Letter from John P. Hamilton to Duron Hamilton from Santiago Chile, Jan. 4, 1894 - page 1

Glen · March 22, 2006

Page 1 of an amazing letter written by John P. Hamilton on January 4, 1894 from Santiago, Chile. The letter is thought to have been written to his nephew, Duron Hamilton, who was living near Waitsburg, WA. John was three years older than his brother Supplina Hamilton. Duron was Supplina Hamilton's oldest son. We don't know for sure why John was living in Santiago, Chile or how long he had been there. Apparently he had no proof of citizenship and was in desperate conditions. He wanted his brother Supplina or his Uncle Supplina Judd (then deceased) to provide an affidavit that he could use to prove his U.S. citizenship so he could obtain a military pension. It also appears that he attempted to write to Supplina Judd the previous November, in 1893. The envelope of that letter is preserved on his copy of page 1. That letter was never delivered, as Supplina Judd was deceased, but in the small community of Waitsburg it apparently found itself in the possession of the Hamilton family.

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