14 April 1780
Hamilton, Alexander, (1755-1804)
Autograph letter
Title: [to Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler]
Hamilton writes to Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler to confirm his engagement to her daughter, Elizabeth Schuyler. He expresses his sincerity in his feelings writing, "I leave it to my conduct rather than expressions to testify the sincerity of my affection for her, the respect I have for her parents, the desire I shall always feel to justify their confidence and merit their friendship."
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