Transmitting the Translations
Document 1799"I have to thank you for your obliging attention to my request in transmitting the translations mentioned in your letter of the 17th. I shall peruse them with an eye to the claim of indulgence which you prefer, though I am persuaded that you might safely have left them to pursue their fortune upon their intrinsic capital. The army is certainly indebted to you for the trouble you have taken."
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Extract of Letter
Description
"I have to thank you for your obliging attention to my request in transmitting the translations mentioned in your letter of the 17th. I shall peruse them with an eye to the claim of indulgence which you prefer, though I am persuaded that you might safely have left them to pursue their fortune upon their intrinsic capital. The army is certainly indebted to you for the trouble you have taken."
Date
06/20/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799062037000
Note
According to Syrett, this document is an extract taken from a dealer's catalogue. Cited in Williams to Hamilton, 07/11/1799.
Notable persons
Jonathan Williams
Alexander Hamilton
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
translations