I can have but faint hopes of relief in case of accident...
Document 1799Although he is able to send the money to the regiments soon, Swan worries that a robbery of the mail or other accident may interfere and therefore damage his reputation irreparably.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Although he is able to send the money to the regiments soon, Swan worries that a robbery of the mail or other accident may interfere and therefore damage his reputation irreparably.
Date
09/25/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Trenton
Collection
Document number
1799092560000
Note
Cited in Swan to Hamilton, 09/25/1799.Extract
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Caleb Swan, Paymaster General
Notable locations
Trenton
bank in Philadelphia
Notable items
sums of money
accient
robbery of the mail
letter of the law
tenor of my instructions
rigid adherence to the rules and forms in the examining officers of the Treasury