Alexander Hamilton Papers

From Alexander Hamilton to Baron von Steuben, 1 February 1792

To Baron von Steuben1

[Philadelphia, February 1, 1792. On February 5, 1792, von Steuben wrote to Hamilton: “Votre lettre du 1 mier me parvient hier.” Letter not found.]

1. H had become friendly with von Steuben during the American Revolution when the baron was inspector general of the Continental Army. At the close of the war von Steuben settled in New York and engaged in the development of a large tract of land north of Utica which the New York legislature granted to him in 1786.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to Baron von Steuben, 1 February 1792
    Author
    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Steuben, Baron von
    Date
    1 February 1792

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to Baron von Steuben, 1 February 1792,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-11-02-0003. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 11, February 1792 – June 1792, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1966, p. 3.]

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