BIB_ID
105152
Accession number
MA 488.44
Creator
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Display Date
1782 Aug. 15.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 20.5 cm
Notes
Endorsed.
This item is part of a collection of letters and documents concerning the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis; see main record for MA 488-489 for more information.
This item is part of a collection of letters and documents concerning the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis; see main record for MA 488-489 for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan from the New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.
Summary
Telling him of his unanimous appointment to Congress; commenting upon the state of the country after peace is made; encouraging him to become a statesman: "Quit your sword my friend, put on the toga, come to Congress. We know each others sentiments, our views are the same: we have fought side by side to make America free, let us hand in hand struggle to make her happy."
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