1John Adams to Abigail Adams, 10 December 1792 (Adams Papers)
Your Account of our little domestic affairs and the Arrangements of the Farm, was very entertaining to me, and I hope you will continue to inform me of every occurrence of any consequence. I should be glad to know who is engaged to take the Care of the Place this Winter: What prospect you have of hiring a Man in the Spring by the Year: and your opinion whether I had not better engage a...
2To John Adams from Henry Knox, 10 December 1792 (Adams Papers)
In obedience to the orders of the President of the United States, I have the honor to submit to the Senate, the copy of a letter from his Excellency the Governor of Georgia, dated the 20th of November last, with certain enclosures, relative to indian affairs.— I have the honor to be, / Sir, / with great respect, / Your most obedt: Servt: DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
3From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Lincoln, 10 December 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, December 10, 1792. “The Collector of Wiscassett has applied to this Office for a supply of blank Certificates of Registry. I have to request that you will, for the present, transmit him a dozen blanks without delay. He has been directed to apply in future to you in due time—naming the quantity required.…” L[S] , RG 36, Collector of Customs at Boston, Letters from the...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 10 December 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The Legislature of the United States having been pleased to Appoint you to the important Office of Superintending a due Collection of the Revenue, I have upon deliberate consideration, deemed it expedient that you should be made acquainted with my particular conduct, as an officer of the Customs, in respect to the late Suit of a Bond taken for duties, complained of by Welcome Arnold Esquire,...
5From Alexander Hamilton to James Waters, 10 December 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Your communication of the 6th Inst has been duly received. I regret very much, the dissappointment you mention, and you may be persuaded, if any thing was in my power that could relief in the case it would not be omitted. But it is presumed that the refusal to pay the Bills in question, is the effect of circumstances too imperious to be controuled, and not to be remedied by any interference...
6To George Washington from Lovell and Urquhart, 10 December 1792 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Lovell and Urquhart, 10 Dec. 1792. Tobias Lear wrote Lovell and Urquhart on 16 Dec. , replying to “your Letter of the 10th inst: to the President of the United States.”
7To George Washington from David Stuart, 10 December 1792 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 30th of last month, which I ought to have recieved in Ge: town, I only got on Saturday on my return from thence in passing through Alexandria. It will therefore be impossible for me to comply with your request at present, in sending you a list of the lots which have been actually sold. But it shall be done at the next meeting. If I was not setting off tomorrow for New-Kent...
8To George Washington from Rodolph Vall-travers, 10 December 1792 (Washington Papers)
The gracious Answer officially transmitted to me, in your Name, by your worthy Secretary of State, Thos Jefferson Esqe, in Reply to my Several Addresses to Your Excellency, kindly countenancing my sincere old Zeal & Attachment to the Welfare of your prosperous Commonwealth, emboldens me to extend my best Exertions, under your approbation, not only to Objects of Arts and Sciences, (: as in Duty...
9From James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, [10 December] 1792 (Madison Papers)
As you find an amusement in our Newspapers I inclose two of the last; which however contain little of consequence, except a new report from the Treasury Dept. The Mover of the reference which gave birth to it declared he did not mean to authorize a proposition of new taxes, and it appeared that some at least voted for the Motion on that idea. You will find however that a different construction...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Jacquelin Ambler, 10 December 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Last Evening I received the letter you honored me with, dated the 13th. Ulto., and this Morning I have paid ten thousand Dollars, in part of the second instalment of the Monies voted by our Assembly towards the public Buildings at the Seat of Government of the United States: the residue will be paid, as soon as the state of our Treasury will enable me. I am, with very great esteem & respect,...