Distress of the Mechanics at New York
Document 1800Stevens draws attention to the fact that the mechanics employed in the defense of New York have not yet received the pay due them and asks Hamilton and Burr to intercede with the legislature on their behalf.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Stevens draws attention to the fact that the mechanics employed in the defense of New York have not yet received the pay due them and asks Hamilton and Burr to intercede with the legislature on their behalf.
Date
01/23/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1800012360100
Note
Published in the Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. XXIV, 215-216.
Notable persons
Ebenezer Stevens
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
mechanics
persons in a distressed situation
Governor John Jay
Samuel Jones
New York Legislature
Mr. William Woolsey
Notable locations
city of New York
New York
Albany
Notable items
balance
defense
payment
want of money
accounts
interference
relief