The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02046 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1804 |
| Title | Elias Boudinot to Lewis Pintard regarding trees and Alexander Hamilton |
| Date | 11 January 1804 |
| Author | Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) |
| Recipient | Pintard, Lewis |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs that he has been confined four weeks with gout and was not able to write. Begins by writing about ordering trees from Mr. Livingston. Disagrees with a legal position maintained by Alexander Hamilton, who was an attorney in New York City at the time. Gives best wishes for the new year ahead. Recommends Pintard sell a newspaper that he owns. Discusses mutual acquaintances. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Law Holidays and Celebrations Journalism Finance |
| People | Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) Pintard, Lewis (1732-1818) Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Agriculture; Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Boudinot was a delegate to the Continental Congress and director of the United States Mint from 1795-1805. Pintard was a merchant and commissary for American prisoners during British occupation of N.Y. during the Revolution. The newspaper referred to could be the New York Daily Advertiser, as Pintard edited it in 1802 but later relinquished it. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Transcript | Show/hide |