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Indenture: Robert Fergusson and Alexander Hamilton., 10/11/1790-10/11/1790

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 61
Identifier: 77613

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Series 3 contains correspondence, mostly to Robert Fergusson, a tobacco merchant in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Correspondents include merchant James Brown, Maryland tobacco merchant Alexander Hamilton, Dumfries [Virginia] merchant George Gray, Virginia merchant Alexander Henderson, and others. Discussion of business matters. A few of the letters were sent from Scotland. Documents date 1717-1810. Arranged chronologically in forty-seven (47) folders.

Dates

  • 10/11/1790-10/11/1790

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Shelf Location

09/07/03

Container Summary

1 Document Signed dated 10/11/1790: an indenture between Benjamin White Jones; Sheriff of Montgomery County, Maryland; and Robert Fergusson of Charles County and Alexander Hamilton of Prince George's County, concerning payments due in transactions among James Gordon, Henry Ridell, Walter Evans, Joseph Evans, and John Glassford & Company.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FERGUSSON, ROBERT - DOCUMENT SIGNED: INDENTURE (1790): Other Types

HAMILTON, ALEXANDER - DOCUMENT SIGNED: INDENTURE (1790): Other Types

JONES, BENJAMIN WHITE - DOCUMENT SIGNED: INDENTURE (1790): Other Types

MONTGOMERY COUNTY - MARYLAND - DOCUMENT SIGNED: INDENTURE (1790): Other Types

GORDON, JAMES - REFERENCE (1790): Other Types

RIDELL, HENRY - REFERENCE (1790): Other Types

EVANS, WALTER - REFERENCE (1790): Other Types

EVANS, JOSEPH - REFERENCE (1790): Other Types

GLASSFORD, JOHN, & COMPANY - REFERENCE (1790): Other Types

JOHN GLASSFORD & COMPANY - REFERENCE (1790): Other Types

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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