Lot 112
Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804, 1th Secretary of the Treasury 1789-95). Manuscript "A. Hamilton" free frank on 1790 folded cover to Nat. Gilman, late Commissioner of the Loan Office for the State of New Hampshire, manuscript endorsed Treasury Department & postmarked straight line "New*York*march*28" postmark with matching straight line "Free", Very Fine and rare, a wonderful item signed as Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
An early American leader, Hamilton served as an aide to Washington during the Revolution. He was later a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and co-wrote the Federalist papers. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, he stabilized the nation's finances. A champion of a strong central government, he died in a duel with political foe Aaron Burr.
Realized: $3,250