- 1020
Alexander Hamilton
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Autograph letter signed (“AH”) to Elizabeth Hamilton, on various topics including the purchase of a new pair of horses
- Paper, ink
One page (8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.; 208 x 166 mm) on a bifolium, “Fish Kill”[New York], 18 November 1782, autograph address (“Mrs. Hamilton”) on verso of second leaf; browned, short vertical fold separation at foot of first leaf, repair and marginal loss to address leaf. Tipped to a larger sheet.
Literature
The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, ed. Syrett, 3:198
Condition
One page (8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.; 208 x 166 mm) on a bifolium, "Fish Kill"[New York], 18 November 1782, autograph address ("Mrs. Hamilton") on verso of second leaf; browned, short vertical fold separation foot of first leaf, repair and marginal loss to address leaf. Tipped to a larger sheet.
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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.
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
"I shall be miserable if I do not hear once a week from you and my precious infant." Hamilton sends a quick note during a brief absence from home, including sending his love to the couple's first-born child. “I am just arrived My Love at this place and shall cross Kings ferry tomorrow. I am much pleased with the horses; they are both free and gentle; and I think you will learn to have confidence in them. I am perfectly well, and as happy as I can be when absent from you. Remember your promise; don’t fail to write me by every post. I shall be miserable if I do not hear once a week from you and my precious infant. You both grow dearer to me every day. I would give the world for a kiss from either of you.” Philip Hamilton, the "precious infant" here referenced, was then ten months old.
Hamilton adds a postscript asking his "precious charmer" to "Send my sword by your father."