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Hamilton, Alexander

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Hamilton, Alexander
<Our item number 86909><B>Hamilton, Alexander.</B> &#40;1757-1804&#41; American politician; leader of the Federalists; first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Letter Signed &#34;<I>A. Hamilton</I>&#34; as Secretary of the Treasury, 2pp, 12&#34;x7½&#34;, Treasury Department, 1791 Aug. 26. Matted to show both sides of letter to 18&#34;x21½&#34;. Fine; a few edge chips. To John Brown, a lawyer and Virginia congressman who introduced the petition for Kentucky statehood and who served as senator from Kentucky when that state was admitted to the Union. Hamilton writes regarding the contract for the Baltimore firm of Elliott and Williams to supply western military posts. In part: &#34;…<I>there appears to have been a misapprehension of the purport of my communication to you. I said, that I had advanced within four or five thousand Dollars of the</I> <U>whole sum</U>, <I>which it appeared probable would be due</I> <U><I>according to an estimate</I></U> <I>made between the Secretary of War - the Agents of Messrs. Elliot and Williams - and myself, from the best</I> <U>documents</U> <I>and</I> <U>materials</U> <I>in the possession of</I> <U>all the Parties</U>; <I>not</I> <U>according to the estimate of Messrs Elliot & Williams</U>….<I>it is desireable that the truth should be understood with precision</I>….&#34; <BR>Estimated Value &#36;4,000-6,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 86909<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/086909.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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