701VII. Gallatin’s Memorandum on Finances , 1 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Facts Receipts last year—11½ millions Revenue accrued same term larger than that of preceding year Receipts of next year will, therefore, be at least equal to last. Ordinary expences, including 3,600,000 drs. principal debt redeemed have been less than receipts. Ordinary expences of next year, and an equal redemption of debt will therefore be paid out of receipts of the year Extraordinary...
702Enclosure: Gallatin’s Opinion on the Edward Stevens Claim (Jefferson Papers)
Observations on Dr. Stevens’s claim. Dr. Stevens was appointed, in Feby.-March 1799, Consul General at the Island of St. Domingo. This appointment was made by the President of the United States with the advice & consent of the Senate in the manner pointed out by the Constitution. The fees & emoluments of Consuls being fixed by law, no other permanent compensation, whether as salary or as...
703Gallatin’s Draft of Authorization for Payment on Maryland Loan, [7 July 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
A sale of the city lots pledged for the repayment of the within mentioned loan, cannot, in my opinion be made at present, without an unwarrantable sacrifice of the property. The Secretary of the Treasury will direct the interest now due to be paid out of the Treasury in conformity to the provisions of the act entitled “an Act to abolish the Board of Commissioners in the city of Washington, and...
704Enclosure: List of Candidates for Minister to Spain, 2 October 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Names to be enquired into for Minister to Spain N. Hampshire — Sherburne Dist. Atty. or judge Massachussets — Bowdoin Eustis Rhode Island — Russel Connecticut — Kirby Pennsylvania — Jones Captn. Delaware
705VIII. Gallatin’s Remarks on the Financial Section, 11 October 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
a . instead of the words “those of the first three quarters & a ” to the end of the paragraph; insert. It is already ascertained that the receipts on account of duties on tonnage & merchandize have exceeded dollars; and that the revenue accrued on the same objects during that period has exceeded the sum at which our peace revenue had been established. b Omit whatever relates to interest & say...
706Enclosure II: Estimate for Receipts and Expenditures after 1801, 14 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Revenues exclusively of internal duties after 1801 Impost permanent may be estimated at 8,000,000 Postage, dividends &c 200,000 Sales of lands 300,000 8,500,000 Expenses after 1801 1. Interest & charges on public debt will diminish about 40,000 dollars a year about 5,200,000 2. Civil list &c. after probable reductions 800,000 3. } contingencies at home & abroad
707III. Gallatin’s Remarks on the Draft, 21 November 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope that your administration will afford but few materials to historians; and we have already a favorable symptom in the difficulty under which we are to collect materials for a message. The things you want to be done are very few & seem confined to the following points— 1st. Countervailing duties if necessary . To this there can be no objection; but might not the advantage resulting from a...