To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 11 December 1790
From Tobias Lear
[Philadelphia] December 11, 1790. “… I have the honor to enclose for your inspection a letter from, & recommendation of, Mr. David Phipps of Connecticut, for the command of one of the revenue Cutters. Also a letter and recommendation for a similar appointment from Mr. Henry Putnam of Georgia.”
LC, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.