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Letter from Isaac Moses to James Duff Regarding Tartar Cargo Ownership, Philadelphia, June 1, 1786Letter from Isaac Moses to James Duff Regarding Tartar Cargo Ownership, Philadelphia, June 1, 1786

Letter written by Isaac Moses to James Duff on June 1, 1786, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Moses outlines the ownership of a Tartar cargo, involving Alexander Hamilton and Nicholas Low of Isaac Moses & Co. The letter details Moses's dissolution of his company on January 1, 1786, and Hamilton's role as his attorney in assuring creditors of his worth. Despite initial assurances, Moses declared bankruptcy the following year.