James Lawson to Alexander Hamilton, 1764 October 18

The Alexander Hamilton Papers is primarily comprised of letters from James Lawson to Hamilton, which discuss the tobacco trade between Maryland and Glasgow, Scotland. They address issues with the sale and constant fluctuation of price of tobacco and business debts owed and paid. The letters also deal with Hamilton’s struggle with John Semple over money owed to his father’s estate. The earlier letters from Lawson also allude to the growing tension between the American colonies and Great Britain. Other materials in the collection represent Hamilton’s take over of John Glassford’s American store and his work with Robert Fergusson, a fellow tobacco buying agent.