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: 11 January 1804 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25 x 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.
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