31To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 2 March 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Boston, March 2, 1791. “I had the honor to write you 23d Ulto. since which I have received Drafts from the Treasury for fifty thousand Dollars. I find they will meet with a ready Sale. I have already sold & Engaged 24000 Dollr. The drafts on the Collector & the Massachusetts Bank are recd. & deposited in the Bank to my credit by which I am supplied with means to pay the Pensioners which...
32To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 5 February 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Boston ] February 5, 1791 . “I wrote you 26 Ulto. This serves to inclose Duplicate Receipt for Certificates received from the Register dated 22d Jany 1791—also first receipt for Certificates dated 29th. Jany 1791. By this Post I transmitt to the Auditor an Abstract of Certificates Indents & Bills of Old Emission, recd into the Office in the Month of November last for which Certificates of...
33To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 17 November 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Boston, November 17, 1790. “Your circular Letter 1st Novr. is recd. I have put my signature to all the Certificates which I have issued. I have had no applicants as non-subscribers if any persons should apply I shall observe your directions respecting Indents & Old Continental emissions . I had no Idea that a State could be a subscriber towards the assumed Debt but only be entitled to draw...
34To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 29 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Boston ] September 29, 1790 . “I had the honor of writing you the 23d. Inst., since which I am favoured with yours of 23d Inst.… I now transmitt you an account of the Registers which I now have on hand, as far as they respect the Army Accounts & the Accounts of the Five great departments.… I have employed Printers to strike off blanks of the various Forms and Bookbinders to prepare the...
35To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 10 October 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Your favors of 30th Ulto. is recd. I am apprehensive that the quantity of Old Emission money will be very great. I have already recd. into the Office about a Million Dollars which fills a middling sized Chest; a few Years since there was an order of Court for the Town Clerks to make the best return they could of the quantity of paper money in their respective Towns, the returns amounted to...
36To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 16 March 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have already wrote you this Evening & as it is now past the close of the Mail am in hopes to convey this by the Stage Driver. Inclosed is as accurate Statement of the Stocks standing on my Books as the time would permitt the Books not being posted up. Part of the Account are taken from original entries & therefore subject to error. But I believe it is not far from the truth. Issues of...
37To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 14 August 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Boston, August 14, 1794. Requests payment of his salary as commissioner of loans in Massachusetts for the second quarter of 1794, amounting to three hundred seventy-five dollars. ALS , RG 217, Miscellaneous Treasury Accounts, 1790–1894, Account No. 5879, National Archives. On August 23, 1794, Warrant No. 3878 was issued to Appleton for this amount (RG 217, Miscellaneous Treasury Accounts,...
38To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 2 February 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Boston, February 2, 1790. “… Agreably to your directions I notifyed the Holders of public securities that no Indents of Interest would be issued at the Loan Office after the close of the year 1789. This brought so large a demand upon the Office at the close of the Quarter that I have not been able before now to register all the Certificates presented, & to compleat my quarterly return.… I...
39To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 27 April 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Boston, April 27, 1791. “I wrote you 9th instant. I am this minute favoured with your Circular Letter 16th instant. I have disposed of all the Treasury Drafts.…” LC , RG 53, Massachusetts State Loan Office, Letter Book, 1785–1791, National Archives. Circular not found.
40To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 9 February 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Boston, February 9, 1791. “As I understand all public papers must pass under cover to you, this incloses a duplicate receipt for Certificates received from the Registers and letter to the Auditor respecting cancelled Certifts & Indents forwarded to him by this Post.…” LC , RG 53, Massachusetts State Loan Office, Letter Book, 1785–1791, Vol. “259–M,” National Archives.
41To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 22 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Boston, December 22, 1790. On April 28, 1791, Hamilton wrote to Appleton and referred to “your letter of the 22nd December.” Letter not found. ]
42To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 23 February 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Boston, February 23, 1791. Acknowledges receipt of Hamilton’s letters of February 8 and 14, 1791. Will carry out instructions in those letters. Encloses “Duplicate rec’t for Certifts received from the Registers 12 instant & first receipt of Ditto rec’d 23 instant.” Will “inquire respecting the Sale of Bills on New York or Philadelphia.” LC , RG 53, Massachusetts State Loan Office, Letter Book,...
43To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 2 February 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Boston ] February 2, 1795 . Requests his salary “as Commissioner of the United States Loan Office in the State of Massachusetts, for the Quarter ending 31st Decemr. 1794.” ALS , RG 217, Miscellaneous Treasury Accounts, 1790–1894, Account No. 6454, National Archives. This letter is incorrectly addressed to H as Secretary of the Treasury. He had resigned from that position on January 31, 1795,...
44To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Appleton, 9 April 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Boston, April 9, 1791. Sends “Names of persons to whom some of the … [Treasury] drafts were directed.” States that Hamilton’s “special Letter 24th March … and … Circular Letter 25th March are this minute come to hand.” Has complied with the instructions in Hamilton’s letter of March 17, 1791 . LC , RG 53, Massachusetts State Loan Office, Letter Book, 1785–1791, Vol. “259–M,” National Archives....