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Alexander Hamilton letter signed, ''A. Hamilton'' as Secretary of the Treasury. Datelined Philadelphia, 4 April 1793 and addressed to Benjamin Walker, a customs officer in the port of New York, letter reads in part, ''Forward the enclosed with as much expedition and certainty as you can (I don't mean that an express should be employed) and say nothing about it...'' Single-page letter is matted and framed alongside a portrait of Hamilton to an overall size of 23'' x 17.5''. Folds, else near fine.
Alexander Hamilton Confidential Letter Signed as Treasury Secretary -- ''...Forward the enclosed with as much expedition...as you can...and say nothing about it...''
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