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Box 1

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Contains 1 Result:

List of bonds and other papers belonging to store of late John Glassford, 1785 May 24

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1785 May 24