1To George Washington from James Abercrombie, 20 October 1793 (Washington Papers)
Alexander Hamilton had enclosed the recommendations, which have not been identified,
in his
2To George Washington from “A Genuine Federalist”, 25 December 1792 (Washington Papers)
The writer blames Alexander Hamilton’s financial policies, particularly “An Act making provision for the [payment of the] Debt of the United States” (see
3To George Washington from William Allibone, 12 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
The recommendation is now missing. Allibone also wrote to Alexander Hamilton on this day, informing him of his application to the president. “Some of my Friends, on finding I had an Inclination to apply for the appointment of Superintendant of the light house, Beacons Buoys and publick Piers,...
4To George Washington from “An American”, 14 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
The writer may have in mind the various essays written by Alexander Hamilton and published under the pseudonym “Pacificus” in June and July 1793 (
5To George Washington from “An Observer,” 1 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
Catiline (Lucius Sergius Catilina; c.108–62 B.C.) was a Roman aristocrat known as a conspirator against the Roman Republic. Observer probably is referring to Alexander Hamilton. Another critic, Belisarius, in a letter addressed to GW and printed in the
6To George Washington from Pastor Americanus, 17 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
This may be a reference to the plan for a tontine that was contained in Alexander
Hamilton’s “Report Relative to a Provision for the Support of Public Credit,” 9
January 1790 (
7To George Washington from John Armstrong, 2 February 1790 (Washington Papers)
...has no ends to serve, nor friends to provide for, nominations to office is the most irksome part of the executive trust.” GW eventually offered the younger Armstrong the post of supervisor of the revenue for New York (Alexander Hamilton to Armstrong, 1 April 1793, in
8To George Washington from Abraham Baldwin, 14 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
Alexander Hamilton to GW, 28 Aug. 1790, note 1
9To George Washington from Robert Ballard, 4 September 1791 (Washington Papers)
Tobias Lear informed Ballard on 7 Sept. that he first should have brought the matter to the attention of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton: “As it is impossible for the President to attend to the minutiae of business which may be communicated by Individuals, he wishes always to receive such information as may be proper to come before him, relating to the...
10To George Washington from Samuel Bard, 26 August 1790 (Washington Papers)
. Bard’s son attended Patrick Murdoch’s private school with GW’s adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, and Henry Knox’s and Alexander Hamilton’s children (see ...ordered the secretary of the treasury to report on “such further provision as may, in his opinion, be necessary for establishing the public credit.” Alexander Hamilton presented his two reports on the subject on 13 Dec. 1790...