Keeping Col. Smith Out of Jail
Document 1800Hamilton applauds Burrows for not forcing the issue on Col. Smith's debt to the extent that he would have gone to jail, which would have ruined Smith. Hamilton seconds Col. Troup's advice to use anonymous names for the bail of Smith.
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Hamilton applauds Burrows for not forcing the issue on Col. Smith's debt to the extent that he would have gone to jail, which would have ruined Smith. Hamilton seconds Col. Troup's advice to use anonymous names for the bail of Smith.
Date
03/10/1800
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New York
Collection
Document number
1800031037300
Note
Published in the Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. XXIV, 314-315.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
William Ward Burrows
Colonel William S. Smith
Colonel Robert Troup
John Doe
Richard Roe
Notable locations
jail
New York
Notable items
prison
disgrace
legal advice
real estate