61To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 25 July 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, July 25, 1792. Transmits and explains “a contract made by the Collector of Ports-mouth in New Hampshire with Titus Salter for keeping and supplying the light house on New Castle Island at the Mouth of Piscataqua River.” LC , RG 58, Letters of Commissioner of Revenue, 1792–1793, National Archives. Joseph Whipple. A copy of this contract may be found in RG...
62To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe and Richard Harrison, 2 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
In addition to the Circumstances relative to the Case of the Secretary at War, transmitted from the Comptrollers office for our determination we have the honor to state to you the following facts for the purpose of obtaining the Attorney generals opinion after a knowledge of them. We find that the first appearance of the claim in question, in any form, is in an account current dated at the...
63To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe and Richard Harrison, 3 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
We have the Honor to in-close to you, a contract made and executed on the 11th. day of January 1776, between the late Silas Deane, and Barnabas Deane with the following statement for the purpose of obtaining an opinion of the Attorney General on this Question. To whom is the balance due from the United States, on the account arising out of the agency, under that Contract due and payable....
64To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 14 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Before I left Philada. I had notice of a cause to be tried on the 10th. instt. at this place, of the Business of wch. I had some knowlege. It has lasted till this day & the council think my staying may become very important to the just decision of the Case. It is with great pain that I remain because I doubt not the Arrangemt. of the Compensations now requires to be acted upon. I shall hasten...
65To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 18 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, August 18, 1792. “… The Attorney of Wm. Allibone, Superintendent of the establishments on the River and bay of Delaware has made application for the sum of four hundred Dollars to make the first payment to Thomas Davis & Thomas Connaroe, Junr. on account of their Contract for rebuilding a pier near Mud Island.…” LC , RG 58, Letters of Commissioner of...
66To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 4 September 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, September 4, 1792. Has learned that “Thomas Davis Freeman Surveyor of the port of Plymouth and Inspector of the Revenue for the same has been absent from that port since February last.” Reports that Samuel Johnston, Senator from North Carolina, has recommended John Armistead to replace Freeman. LC , RG 58, Letters of Commissioner of Revenue, 1792–1793,...
67To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 12[–18] September 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, September 12 [ –18 ], 1792 . “The particular recapitulation I had the Honor to make of the considerations which had occured on the subject of the provision for the officers of the Revenue and the expences of collecting the same, in my letter to you of the 25th July render it unnecessary to repeat them in transmitting to you the two in-closed papers relative...
68To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 19 September 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to in-close to you a letter of the 10th Instant this day received from the Supervisor of Virginia, in answer to a letter of the 23d. Ultimo from this Office. The intention of this communication is to place before you the tenor of any instructions to that officer on the subject of the 9th. Section of the Act of May 1792, concerning the duties on Spirits distilled in the United...
69To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 17 October 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, October 17, 1792. “I have the honor to in-close you a copy of an original Certificate transmitted to me by Thomas Newton Junr. Esquire, and signed by Lemuel Cornick the person employed by him to oversee the building of the Chesapeak light House. It appears from this Document that Mr. John McComb Junr. had completed the execution of his contract on the 2nd...
70To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 19 October 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
In pursuance of your desire I have the honor to make to you the following Report of the present Situation of the Revenue on Spirits distilled in the United States in Regard to the acquiescence in and opposition to the laws relative thereto. In the district of New-Hampshire, No appearance of opposition has occured: but since the promulgation of the Act of the May last a sense of the benefits...