8 Autograph Letters Signed ("J.A.H.," "James A. Hamilton," "J. A. Hamilton"), 23 pages (each approximately 10 x 8 in.; 253 x 203mm), all with integral address leaves, New York, Washington, and on board ship in the Gulf of Mexico, 14 June 1822–30 November 1829, to his daughter Eliza; condition varies, some paper loss from breaking of wax seals, etc.

Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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Alexander Hamilton's third son, James A., writes to his daughter Eliza Hamilton (later Schuyler).  In these letters the absent father describes his visits to New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New Orleans.  He also writes to his daughter about religious education, manners, letter writing, and other parental subjects.