1Abigail Adams to John Adams, 2 February 1794 (Adams Papers)
For William Branch Giles and his resolutions in opposition to Alexander Hamilton’s funding plans, see vol.
2Abigail Adams to John Adams, 10 May 1794 (Adams Papers)
refers to Alexander Hamilton.
3Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 February 1793 (Adams Papers)
...Aug. 1793. The wide-ranging pieces cover various topics, including trade and commerce, taxation, public credit, the Indian War, economic relations with Europe, and the establishment of a national bank. The author attacks Alexander Hamilton as a “superficial financier” (15 Nov. 1792) and disputes the efficacy of many of his policies, especially his support of national and branch banks over...
4Charles Adams to John Adams, 18 April 1796 (Adams Papers)
...… which will enable us to defy the enmity of foreign powers, without those immense sacrifices which war in our present situation, must inevitably produce.” In a 24 April letter to Rufus King, Alexander Hamilton noted that the address “went yesterday by express. It had more than 3200 signers. … Nothing can more clearly demonstrate our unanimity & I feel no doubt of equal or greater unanimity...
5Charles Adams to John Adams, 5 March 1794 (Adams Papers)
Chancellor Robert R. Livingston had been a staunch supporter of the Constitution during New York State’s ratifying convention and was disappointed not to receive a federal appointment in the first Washington administration. Livingston was particularly strongly opposed to Alexander Hamilton’s financial policies and became an active Republican (
6Charles Adams to John Adams, 26 December 1792 (Adams Papers)
John W. Mulligan (1774–1862), Columbia 1791, studied law with Alexander Hamilton. Like
7Charles Adams to John Adams, 31 January 1793 (Adams Papers)
Democratic-Republican leaders in Congress, suspicious of Alexander Hamilton’s handling of the proceeds of two loans authorized in 1790, approved on 23 Jan. 1793 a series of resolutions—known as the Giles Resolutions, for William Branch Giles of Virginia, who proposed them—demanding a full accounting...
8John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 27 July 1794 (Adams Papers)
On 8 Aug., Alexander Hamilton followed up with more detailed information on the Dutch loan and provided
9To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 5 April 1790 (Adams Papers)
Salem and Newburyport, Mass., merchants asked Congress for revised revenue legislation. Their petitions, which were referred to Alexander Hamilton on 9 Feb. and 9 April, respectively, spurred congressional momentum for the Funding Act of 4 Aug. (
10Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, 16 August 1792 (Adams Papers)
On 16 Aug. 1792, Alexander Hamilton wrote to