Philadelphia Septr. 30th. 1776. Sir The Congress having appointed you to fill a most important and honorable Department, it is with particular Pleasure I congratulate you on the Occasion. By…
Philadelphia 27th Septr. 1776 Dear Sir I should have written to you before now if I had not been uncertain about finding you at home, as the distance was great,…
Philadelphia Sepr. 17. 1776 Dear Sirs Our affairs at N. York have not much alter’d since your departure, the Militia of the eastern states have mostly left it, and probably…
Paris the 15th Sept 1776 Sirs Tis need less to tell You that the present troubles of America postponed the return of Mr. Mazzei’s Vessel to Virginia deprived me also…
Virga. Augt. 26th. 1776. Dear Sir Having been abroad for some time accompanying Mrs. Pendleton on a Visit to a sick Parent, I find my self Indebted for two of…
Philadelphia. Aug. 26. 1776. Dear Sir Your’s of the 10th. inst. came to hand about three days ago, the post having brought no mail with him the last week. You…
Williamsburg 24th. Augt. 1776. Sir I was pleased with the Receipt of your favour Yesterday, being a little apprehensive that Mr. Walton’s Note might have miscarried, as I had heard…
Philadelphia Aug. 20. 1776. Dear Page We have been in hourly expectation of the great decision at New York but it has not yet happened. About three nights ago an…
Philadelphia Aug. 13. 1776. Dear Sir Yours of Aug. 3. came to hand yesterday. Having had no moment to spare since, I am obliged to sit down to answer it…
[ Bucks County, Pennsylvania ] December 19, 1776. In George Washington’s “Warrant Book No. 2â€� an entry for this date reads:â€�To Capn Alexr Hamilton his pay for his Coy. Arty…