No Other Wife but the Service
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
No Other Wife but the Service
Description
North affirms Hamilton's assertion that a soldier should have no other wife than the service nor should he have children nor landed property. But, since he does have a wife and children, he will bring them with him to New York since to abandon them would not befit a soldier.
year created
1799
month created
11
day created
12
author
sent from location
Duanesburg, New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
William North
defendant against a rascal who every day brings fresh actions
notable location
Duanesburg, New York
notable item/thing
turnpike road
notable phrase
You were right, my dear General, in saying that a soldier should have no other wife than the service
and I will add that he should have neither children nor landed property, nor be a guardian, nor a director of a turnpike road...
Fortunately, I have cleared my way of everything but my wife and children, with whom as it would be unsoldierly to abandon them, I hope to be in New York by the 25th of this month...
document number
1799111260100
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William North | Duanesburg, New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |