To Alexander Hamilton from Sir John Temple, 23 September 1789

From Sir John Temple1

New York Sept. 23d, 1789

Sir,

As I have nothing to do with the Packet boats ⟨more⟩2 than to deliver my dispatches to the Masters of them, ⟨I am⟩ very ignorant of their Establishment. Mr Foxcroft,3 ⟨Agent⟩ for the British Packets, can, with Accuracy, answer ⟨the q⟩uestions you have this day written to me about.

I am with great Respect, Sir your most Obedient Humble Servant

J. Temple.

The Honorable ⟨Alex⟩ander Hamilton, Secretary
of the Treasury, United States of America.

ALS, PRO: F. O. description begins Transcripts or photostats from the Public Records Office of Great Britain deposited in the Library of Congress. description ends , Part 4, Vol. 7.

1. This letter was enclosed in Temple to the Duke of Leeds, October 10, 1789, PRO: F. O. description begins Transcripts or photostats from the Public Records Office of Great Britain deposited in the Library of Congress. description ends , Part 4, Vol. 7.

2. The material within broken brackets has been taken from an additional copy in PRO: F. O. description begins Transcripts or photostats from the Public Records Office of Great Britain deposited in the Library of Congress. description ends , Part 4, Vol. 7.

3. John Foxcroft.

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Source Project: Hamilton Papers
Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Sir John Temple, 23 September 1789
Author: Temple, John
Recipient: Hamilton, Alexander
Date: 23 September 1789

Reference

Cite as: “To Alexander Hamilton from Sir John Temple, 23 September 1789,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-05-02-0169. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 5, June 1788 – November 1789, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1962, pp. 396–397.]

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