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Alexander Hamilton to Robert R Livingston, August 7, 1777
Head Quarters Camp near German Town [Pennsylvania] 7 Augt 1777 Dear Sir I last Evening had the pleasure of your favour of the 2d. I am with you exceeding anxious…
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Letters from Alexander Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton to Hugh Knox, July 1, 1777
[July 1–28, 1777] … have fallen into the enemy’s hands. This event redounds very little to our credit; for if the post was untenable, or required a larger number of…
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Alexander Hamilton to Israel Putnam, July 30, 1777
Head Quarters Coryel[l]s ferry [New Jersey] July 30th. 1777. Sir, His Excellency commands me to acknowlege the receipt of yours of the 27th instant. 1 The circumstance of the fleet…
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Alexander Hamilton to Robert R Livingston, July 29, 1777
Head Quarters Coryells 2 ferry [New Jersey] July 29th 1777 Dear Sir, I have the pleasure of your favour of the 25th. 3 I cannot be induced to think the…
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Alexander Hamilton to Gouverneur Morris, July 22, 1777
⟨Smiths Clove, New York, July 22, 1777⟩ 2 Dear Sir, Your favour of the 18th 3 ⟨from Saratoga reached me⟩ yesterday. Your pronouncing Fort Edward 4 among the other forts…
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Alexander Hamilton to Theodorick Bland, July 21, 1777
Head Quarters Galloways in the Clove 2 [New York] July 21st 1777 Sir The intelligence, on which the order given you to join this army was founded, proving not to…
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Alexander Hamilton to John Sullivan, July 7, 1777
Head Quarters Morris Town [New Jersey] July 7th. 1777 Sir, You will be pleased to forward the inclosed to General Putnam with all expedition, as it is of importance they…
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Alexander Hamilton to Elias Dayton, July 7, 1777
Head Quarters Morris Town [New Jersey] July 7th. 1777 Sir, Doctor McWorter 2 has represented to His Excellency the case of a certain negro lately taken by a party of…
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Alexander Hamilton to Gouverneur Morris, July 6, 1777
Head Quarters Morris Town [New Jersey] July 6th. 1777 Dear Sir, I received your favour of the 4th, by express. If I recollect how far my last went, it did…
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Alexander Hamilton to Charles Scott, June 30, 1777
Head Quarters [Middlebrook, New Jersey] June 30th. 1777 Sir, I wrote you this moment by His Excellency’s order; 2 but he is so anxious you should be acquainted with his…