1To Alexander Hamilton from the Soldiers of Captain John McClallen’s Company, 24 June 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
It is with the most Extreme regret that we have taken the Liberty to address your honor at on the present occasion—the wide difference which Lies Betwixt us fills our minds with various Conjectures Concerning the fate of these Lines—But Relying on your honors Known Character for Justice and Benevolence we have ventured to Lay before you our situation in as few words and as briefly as we Can...