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Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821 to Lewis Pintard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02046 Author/Creator: Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 11, 1804 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Informs that he has been confined four weeks with gout and was not able to write. Begins by writing about ordering trees from Mr. Livingston. Disagrees with a legal position maintained by Alexander Hamilton, who was an attorney in New York City at the time. Gives best wishes for the new year ahead. Recommends Pintard sell a newspaper that he owns. Discusses mutual acquaintances.

Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821
Pintard, Lewis, 1732-1818
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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