Alexander Hamilton Papers

Certificate of Good Character for Peter Ogilvie, [13 February 1789]

Certificate of Good Character for Peter Ogilvie1

[New York, February 13, 1789. The dealer’s catalogue description of this document reads: “certifying the character of Peter Ogilvie.” Document not found.]

1. ADS, sold at Swann Auction Galleries, October 1, 1942, Lot 28.

Ogilvie was a New York attorney, a member of the New York Assembly from Orange County in 1778 and 1779, and judge of the Court of Probates of New York State from 1787 to 1799.

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    Certificate of Good Character for Peter Ogilvie, [13 February 1789]
    Author
    Hamilton, Alexander
    Recipient
    Ogilvie, Peter
    Date
    13 February 1789

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    “Certificate of Good Character for Peter Ogilvie, [13 February 1789],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-26-02-0002-0142. [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. 478.]