Philadelphia, July 22, 1783.
I wrote you, my beloved Eliza, by the last post, which I hope will
not meet with the fate that many others of my letters must have met
with. I count upon setting out to see you in four days; but I have
been so frequently disappointed by unforeseen events, that I shall
not be without apprehensions of being detained, till I have begun my
journey. The members of Congress are very pressing with me not to go
away at this time, as the House is thin, and as the definitive treaty
is momently expected.
Tell your father that Mr. Rivington, in a letter to the South Carolina
delegates, has given information, coming to him from Admiral Arbuthnot,
that the Mercury frigate is arrived at New-York with the definitive
treaty, and that the city was to be evacuated yesterday, by the treaty.
I am strongly urged to stay a few days for the ratification of the
treaty; at all events, however, I will not be long absent.
I give you joy of the happy conclusion of this important work in which
your country has been engaged. Now, in a very short time, I hope we
shall be happily settled in New-York.
My love to your father. Kiss my boy a thousand times.
A. Hamilton.