To Alexander Hamilton from Robert Troup, 24 March 1792
From Robert Troup1
[New York, March 24, 1792. The calendar summary of this letter reads as follows: “‘My heart is nearly broken with the distress of poor Duer.’2 Brockholst Livingston3 and others gloating over Duer.” Letter not found.]
1. Letter listed in “Calendar Summary of Philip Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton Papers,” Personal Miscellaneous, Box 6, Schuyler, MS Division, New York Public Library.
2. For information of William Duer’s bankruptcy, see Duer to H, March 12, 1792; H to Duer, March 14, 1792; Troup to H, March 19, 1792; and Philip Livingston to H, March 24, 1792.
3. Livingston was a prominent New York speculator, businessman, and lawyer.