General Washington's Papers
Document 1800Lear assures Hamilton that he shall deal with General Washington's papers with the utmost care and discretion with the most sacred of them being delivered to Judge Washington. He asks if any of Washington's recent military papers need to be sent to Hamilton or someone else in the military.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Lear assures Hamilton that he shall deal with General Washington's papers with the utmost care and discretion with the most sacred of them being delivered to Judge Washington. He asks if any of Washington's recent military papers need to be sent to Hamilton or someone else in the military.
Date
01/16/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Mount Vernon
Collection
Document number
1800011660300
Note
Published in the Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. XXIV, 198-200.
Notable persons
Tobias Lear
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Bushrod Washington
Army
Notable locations
Mount Vernon
Notable items
loss
death
confidential communications
will
public and private papers
illness
military papers