LOT #67051 |
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Alexander Hamilton Letter Signed....
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Description
Alexander Hamilton Letter Signed. Two pages, 8 1/8 x 9 inches, "Treasury Department," [Philadelphia]; July 26, 1792. In this letter to Sharp Delany, Hamilton addresses the issue of import duties on whalebone in relation to an act passed on August 4, 1790, titled "An Act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties imposed by law on goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the United States." Hamilton appears to be responding to an inquiry from Delany regarding whether whalebone was exempt from such duties, although Delany's original letter is not preserved in the historical record. Laminated with a heat setting acetate at an earlier time (circa 1930s) to an overall size of 8 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches.Hamilton's letter reads, in full: "I have considered the case represented in your letter of the 13. instant respecting the duty on certain Whalebone imported by Mr. Joy. I do not under such circumstances conceive the article to be exempted from the duty; because the evidence of goods of the growth, produce or manufacture of the United States, which are to be exempted, when brought from a foreign port, is prescribed by the 24th Section of the Collection Law; and one of the requisites is, proof upon Oath, that they were previously exported from the United States, which proof it appears, could not be given in the present case. I approve of the arrangement proposed in your letter of the 23rd, instant, and you have my consent to employ a couple more hands in the Boat towards the execution of it." Signed, "A Hamilton."
Condition: Laminated with a heat setting acetate. Lightly toned with a few very light stains at the top edge. A bit of loss at the left margin, affecting text.
Auction Info
2025 November 8 Historical Manuscripts including Texana Showcase Auction #30152 (go to Auction Home page)
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