From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 5 December 1793
To George Washington
[Philadelphia] December 5, 1793. States “that he has reason to believe General Stewart1 has removed the obstacles to his appointment.”2
LC, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
2. Stewart’s appointment as “Surveyor of the district of Philadelphia, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Philadelphia” was confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1793 ( , 140–41).