From Alexander Hamilton to Tench Coxe, 9 December 1794
To Tench Coxe
Treasury Department Decemr 9.
1794
Sir
It is now a considerable time since provision was made by law for additional compensation to the Officers of Inspection;1 so that I become desirous that the proper statements in order to a revision and readjustment of the compensations of those Officers should be laid before the President without further delay.
I take it for granted you must before this have received those communications from the Supervisors,2 upon the desire and expectation of which the business was originally suspended, and that every thing is now mature for the completion of the arrangement.
with consideration I am Sir Your obedient Servant
A Hamilton
Tench Coxe Esquire
Commissioner of the Revenue
LS, RG 58, General Records, 1791–1803, National Archives.
1. H is referring to Section 13 of “An Act making further provision for securing and collecting the Duties on foreign and domestic distilled Spirits, Stills, Wines and Teas” ( 380 [June 5, 1794]). For this section, see Coxe to H, July 15, 1794, note 4.