Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from John B. Graves, 31 May 1803

From John B. Graves1

New York, May 31, 1803. States that he is acting on behalf of George Scriba2 who wishes to procure a mortgage in Europe on land in New York State. Requests Hamilton’s opinion on “whether European citizens can hold in their own right a mortgage on real Estate and likewise in case of purchase, if they can hold real Estate in their own name and dispose of it.”

ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Graves was a New York City merchant.

2. Scriba was a New York City merchant and land speculator.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from John B. Graves, 31 May 1803
    Author
    Graves, John B.
    Recipient
    Hamilton, Alexander
    Date
    31 May 1803

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from John B. Graves, 31 May 1803,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-26-02-0001-0092. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 26, 1 May 1802 – 23 October 1804, Additional Documents 1774–1799, Addenda and Errata, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1979, p. 123.]

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