SCHUYLER PHILIP Autograph Letter Signed Ph Schuyler to My De

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GEORGE WASHINGTON SAYS HELLO SCHUYLER, PHILIP. Autograph Letter Signed, "Ph: Schuyler," to "My Dear Love" [his wife Catherine], mentioning the bank bill and excise bill, and sending greetings from the Washingtons. 1 page, 4to, with integral blank. Philadelphia, 24 February 1791

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The retired general was just finishing up his term in the first United States Senate when he wrote this letter home. Schuyler touches briefly on business: "The bank bill is still with the president, and tomorrow a conference is to be held on the excise bill. The president and Mrs. Washington desire to be remembered to you." with an 1873 presentation note from the general's grandson, Colonel George Lee Schuyler (1811-1890). Provenance: G.A. Baker sale, 4 May 1943, lot 71.