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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 to Stephen Van Rensselaer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02356 Author/Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 August 1796 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.9 x 19.3 cm. Order a Copy

Writing to his brother-in-law, New York State Senator Stephen Van Rensselaer (1791-1796), Hamilton introduces Minister of the French Republic Pierre Auguste Adet (1795-1797), who is visiting Albany, New York.

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839
Adet, Pierre Auguste, 1763-1834

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