Letter from James Alexander Hamilton to Alexander Hamilton III

Letter

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Letter from James Alexander Hamilton to Alexander Hamilton III

Entry/Object ID

HHV 005.68

Tags

Accessioned object

Description

Letter from James Alexander Hamilton to Alexander Hamilton III

Subject

Steamboat business, the “Eureka, the “???? Rover?”, Dobbs ferry launch site, stocks in the “Illinois”, state of personal finances improving after some struggles, debts and payments, new pair of carriage horses, other horses, Girls to spend winter in Boston, saddle sent to Spain, where is Illinois stock certificate, annexation of Texas, English involvement in Texas

Subject Person/Organization

James Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton III, George Lee Schuyler, Mary Morris Hamilton, Mary Morris Hamilton Schuyler, Angelica Hamilton, John Tyler

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

New York, Dobbs Ferry, NY, Boston, MA, Texas, England

Collection

Hamilton Collection

Cataloged By

Tara R. Iacobellis

Category

Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Letter Details

Letter Date

Nov 28, 1843

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

[POSTMARK - red ink, circle] V 15DE15 18–[goes off page] [POSTMARK 2 - red ink, circle] NEW YORK NOV 29 [POSTMARK 3 - red ink] PAID PAID [POSTAL NOTATION - blue ink] illegible

Sender

Name

JAH

Address

John Miller Esq US despatch Agent No 13 Henrietta Street London Alexander Hamilton Esqr Secty of Legation of the U.S. Madrid

Addressee

Name

John Miller Esq, Alexander Hamilton Esqr

Primary Language

English

Transcription

Transcription

New York Novr 28h 1843 I have been so much engaged my dear / Boy for a long time past in my new / employments as not to have had it in my / power to write to you. I have now the / afsurance that success has crowned our / efforts and that I will be permitted / to devote myself to my family and / my own comforts and home _ We have / saved the H. R Road from being ??: / [--sed?] and have secured our Rail / Ro Steam Boat contract a most favor / able one for 7 years I have to day / [part?] $15000 for ⅓ of the Eureka + / that contract. The latter being worth / if we substitute others in our place / we leave $12000 a year if we perform / the work with our own Boat much / more We prefer to sell it as we / may then with the Eureka / [END OF PAGE 1] Engage in the [Purmail Rower?] at a / price which will give us $11000 profit / I have just parted with G + Robert / after a long conference on the subject / of a contract for that Boat on that / Route at such rates as to be enabled / to realize such a profit and in / all probability to launch at Dobbs / ferry 4 times a day which if not / very advantageous will save us / money and be [??tly] convenient. / I do not enter into particulars / because at present nothing is quite / settled All my stocks are rising the / Illinois is selling at $16 [?] then it / was as low as $3 The B + I is cur= / =rent at $35 + advancing The / Trust sells at 100. It was at low / as 70 and will in July certain - / ly sell pay 5% which makes it / [END OF PAGE 2] A 10% stock and my [house?] and lots are rising in / price and for Rent so that we have ago a fair / prospect of being again restored to a competency / if not wealth. I think I see the day not u= / nder say 1 or 2 years when I will be out of / debt [return?] my Real Estate in [F–?] + [C–?-ey] / my ⅓ of the Boat with an income of 7 / or 8000 a year __ Mama and the Girls are at present / at Home The latter will pafs a part / of the winter at Boston + Mama + I at / Home I I have ot got a capital / pair of Bay carriage Horses / Gentle true and Strong / with two [blood?] colts quite gentle and / true for myself Lee for an Extra and / a Beautiful year old which I / intend to Rent a Herd having [^ and] cause / him to be well broken sop that any / person may ride him By the way Have you received your saddle / and in what Bindle of Papers am I to / look for the Certificate of Illinois Stock God bless you dear Boy Yours - JAH [END OF PAGE 3] It is well understood the Tyler will urge Congress / to annex Texas to the Union and it is feared / that question will shake the union [with c??ture?] / England has been busy there and we are to be / drawn to that fearful [means?] by the a-[ff—--?] / that she designs getting a foot hold there [ADDRESS] John Miller Esq US despatch Agent No 13 Henrietta Street London Alexander Hamilton Esqr Secty of Legation of the U.S. Madrid [REVERSE OF ADDRESS] Nov 30th 1843 From Papa _ Rec’d Decr 23d _ 1843. [POSTMARK - red ink, circle] V 15DE15 18–[goes off page] [POSTMARK 2 - red ink, circle] NEW YORK NOV 29 [POSTMARK 3 - red ink] PAID PAID [POSTAL NOTATION - blue ink] illegible

Transcriber

Kathryn Alexander

Language

English

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

H 902

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Condition: Good

Created By

tiacobellis@hudsonvalley.org

Create Date

July 31, 2024

Updated By

cmonaco@hudsonvalley.org

Update Date

October 17, 2025