Long-Missing Alexander Hamilton Letter Put on Public Display

A 1780 letter from Alexander Hamilton to the Marquis de Lafayette, that was stolen from the Massachusetts Archives decades ago, in an image filed in federal court as part of a forfeiture complaint by the U.S. attorney's office in Boston on May 15, 2019. U.S. Attorney's Office via AP

BOSTON—A letter written by Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and believed stolen decades ago from the Massachusetts state archives is going back on display—though not exactly in the room where it happened.

The founding father’s letter will be the featured piece at the Commonwealth Museum’s annual July Fourth exhibit, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin’s office says. It’s the first time the public is getting a chance to see it since it was returned to the state after a lengthy court battle.