Replacing Young Lawrence with Young Harrison

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Replacing Young Lawrence with Young Harrison

Description

Since Mr. Lawrence has expressed his regret at the nomination of his son, perhaps young Harrison, the son of the District Attorney, could be nominated in his stead.

year created

1798

month created

12

day created

20

sent from location

New York

recipient

in image

note

Marked "Private".
Partially illegible.

notable person/group

James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Mr. Lawrence
young Harrison, son of our District Attorney
Secretary of War

notable location

New York

notable item/thing

his son's nomination
his profession
displeasure with me
the [legal] bar

document number

1798122040401

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) WGK13 (3 pages) Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers R: 15

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Alexander Hamilton New York [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]