Receipt to William Cooper, [10 March 1797]
Receipt to William Cooper1
[New York, March 10, 1797]
Rec’d five hundred dollars of William Cooper on account of Mr. Churchs Mortgage on lands in Otsego County.
March 10, 1797
Alexander Hamilton
Dollars | 500 |
Some months past | 1000 |
1500 |
DS, anonymous donor.
1. Cooper, the founder of Cooperstown, New York, was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Otsego County on February 17, 1791. From March 4, 1795, to March 3, 1797, he was a Federalist member of the House of Representatives.
For an explanation of the contents of this letter, see H to John Chaloner, June 11, 1793 ( , XIV, 533). See also Thomas FitzSimons to H, March 21, July 14, December 17, 1795 ( , XVIII, 301–02, 464–66; XIX, 498); H to Cooper, December 16, 1796 ( , XX, 443–44).