Extending My Confinement

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Extending My Confinement

Description

Osborn laments that sixteen days have passed since his arrest and requests that his confinement be extended from the island to the city. .

year created

1799

month created

02

day created

11

sent from location

Fort Jay

recipient

sent to location

New York

in image

note

Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Samuel Osborn

notable location

New York
Fort Jay

notable item/thing

my arrest
court
limits of my confinement
the city
impropriety
indulgence

notable phrase

I request the limits of my confinement may be extended to the city.

document number

1799021160301

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) WGN13 (2 pages) Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers R: 16
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Osborne Fort Jay [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton New York [n/a]