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To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 5 May 1796

From Alexander Hamilton

[New York] May 5. 179[6]

Sir

The letter of which the inclosed is a copy contains such extraordinary matter that I could not hesitate to send it to you. The writer is Mr G——M——. I trust the information it conveys cannot be true; yet in these wild times every thing is possible: Your official information may serve as a comment.1 very respectfully & affectly I have the honor to be Sir Yr Obed. Ser.

A. Hamilton

ALS, DLC:GW; copy, DLC: Hamilton Papers. Both the ALS and copy are dated 1795, but the enclosure establishes the correct date as 1796.

Hamilton transmitted this letter and its enclosure to Rufus King with a letter written on this date: “After reading seal & hand on the inclosed. If such things are to be you cannot leave the Senate. Jay is against it at all events till the European storm is over. We must all think well of this business” (Hamilton Papers, description begins Harold C. Syrett et al., eds. The Papers of Alexander Hamilton. 27 vols. New York, 1961–87. description ends 20:160——61).

1. GW replied to Hamilton on 8 May.

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    To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 5 May 1796
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    “To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 5 May 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-20-02-0079-0001. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 20, 1 April–21 September 1796, ed. David R. Hoth and William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, p. 95.]

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