21To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 13 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury proposes to the Secretary of State a Meeting of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund at the Office of the Secy. of State the day after tomorrow twelve oClock. If convenient to him he will please to give notice accordingly to The Atty. General. If the Sy. of the Treasury hears nothing to the contrary he will attend of course. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 13...
22From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [4 April 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the Secretary of State, and proposes, if convenient to him, a Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, on Saturday. The Secretary of State will please to name the hour and place. AL , Thomas Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress. See Jefferson to H, March 23, 1793 ; H to Jefferson, March 24, 1793 .
23From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 2 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the Secretary of State; incloses a contract for a loan lately concluded which has been submitted to the President and approved. It is now transmitted in order that a ratification in the usual form may be prepared and executed. AL , Thomas Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress. See H to George Washington, October 31, 1792 , and Tobias Lear...
24From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [17 November 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton regrets extremely that an unexpected occurrence has detained him so much beyond the hour mentioned to Mr. Jefferson, that he should fear interrupting him by calling. He requests Mr. Jefferson to mention some other early time convenient to him for the Interview. AL , Thomas Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress.
25From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 30 April 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, April 30, 1790. “Agreeably to your desire, I have issued a warrant in your favour … for … two hundred and fifty dollars.…” LC , Papers of the Continental Congress, National Archives. See Jefferson to H, April 29, 1790 .
26To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 5 April [1793] (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to the Secy. of State—elects his office as likely to be most convenient to him where Mr. H will accordingly attend tomorrow at 10 OClock. RC ( DLC ); partially dated; endorsed by TJ as received 5 Apr. 1793 and so recorded in SJL . For the minutes of the ensuing meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, at which TJ registered his continued dissent...
27From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [19 November 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to Mr. Jefferson. On reflection he concluded it to be most in order to address his communication on the subject of Mr Ternant’s application to the President. A copy which is sent herewith will apprise Mr. Jefferson of its precise import. AL , Thomas Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress. See H to Jefferson, two letters, November 17, 1792 ; H to George...
28From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [5 April 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to the Secy of State—elects his office as likely to be most convenient to him where Mr. H will accordingly attend tomorrow at 10 oClock. Friday April 5 AL , Thomas Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress. See H to Jefferson, April 4, 1793 .
29From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 24 June 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, June 24, 1793. “… The Collectors have been furnished with all the Sea letters that have been received from your Department and … a demand exists at several of the Custom Houses for more.” LS , Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City. See “Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of the Customs,” May 13–16, 1793 .
30From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [30 August 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr Hamilton presents his Compliments to the Secretary of State, and requests the favor of having two more authenticated Copies of his Commission as Secretary of the Treasury made out, and three Copies of his Commission or power for making the Loan, likewise authenticated. Mr Hamilton will probably stand in need of those Instruments before he will have an opportunity of Seeing Mr Jefferson....
31To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 28 August 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
New York, 28 Aug. 1790 . Requests two copies of “An Act making provision for the debt of the United States” and of “An Act making provision for the reduction of the public debt,” together with two copies of his commission as secretary of the treasury, all “certified and exemplified under the Great Seal.” A vessel is expected to sail for Amsterdam in the evening by which he wishes to send some...
32From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 20 April 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you copies of certain communications which have been made to me, respecting the detention of the Registers of vessels of the United States in some of the Islands of his Christian Majesty, in order that such measures may be taken as shall appear adviseable towards preventing in future a practice, which has a tendency either to interfere with the policy of our Laws,...
33To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 20 March 179[2] (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to Mr. Jefferson. He may have heard that the Treasurer was in the Market last night and may be at a loss concerning his authority. The ground of the operation is an Act of the Board of the 15th of August last, appropriating a sum between three and four hundred thousand Dollars, which Mr. Hamilton considers as any sum short of 400,000 Dollars; leaving still...
34From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [10 July 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his Compliments to the Secretary of State. He has signed the Counterpart; but for the present leaves in the words as a privateer to consider jointly of some substitute the kind of vessel not being wholly indifferent & there being a doubt whether the general words would be descriptive enough. The letter supposed to have been received from the Commissioner...
35From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [16 June 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to Mr. Jefferson. He has perused with much satisfaction the draft of his report on the subject of weights and measures. There is no view which Mr. H has yet taken of the matter which stands opposed to the alteration of the money-unit as at present contemplated by the regulations of Congress either in the way suggested in the report or in that mentioned in...
36From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 8 June 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
It has occurred to me that it would be productive of very useful information if some Officer of the United States in each foreign Country, where there is one, were instructed to transmit, occasionally, a state of the coins of the Country specifying their respective standards weights, and values, and, periodically, a state of the market prices of gold and silver in coin and bullion, and of the...
