Alexander Hamilton Papers

From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Lincoln, [9 April 1783]

To Benjamin Lincoln1

[Philadelphia, April 9, 1783. In a letter dated May, 1783,2 Lincoln wrote to Hamilton: “I have been honored with your letter of the 9th ultimo.” Letter not found.]

1. Lincoln was appointed Secretary at War on October 30, 1781 (JCC description begins Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789 (Washington, 1904–1937; Reprinted, New York, 1968). description ends , XXI, 1087).

2. Printed in this volume.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Lincoln, [9 April 1783]
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Lincoln, Benjamin
    Date
    9 April 1783

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Lincoln, [9 April 1783],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-26-02-0002-0082. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 26, 1 May 1802 – 23 October 1804, Additional Documents 1774–1799, Addenda and Errata, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1979, p. 433.]

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