Name/Title
Letter from James Alexander Hamilton to Alexander Hamilton IIIEntry/Object ID
HHV 005.63Tags
Accessioned objectDescription
Letter from James Alexander Hamilton to Alexander Hamilton IIISubject
Great Western (mail steamer), The Eureka (steamer), “ferry between the NYC and Staten Island”, “outside passage between Mobile and New OrleansSubject Person/Organization
James Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton III, Washington Irving, John Bryant, Henry BryantSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
New York, Bridgeport, CT, Staten Island, Mobile, AL, New Orleans, LA, Ledyard, CT, England, Paris, France, Madrid, SpainCollection
Hamilton CollectionCataloged By
Tara R. IacobellisTranscription
Transcription
My dear son
In my last letter written in / haste I presumed to write a long letter by the Great / Western but really my engagements are such / as not to permit me to Keep my promise I am / in town with Mama (at Fannys) to enable her to / purchase clothing for herself + children and am / my [point?] to make some [??] arrangements / in which I do not Think I can have any / difficulty _ the Eureka is on the water again / + will be [??] any day after tomorrow / on Tuesday or Wednesday I go again to Bridge - / port to complete the arrangements predicated / of the previous circumstances _ New projects / are on foot _ are a ferry between the City / and Staten Island _ another to send / the U.S. to run the outside passage / between Mobile + N.O. The last I do not / much approve the former [for [our] [hard] / means could be a good thing and / could be entirely within an [??t?].
I have written a letter to Mr. C Living - / ston thanking him with all my heart / for his kindness to you which I have felt in: /
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[in] [care] to Ledyard
John Bryant has gone to England / his Brother Henry + Richard with him / I gave him a letter to Irving who I hope / he will find in Paris I also gave a / letter to [him?] + a litter to Mrs. [Colf–?] / [J–?] He lead us to believe that it / is very probable he would go to / Madrid He seems to have no [diff–?] / purpose _ either as to the course or con - / nuance The [??] is [??] [??] until / and is under the impression that he / has not [health/wealth?] which I fear there / is too much foundation for
I must close / your affectionate father
JAH
PS. The Dream has had a race with the / the Mina, + [In crash/crack? (stern?)] she beat the latter + was / [beatten?] all [hall–] by the former _ Stockton steam / [f–?] with Erickson [Prof–??] him around / her being [d–? Ww–?-s? She is to move with?] / the great western to day this is an important / [result?] and may change the course in regard / to [??] steamers.
The Electors in Penn’a + Ohio have an [und—?] / ally in form of the Whigs man so then / they expected these [??] is disastrous / to Van Buren + gives the Clay [men?] general / hopes The truth is [??] is a huge [??]
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In the country with us that is to say in face of / Tariff Bank + other Beneficial ???? / Tennessee Maryland + Georgia have gone down / for the Whigs _ the [??] We will / have a [glorious?] fight next fall.
I hope my dear Boy you are giving as / much of your time as possible to such / studios as will prepare you for your / Profefsion What [h–? ?--] of my / friend Horace Did you get / your saddle + Bridle?
In what kind of a Bundle / of Paper run the [c–? –?] / [Ill–?] [st–?] I have looked / through the bundle of receipts / without finding it
Your ??? with all my heart
JAH
[ADDRESS]
John Miller Esquire
U.S. Despatch Agent No 13
Henrietta Street Covent Garden
London
Alexander Hamilton Esquire
Sect’y of Legation US
Madrid
[REVERSE OF ADDRESS]
From Papa
October 19th 1843
Rec’d Nov. 10th 1843
[POSTMARK - red ink, circle]
B
2 No 2
1843
[POSTMARK 2 - black ink, rectangle with rounded edges]
I ? NO 43
LIVERPOOL
SHIPTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Former NumberOther Number
H 897Created By
tiacobellis@hudsonvalley.orgCreate Date
July 31, 2024Updated By
cmonaco@hudsonvalley.orgUpdate Date
October 17, 2025
