Keeping Col. Smith Out of Jail
Item
Type
Document
Title
Keeping Col. Smith Out of Jail
Description
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.
short description
Keeping Col. Smith Out of Jail
year created
1800
month created
03
day created
10
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Published in the Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. XXIV, 314-315.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
William Ward Burrows
Colonel William S. Smith
Colonel Robert Troup
John Doe
Richard Roe
notable location
jail
New York
notable item/thing
prison
disgrace
legal advice
real estate
notable phrase
as to his body, it had better continue fat and jolly, to present a good front to his country's enemies, than to be sent to pine and grow meagre in a nasty jail.
document number
1800031037300
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Burrows | [unknown] | [n/a] |