Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 12 June 1799

From William Willcocks1

[East Chester, New York] June 12, 1799. “… I take the liberty … to report to you … that … it is probable that in a few days, the Recruiting Service, will be obstructed for the want of Bounty money, independent of all other occasions.…”

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1. Willcocks, a veteran of the American Revolution, was a New York City attorney. In 1794 he was a Federalist member of the New York Assembly. During the Quasi-War with France he was a major in the Twelfth Regiment of Infantry.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 12 June 1799
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    Willcocks, William
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    Hamilton, Alexander
    Date
    12 June 1799

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 12 June 1799,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-23-02-0181. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 23, April 1799 – October 1799, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1976, p. 185.]

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