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Alexander Hamilton to Israel Putnam, June 9, 1777
Head Quarters Camp at Middle Brook [New Jersey] June 9th. 1777. Sir, His Excellency desires you will not open or distribute the Cloathing stopped at your post, ’till a Deputy…
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Letters from Alexander Hamilton
B. 1755 · D. 1804
Alexander Hamilton was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 under the presidency of George Washington. He also founded America's first political party, the Federalist Party, in 1791.
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395 letters
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Alexander Hamilton to George Clinton, June 10, 1777
Head Quarters Camp at Middle Brook [New Jersey] June 10th. 1777 Sir, By His Excellencys Command, I am to desire you will give orders upon the deputy Clothier General at…
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Alexander Hamilton to John Sullivan, June 12, 1777
Head Quarters Camp at [Middlebrook, New Jersey, June 12–25, 1777] 2 Sir, His Excellency has received your two last favours to day. In the first you hint the want of…
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Alexander Hamilton to Joshua Austin, June 13, 1777
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 13, 1777. “… Joshua Austin, belonging to the independent company of the State of Connecticut, … appears to be incapable of military service. He…
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Alexander Hamilton to Robert R Livingston, June 28, 1777
Head Quarters Camp at Middle Brook [New Jersey] June 28 1777 Dear Sir. Yours of the 25th 2 came to hand last night. Since my last addressed to Mr. Morris,…
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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…
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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 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 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 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 John Jay, July 13, 1777
Head Quarters Pompton Plains [New Jersey] July 13th. 1777 D Sir, I received your favour and one from Mr. Morris 1 last night by express. The stroke at Ticonderoga is…
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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 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 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 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, 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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Alexander Hamilton to Robert R Livingston, August 18, 1777
Head Quarters Camp at Cross Roads [Pennsylvania] Aug. 18, 1777 My Dear Sir, I most sincerely and heartily sympathise with you in the distresses and dangers under which your state…
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Alexander Hamilton to Horatio Gates, August 29, 1777
Head Quarters Wilmington [Delaware] August 29th 1777 Sir, Your two favours 2 both of the 22d came to hand yesterday. His Excellency had been all the day out reconnoitring the…
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Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Pickering, August 29, 1777
Wilmington [ Delaware ] August 29, 1777. Sends extract from General Orders of June 18, 1777, stating that “Timothy Pickering Esquire is appointed Adjutant General in the Armies of the…
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Alexander Hamilton to Israel Putnam, August 29, 1777
Head Quarters Wilmington [Delaware] Augt. 29th. 1 1777 Sir, By command of His Excellency, I am to request you will immediately send on Major Blackden 2 & the detachment that…
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Alexander Hamilton to Gouverneur Morris, September 1, 1777
Head Quarters Wilmington [Delaware] September 1st 1777 Dear Sir, Agreeable to the intention of the Council 2 I have delivered their inclosed letter 3 to His Excellency who after perusing…
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Alexander Hamilton to Charles Stewart, September 5, 1777
Wilmington [Delaware] Septemr. 5th 1777 Sir, Inclosed in your letter to Mr Ludowick 2 you will find one from His Excellency confirming your orders. We expected you to call here…
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Alexander Hamilton to John Hancock, September 18, 1777
[Warwick Furnace, Pennsylvania, Sepr. 18th 1777 9 OClock at night] 1 Sir, I did myself the honor to write you a hasty line this Evening giving it as my opinion…
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Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, September 21, 1777
[Potts Grove, Pennsylvania, September 21, 1777] Received the above from Capt Gibbs 4 A. Hamilton