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Sold on Apr 24, 2026 for: Not Sold
Alexander Hamilton: Letter Signed....
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Description
Alexander Hamilton: Letter Signed. One page, 7 7/8" x 10", "Treasury Department," [Philadelphia]; April 21, 1791. Writing to Sharp Delany, Collector of Customs for Philadelphia, Hamilton responds to a proposed procedure regarding the certification of cargo manifests for goods located outside a collector's district. Boldly signed, "Alexander Hamilton." Laminated with a heat setting acetate at an earlier time (circa 1930s) to an overall size of 8 1/4" x 12 3/4". The letter reads, in full:"I do not conceive the laws will admit of a Collectors receiving & certifying a Manifest of goods actually at the time without his district; nor could it be deemed safe so to frame a law that the certificates issued under it might be constantly applied to cover goods other than those for which they were intended as passports. I do not therefore deem myself justifiable in giving you the direction you suggest."
Condition: Laminated with a heat setting acetate at an earlier time. Minor wear to the edges, including a touch of loss at the center of the left edge, not affecting text.
Auction Info
2026 April 24 - 25 Americana & Political Signature® Auction #6327 (go to Auction Home page)
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April, 2026
24th-25th
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