George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 25 April 1794

From Alexander Hamilton

[Philadelphia] April 25. ’94.

The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President & sends a letter to him from Captn Cochran. The manner in which it appears explains the error of having opened it.1

LB, DLC:GW.

1. The enclosed letter from Capt. Cochran to GW has not been found. It may have been from Robert Cochran, the captain of the South Carolina revenue cutter.

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    To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 25 April 1794
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Washington, George
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    25 April 1794

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    “To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 25 April 1794,” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 29, 2017, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-15-02-0512. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 15, 1 January–30 April 1794, ed. Christine Sternberg Patrick. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, p. 653.]

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