Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from Walter Livingston, 5 April 1795

From Walter Livingston1

Manor Livingston [New York] April 5, 1795. “I am happy to know that you will assist me in the Actions commenced against McComb & Prime, Jno. R. Livingston & Ben Seixas. In two first Suits Mr. B. Livingston is my Attorney, himself & Mr. Cozine2 are my Council. The other Actions have been commenced by Mr. Samuel Jones3 Since January. The cause of McComb is posponed on his Affidavit for the examination of Evidences in London. The Cause of Prime is Noticed for trial on the third tuesday in this month….”

ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LC, New-York Historical Society, New York City.

1. For background to this letter, see Livingston to H, January 29, 1795; H to Livingston, March 18, 1795.

2. John Cozine was a New York City attorney.

3. See Philip Schuyler to H, January 25, 1795, note 3.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from Walter Livingston, 5 April 1795
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    Livingston, Walter
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    5 April 1795

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from Walter Livingston, 5 April 1795,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-18-02-0212. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 18, January 1795 – July 1795, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1973, p. 314.]

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