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ALEXANDER HAMILTON - Important Autograph Ltr Signed

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Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) Statesman. Hamilton served as an aide to Washington during the Revolution. He was later a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and co-wrote the Federalist papers. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, he stabilized the nation's finances. He died in a duel with political foe Aaron Burr. 7" x 8" autograph letter signed in the third person, no place, September 9, 1794, to Commissary-General, Samuel Hodgson. In full: "Mr. Hamilton requests Mr. Hodgson to furnish him immediately with a return of whatever accoutrements & arms for Cavalry may be in the public store. Specify also such as have been lately sent forward". Includes the 5" x 3", address panel in Hamilton's hand "Samuel Hodgson, Esq, / To be carried immediately to Mr. Hodgson". Also included is a 3" x 3" hand colored engraving. Toned from a previous framing. In late summer of 1794 farmers in western Pennsylvania rebelled against paying a tax on their locally distilled whiskey and attacked federal revenue collectors. After 500 armed men burned the home of the regional tax inspector, President George Washington ordered 13,000 Federal troops to the area. The rebellion quickly dissolved without further violence. The event established the authority of Federal law within the states and strengthened support for the Federalists' advocacy of a strong central government. This letter is requesting information on available arms in preparation of the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion.

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