Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Hamilton, Alexander (1757-1804) to Samuel Hodgdon

High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02908.01 Author/Creator: Hamilton, Alexander (1757-1804) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 September 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 21 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton asks Superintendent of Military Stores Samuel Hodgdon to check a return for military stores at New London, Virginia, that had been sent to him by Virginia Governor Henry Lee.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Sir
I request to see you this afternoon at my house & that you will bring with you the return of Stores at New London transmitted me by Governor Lee which I sent you to compare with the return made to you. It would seem that Mr. Holt has not reported any Cartridges in his possession.
Yr. Obed. Serv.
[signed] A Hamilton

Sep. 26. 1794
Samuel Hodgson Esq.

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Lee, Henry, 1756-1818

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources