- 1050
Alexander Hamilton
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- Autograph letter signed (“AH”) to Elizabeth Hamilton (“My Dear Eliza”), requesting that a legal brief be sent to him
- Paper, ink
One page (11 7/8 x 7 3/8 in.; 303 x 186 mm) on a bifolium, “Peeks Kill” [New York], 16 April 1797, address direction at foot (“Mrs. Hamilton”), autograph address on integral leaf (“Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton | New York | To the care of P V Cortland Junr. Esqr.”); seal tear and repair on address leaf, tiny early repairs at intersecting folds. Tipped to a larger sheet.
Literature
The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, ed. Syrett, 21:49–50
Condition
One page (11 7/8 x 7 3/8 in.; 303 x 186 mm) on a bifolium, "Peeks Kill" [New York], 16 April 1797, address direction at foot ("Mrs. Hamilton"), autograph address on integral leaf ("Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton | New York | To the care of P V Cortland Junr. Esqr."); seal tear and repair on address leaf, tiny early repairs at intersecting folds. Tipped to a larger sheet.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Hamilton sent this brief letter while on the way to Albany, where he was to appear before the New York Supreme Court as attorney for the complainant in Louis Le Guen v. Isaac Gouverneur and Peter Kemble.
"We arrived here last Evening well and shall proceed immediately on our journey.
“I forgot my brief in the cause of Le Guen against Gouverneur which is in a bundle of papers in my armed Chair in the Office. Request one of the Gentlemen to look for it and send it up to me by the post of Tuesday. Beg them not to fail. Adieu My beloved. Kiss all the Children for me.”
This was a busy period for Hamilton's practice, and he also appeared before the state Court of Chancery on the same trip.