1From Alexander Hamilton to William Short, 12 August 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
It is thought expedient to take measures for obtaining a loan in Holland of three millions of florins; though it should not be obtainable on lower terms than five per cent interest and four per cent charges. With a view to this, and not expecting your presence at the Hague, at the time this letter shall reach Holland, I have addressed the requisite instructions for the purpose, immediately to...
2From Alexander Hamilton to William Short, 23 May 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, May 23, 1793. The catalogue description of this letter reads: “Introducing Major Jackson to the United States Minister at the Hague.” Letter not found. ] ALS , sold by Stan V. Henkels, Jr., October 9, 1914, Lot 774. William Jackson, who had served as secretary of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and as George Washington’s secretary from 1789 to 1791, was a business partner...
3From Alexander Hamilton to William Short, 15 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
You will find inclosed a duplicate of a letter from me to you of the 1st of February, and a copy of one from me of this date to our Bankers at Amsterdam. I was not insensible to the judicious views, which led you to desire, that the united States might not place themselves in a situation to be obliged to retrograde, with regard to the rate of Interest. And I shall be sorry, if the arrangements...
4From Alexander Hamilton to William Short, 5 February 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The spirit of party has grown to maturity sooner in this country than perhaps was to have been counted upon. You will see a specimen of it in the inclosed speech of Mr. Giles, a member from Virginia. The House of Representatives adopted the resolutions proposed by him, nemini contradicente . The object with a majority was to confound the attempt by giving a free course to investigation. I send...
5From Alexander Hamilton to William Short, 1 February 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Since my last letter to you dated the 31st of December last, of which a Duplicate is enclosed, I have received yours of the 27th of October and 2d of November. It was not intended by mine of the 28th of August, that the account to be rendered by you should extend to any of the payments made by the Commissioners on account of the Debt to France, or the foreign loans, or the bills drawn from...
6From Alexander Hamilton to William Short, 31 December 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed is duplicate of my letter of the 26th ultimo, mentioning, among other matters, that Treasury drafts had been directed upon the Commissioners in Amsterdam to the amount of 1,250,000 guilders. It will be proper to inform you that this sum has been reduced to 1,237,500 guilders, to be drawn in lieu of the sum first mentioned; and that a further sum of 24,750 guilders has since been...
7From Alexander Hamilton to William Short, 26 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Since my last of the 5th. instant a triplicate of which is here inclosed I have received yours of the 30th of August last. I have only time to inform you that I have directed the sum of 1,250.000 florins to be drawn upon our Commissioners in Amsterdam immediately; which will leave a sum in their hands sufficient to face the Interest and other payments falling due up to the 1st. of March next...
8From Alexander Hamilton to William Short, 5 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The last letter which I have had the pleasure of receiving from you is dated the 6th of August. By letters from Mr Morris to the Secretary of State, down to the 16th of that month, it appeared that he had, on the 6th, ordered a payment, to the French Treasury, of one million six hundred and twenty five thousand B. florins. But nothing is said which can enlighten me as to his opinion whether...
9From Alexander Hamilton to William Short, 16 October 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
There being a Vessel in port ready to sail for Amsterdam, I take the opportunity to enclose you triplicates of my letters of the 13th Ultimo and 1st instant, and to note to you that I have directed the Treasurer to draw upon our Commissioners at Amsterdam for one hundred thousand guilders, in addition to the sums mentioned in my letter of the 25th of July. This I have done in consequence of a...
10From Alexander Hamilton to William Short, 1[–15] October 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
On my arrival here, upon an excursion of a few days, I find the intelligence of a suspension of the King of France, and of a new revolution in that country. I take it for granted, that after such an event, no further payments will have been made to France. It is now impossible to calculate anything concerning the affairs of that country, and of course the validity, as well as the utility to...