21From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Willing, 31 December 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, December 31, 1793. “The Secretary [of the Treasury] in a report to the House of Representatives of the 21st. December 1793, submitted a proposition for making provision for the second instalment. None having been made, he by a Letter to the Bank of the 31st. December 1793, informed that the Legislature not having yet had leisure to provide for the second instalment of the two...
22From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Willing, 28 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I received the resolution of the Directors of the Bank of the united States of Yesterday, relative to my proposition of the 20th instant. It remains to be determined by the Bank in whose favour the Treasury Bills upon Amsterdam are to be drawn, of which I request to be informed, in order to give the necessary directions. I have the honor to be very respectfully Sir Your obedt Servt LS ,...
23From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Willing, 20 June 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, June 20, 1793. Transmits “the President’s Ratification of the Contract lately made with the Bank of The U States for Eight hundred thousand Dollars.” ALS , Lloyd W. Smith Collection, Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, New Jersey. Willing was president of the Bank of the United States. For background to this letter, see H to George Washington, March 18, second...
24From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Willing, [23 May 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to Mr. Willing incloses the rough draft of an agreement comprising the ideas contained in Mr. W Letter of today. If approved Mr. H will have it corrected & copied. If any alterations are desired Mr. W. will pleased to signify them. Mr. H is desirous of finishing the arranget as soon as may be. AL , courtesy of the Trustees of the Boston Public Library. The...
25From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Willing, 5 April 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Henry Kuhl Principal Clerk in the Comptrollers office has informed me that he is a candidate for the place of Assistant Cashier to the Bank of the UStates and has requested a testimonial of my opinion of his qualifications. I without scruple give it and in the strongest manner: I cannot imagine a man better qualified for such a place than he is. A thorough knowlege of accounts—a very clear...
26From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Willing, 6 August 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, August 6, 1794. “I request that you will furnish William Bradford Esquire with Eight hundred Dollars for a matter relative to the public service.…” ALS , Connecticut College Library, New London, Connecticut. Willing was president of the Bank of the United States. This money was for the expenses of the United States commissioners—of which Bradford was one—appointed to...
27From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Willing, 3 June 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I will thank you to have made out and forwarded to me my account with the Bank from the period the ballance was last struck & forwarded. Having lost my Bank book I am not able to name it but I presume it will appear by the books of the Bank. With true respect & esteem I am Dr. Sir Your Obed serv ALS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. According to an undated document in the...
28From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Willing, [24 October 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Treasury Department, October 24, 1792. The dealer’s catalogue description of this letter reads: “To the President of the Bank of the U.S. extending for an additional thirty days credit on bill sold by the Bank on American Commissioners in Amsterdam ‘to such purchasers of bills as have deposited public securities.’” Letter not found. ] LS , sold by Carnegie Book Shop, New York City, 1948,...
29From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Willing, [31 April 10–May 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
You will receive with this the Draft of an agreement for the loan heretofore arranged —which if approved I request may be made out into duplicates indented so as to correspond with each other. You will observe an option to the UStates as to the time of receiving . I understood that this would not be agreeable; but as it has not been formaly objected to it is proper for me to insert it. Should...
30From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Willing, [20–23 February 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, February 20–23, 1790. ] Asks Willing to serve as his “lawful Attorney & substitute & the lawful attorney” of John B. Church “to do and perform all and singular acts matters and things as well touching the transfer and assignment of the Bank Stock and parts of Bank Stock standing in the name of the said John B. C. or otherwise to him belonging in the said capital or joint stock of...