1From Alexander Hamilton to Wilhelm Schuss, 5 July 1804 (Hamilton Papers)
having had occasion to discharge ⟨– –⟩ recently repaired; I must ⟨–⟩ the Barrel now ⟨– – –⟩ in the Opposite Direction. I will expect you ⟨– – –⟩ immedy upon your Return to the City.
2From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, 14 October 1803 (Hamilton Papers)
Let a separate compost bed be formed near the present one; to consist of 3 barrels full of the 6 barrels of
3From Alexander Hamilton to Jeremiah Wadsworth, 19 May 1802 (Hamilton Papers)
and with it the half barrel of Mess Pork. It is excellent. Nothing could have been more acceptable to me. It is an article I am particularly fond of—& the gift deserves additional value from the
4Elements of the Tactics of the Infantry, [1799] (Hamilton Papers)
manner that this shoulder may neither be raised advanced nor kept back more than the other and that the barrel of the piece may be perpendicular and turned to the front. Accordingly—The hand of this arm must grasp firmly the butt of the firelock the thumb above in front and the fingers under the butt—(the elbow must......the hollow of the right shoulder with the barrel behind and the...
5Report on the Improvement and Better Management of the Revenue of the United States, [31 January 1795] (Hamilton Papers)
..., and produce no undue inconvenience to the manufacturer, if he be required to annex a ticket or tickets to each loaf of sugar, specifying the weight in pounds; and to each cask, barrel, key, box or other package of refined Sugar, specifying the contents, and weight in pounds—Corresponding certificates or tickets to accompany imported refined sugar. The kinds of tickets to be furnished by...
6View of the Commercial Regulations of France and Great Britain in Reference to the United States, [1792–1793] (Hamilton Papers)
per barrel. which would make the cost and charges of a barrel of American flour in France
7From Alexander Hamilton to Robert Purviance, 22 August 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
...that intelligence, has reached that place, of the capture, by the Solebay frigate, of a vessel belonging to, and bound from Baltimore, to Point a petre, and laden with five hundred barrels of gunpowder, which must have been shipped subsequently to the prohibitory act alluded to above. That Gentleman (Mr. Thornton) farther acquaints me that, having received information that a British prize,...
8From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [5 April 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr Fitzsimons states that there will be on board, 8 barrels bread, 3 bbls Beef, 1 bbl pork & 1 barrel hams. All the articles but the last are understood to be intended for the subsistence of such of our seamen as may incline to come in the vessel—the barrel of hams destined for a present.
9To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 5 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
...Treasury presents his respects to the President & encloses the
draft of a Passport for the vessel of Mr Fitzsimons which he understands the President
had agreed to give. Mr Fitzsimons states that there will be on board, 8 barrels bread, 3
bbls Beef, 1 bbl Pork & 1 barrel hams. all the articles but the last are understood to be intended for the subsisten...
10Report on the Petition of John R. Livingston, [27 February 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
...May 1784, and to have confirmed the same by determining that the balance of 843 ⁶⁹⁄₉₀ Dollars was due to the United States with Interest thereon, and also the current Value of 3482 lbs of Saltpetre and ten Barrels of Sulphur, at the time the same were received.