this month;1 I shall do every thing in my power to secure a just issue in the case of Pierce.2 It is not the practice in this State to strike juries.…”

LC, Newport Historical Society, Newport, Rhode Island.

1. Letter not found, but see dealer’s catalogue description printed under this date.

2. Preserved Pierce. See Ellery to H, August 1–6, 1794.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 30 September 1794
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    Ellery, William
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    Hamilton, Alexander
    Date
    30 September 1794

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 30 September 1794,” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 29, 2017, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-17-02-0267. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 17, August 1794 – December 1794, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1972, p. 292.]

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