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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC00812 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1783 |
Title | Alexander Hamilton to George Clinton regarding his resignation as a New York member of the Continental Congress |
Date | 11 June 1783 |
Author | Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) |
Recipient | Clinton, George |
Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
Content Description | Writes to Clinton in Poughkeepsie, New York to inform him that he wants to return to private occupations and will resign his office as a New York member of the Continental Congress within ten days. |
Subjects | Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Politics |
People | Clinton, George (1739-1812) Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) |
Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Theme | Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. George Clinton was the governor of New York 1777-1795. Hamilton served in the Continental Congress 1782-83 and again in 1788. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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