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Title
Letter to Alexander Hamilton [Philadelphia]
Names
Ellery, William (Author)
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Articles of Confederation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1793-12-16
Place: Newport, R.I.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Articles of Confederation
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A.L.S. Endorsed. "Copy of a private Letter ..." 3 pp. 4o
Description
To Alexander Hamilton [Philadelphia]. Replying to a confidential letter of Nov. 20th he gives his ideas of the candidates for the office of district attorney; [David] Howell is unpopular, and it is thought that his connection with certain mercantile houses in Providence might bias him in case of a dispute between them and the United States; he would prefer [David Leonard] Barnes; as for a third candidate who might be agreeable to both of the political parties, he suggests Ray Greene, who is popular, a stanch federalist, and promises to make a handsome figure at the bar.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 4168
Archives EAD ID: 276434
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6bf74e90-6a35-0139-fced-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1793: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1793). Letter to Alexander Hamilton [Philadelphia] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bad6720b-4696-a00b-e040-e00a18067aa1

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Letter to Alexander Hamilton [Philadelphia]