Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Letter regarding Congressional order and broadsheet of the order [Decimalized .01-.02]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08960 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Header Record Date: 1792 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

Letter from Alexander Hamilton to Simeon Baldwin requesting compliance with a Congress' order to compile all federal salaries, and a broadsheet with the order printed out.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources