An Ecstasy of Fumbling
These tears are shaken from the wrath-bearing tree.

"In my leather Trunk where the bundles abovementioned are is also a bundle inscribed thus—J R To be forwarded to Oliver Wocott Junr. Esq. I entreat that this may be early done by a careful hand.
This trunk contains all my interesting papers."

25, July 1795

Post Script to a letter in which Hamilton names Robert Troup the Executor of his Will in anticipation of his duel with James Nicholson. At a later date Elizabeth wrote “to be retained by myself” below the last sentence. 

Well now that I know where you keep all your interesting papers…..



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