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International Ocean Telegraph Co. Receipt From Alexander Hamilton, Jr.

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International Ocean Telegraph Co. Receipt From Alexander Hamilton, Jr.
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Partially Printed Document. One page, 7 ½” x 5 ¼”. New York City. March 10, 1866. The receipt acknowledges payment of two hundred, seventy six dollars and 36 cents from Hamilton and is signed as treasurer by MATURIN L. DELAFIELD. Two-cent Washington bank check stamp affixed. Vertical and horizontal creases. Two minor tears at edges. Overall Very Good. Alexander Hamilton, Jr., was one of the founding incorporators of the International Telegraph Corp., along with James A. Scrymser, Alfred Pell Jr., James M. Digges, William F. Smith, Oliver K. King and Maturin L. Delafield. In addition, Hamilton was also named vice-president of the company, which enjoyed a virtual monopoly on telegraph traffic between Cuba and the United States for more than a decade.