37To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 3 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I regret extremely, that I did not receive your letter respecting Mr. Ternant’s application till two oClock yesterday; after a warrant had issued in his favour for the sum requested. Agreeing entirely in opinion with you, that all applications from Diplomatic characters, as well those relating to pecuniary matters as others, ought to be addressed to your Department—I should have taken no step...
38To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 17 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respectful Compliments to The Secretary of State and sends two Copies of the Report of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund agreed upon last night with the requisite documents for each. This is the last day for presenting them; so that even if either House should not sit it will be proper to forward the Report to the Presiding Officer. The S. of the T....
39To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 24 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of your two notes of yesterday and today , respecting a proposed Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund . The first came to hand only within a half hour. As you mention, that the Attorney General has informed you, that “ on a conversation with me , it has been found convenient ” that a Meeting should take place—I cannot help inferring, there has been some...
40From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [19 October 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to The Secretary of State requests him to name some hour tomorrow forenoon when it will be convenient to him to receive at his house the Secry of the Treasury & Attorney General on the subject of the sinking fund. AL , Thomas Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress. At the bottom of this letter Jefferson wrote: “This was to dispose of 50,000...
41From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [31 March 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to Mr. Jefferson. The warrant for the sum in question will be forwarded to him tomorrow. Mr. J may therefore count on finding the money ready to pay for the bills which he may engage, as early as he pleases tomorrow. AL , Thomas Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress. See Jefferson to H, March 23 , 31, 1793 ; George Washington to H, March 23, 1793 . In a...
42To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 26 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the Secretary of State. He returns the draft of Ratification with some alterations to conform more accurately to the fact which are submitted. The Secretary of State will recollect that there is another loan (the contract for which was also forwarded to him) concluded by Messrs. Willinks & Van Staphorsts and of which likewise a...
43To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, with Jefferson’s Comment, 19 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to The Secretary of State requests him to name some hour tomorrow forenoon when it will be convenient for him to receive at his house the Secry. of the Treasury and Attorney General on the subject of the sinking fund . [ Note by TJ at foot of text: ] This was to dispose of 50,000 Doll. in the purchase of paper. It was agreed to repeat the...
44To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 11 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have it in contemplation to make arrangments for the payment of the debt, which appears on the Books of the Treasury, to be due to His Most Catholic Majesty, being for advances made on account of the United States during the late War with G Britain. I make this communication, in order that if any reasons against the payment exist in the knowlege of the Department of State they may be made...
45To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 5 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly considered the principal subject of the extracts from Mr. Morris’s letters, which you did me the honor to send me, namely the adjustment or liquidation of the payments to France, and am of Opinion, that the Idea which appears to be that of Mr. Morris is the safest now to be pursued vizt.—to ascertain the rate of exchange between Paris and Amsterdam, at each period of payment, as an...
46To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 14 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
It was the intention of the President that you and myself should take such measures as appeared to us eligible towards carrying into execution the Resolution empowering him to procure artists from Europe towards the establishment of a mint. It appears to me of great importance, if still practicable, to acquire Mr. Droz and the terms mentioned in the enclosed note when applied to so pre-eminent...
47From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 May 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to inform the Secretary of State that there are in the bank of North America Bills at ten days sight for the sum of 32.175 Guilders, which the Cashier is directed to hold for him. A warrant is enclosed for the sum of 13000 dolls. in his favor, the money for which is intended to procure those bills for the purpose of obtaining a recognition of the...
48From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 31 May 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to transmit you a copy of a communication from the Auditor, respecting the account of Messrs. Gardoqui, from which it appears that their balance of 10,057 Rials of vellon and 22 maravedies, equal to five hundred and two dollars, eighty five Cents, is admitted by him. The promised explanations of the other accounts have not yet been transmitted to this office, but may be in the...
49From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [26 August 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to Mr. Jefferson informs him that he has abandonned the intention of sending Mr. Little on being satisfied that the business may as well be confided to the Capt of the Sloop. The Sloops name is the Hannah. The Capts. William Culver. The letter for our Consul at Havre is all that is now wanting to complete. AL , Thomas Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress....
50To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 26 August [1793] (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to Mr. Jefferson informs him that he has abandonned the intention of sending Mr. Little on being satisfied that the business may as well be confided to the Capt. of the Sloop. The Sloops name is the Hannah. The Capts. William Culver. The letter for our Consul at Havre is all that is now wanting to complete. RC ( DLC ); partially dated; with apparently...