Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 9 November 1799

From James McHenry, 9 November 1799

War department November 9th. 1799

Sir,

I have the honor to enclose you a Copy of a report made by Colonel Lear to the Commander in Chief and which came to hand yesterday respecting quartering the Troops at Harpers ferry during the ensuing Winter—

Dr. Hezekiah W. Bissell resides at Hartford in the State of Connecticut—

I am Sir with great respect Your obed servant

James McHenry

Major Genl. Hamilton

(LS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress), enclosing Tobias Lear to George Washington, November 4, 1799 (copy, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress). In the letter from James McHenry, there is an "X" mark at the beginning of the second paragraph.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 9 November 1799
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    McHenry, James
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    Hamilton, Alexander
    Date
    9 November 1799

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 9 November 1799,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/02-01-02-1620. [This document from The Papers of Alexander Hamilton is original to the digital edition. It was added on 30 December 2015.]

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