To Alexander Hamilton from Charles Wilkes, 24 September 1800
From Charles Wilkes1
New York, September 24, 1800. Requests Hamilton to act as counsel for his brother-in-law,2 who as the guarantor of a large debt may lose twenty thousand dollars.3
ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
1. Wilkes was cashier of the Bank of New York.
2. Lewis Simond, Wilkes’s brother-in-law, was a New York City merchant.
3. This is a reference to the case of Daniel Ludlow and Gulian Ludlow v Augier Marie Leremboure and Lewis Simond. See MS Minutes, New York Court of Chancery, 1801–1804, 1804–1807, under the dates of May 29, October 25, 1802, January 18, May 27, 1803, June 13, 1805 (Hall of Records, New York City). The Ludlows and Leremboure were New York City merchants. An entry in H’s Law Register, 1795–1804, reads:
“Symon Adsm D Ludlow |
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In Chancery [Peter Jay] Monroe [Munro] or P[eter Augustus] Jay Solicitor |
Retainer 50 Ds” (D, partially in H’s handwriting, New York Law Institute, New York City). For additional information concerning this case, see the
, forthcoming volumes.