1From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, 31 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Being arrived at the day some time since fixed for my resignation, I cannot forbear, among the last acts of my administration, to repeat to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States the very deep sense I entertain of that prompt, decided, and uniform, Support which they have given to my Administration, and to the Public service connected with the Department under my...
2From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, 26 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed are the copies of two Acts one of Congress authorising The President to borrow two millions of Dollars another of the President authorising me to carry that act into effect. The extensive payments becoming due to the Bank of the UStates added to the large demands for the current service oblige me to ask of the Bank the loan of the whole sum. The expence of suppressing the late...
3From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, 26 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, December 26, 1794. The dealer’s catalogue description of this letter reads as follows: “Asking for an extension of a loan to Treasury.” Letter not found. ] AL , sold at Anderson Galleries, February 3, 1909, Lot 170. See H to Joseph Ball, December 28, 1794 .
4From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, 24 September 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
The large extra demand upon the Treasury, which has been occasioned by the expedition going on against the Western Insurgents, obliges me to request of you to permit me by anticipation to draw upon you for the whole of the remainder of the last Million loan on the first of October ensuing. You will recollect that 400,000 Dollars are on that day to be paid to you on account of a former loan....
5From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, 21 August 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
The President of the United States having empowered me by an instrument, (of which the inclosed is a Copy) to make the loan authorised by the Second Section of the Act intitled “An Act making appropriations for certain purposes therein expressed” a Copy of which is also herewith sent— I have the honor to propose to the Bank of the United States a Contract for the loan therein contemplated,...
6From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, 24 March 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, March 24, 1794. “In consequence of an Act lately passed enabling the President to borrow for the services of the current year One Million of Dollars, I have his authority to negotiate a loan to that extent. I flatter myself that I shall be able as heretofore to obtain this necessary aid from your institution, to be advanced in … installments.” Letter not found. ] ALS , sold at...
7From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, 29 September 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
At my departure on the journey which brought me hither I requested the Comptroller of the Treasury to arrange with you the payment of any monies which should appear to him indispensable to the public service; with an assurance that I would ratify what was done and on my return cover it in due form. My confidence in your disposition to facilitate the operations of the Department and a...
8From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, 1 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The Government has a considerable payment to make at Amsterdam in June next. The provision for the purpose hitherto made falls short of the object; and it is desirable for perfect safety not to delay the remitting of funds from hence beyond the Packet of the present month—though I have great reason to believe that a loan at Amsterdam will have furnished the requisite means independent of...
9From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, 29 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, March 29, 1793. In “Report on the Periods at Which Moneys Were Received by the Banks for the Sale of Bills on Amsterdam and the Date of the Warrants for Passing the Said Moneys to the Credit of the Treasurer of the United States,” March 29–May 12, 1794, Hamilton referred to “bills repurchased and surrendered, ⅌ Secretary’s letter to the Bank March 29: 1793.” Letter not found. ]
10From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, 26 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Treasury Department, March 26, 1793. “I am authorized by the President of the United States to borrow on account of the Government Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars.… As the Public Service will in the course of the summer require a temporary anticipation of the current revenues, I request to be informed whether it will be convenient to the Bank of the United States to make the above mentioned...