631To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 13 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President. He sent yesterday for the papers necessary to furnish the particular instances of misconduct in certain officers of Pennsylvania, but on examination they prove not to be the right ones. There is probably not time to correct the error today; but the President may mention the circumstance to the Governor & inform him that he...
632To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 28 May 1790 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to submit to the President of the United states, for his approbation, five Contracts made by the superintendant of the Light house, piers &c. on the river and Bay of Delaware, and the letter received with them. After due examination in this Office, the Contracts appear advantageous to the United states. Should they be approved, immediate...
633To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 20 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to submit to the President of the United States a communication of the 15th inst: From the Collector & Naval officer of Baltimore, concerning the conduct of the third Mate of the Revenue Cutter, Active. LB , DLC:GW . The letter from Otho H. Williams and Robert Purviance, who were, respectively, the collector of customs and the naval...
634To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 4 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President. It has appeared to him that a circular letter of the enclosed form to the several Collectors would be a measure of utility. If not disapproved by the President it will be forwarded. The enclosed paper is sent lest the President should not have received it otherwise. It contains intelligence critically important, tho’...
635From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [22] May 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of The Treasury has the honor to transmit to The President of the U: States a communication of the 18 of April, from the Commissioner of the Revenue, & respectfully submits it as his opinion that the public service will be promoted by the acceptance of the resignation offered, and the appointment of the person recommended as a substitute. With regard to what concerns the...
636From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 26 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, March 26, 1793. Submits “a communication from the commissioner of the Revenue, relating to a Contract for the building of a Beacon boat for the use of the River and Bay of Delaware.” Concurs in the views of the commissioner. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. The letter from Tench Coxe to H has not been found. An entry in JPP “Journal of the Proceedings of...
637From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [27 August 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President incloses a recommendation of persons for officers of the Revenue Cutter in South Carolina. Capt. Cochran who is now here expresses an opinion that as the person recommended for third Mate is very young, it will be adviseable to defer his appointment ’till some further trial of him. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of...
638To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 26 October 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President, and encloses him a letter received yesterday from the Supervisor of New York. The Secretary will have the honor of reminding the President of the subject when he has that of waiting upon him next. LB , DLC:GW . The enclosed letter from Richard Morris to Hamilton has not been identified. Morris apparently argued in this...
639To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 16 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of your letter of the 10th instant. Mine to you of the 6th, which was sent by duplicates, will have informed you of the then state of the business of the Supervisorship of the District of Delaware. I have, within two days, received a letter from Mr Vining stating that an absence from home had delayed the receipt of my letter, & the ascertaining of Mr Barratt’s inclination in...
640From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [19 November 1796] (Hamilton Papers)
I duly received your letter of the 12th. instant. My avocations have not permitted me sooner to comply with your desire. I have looked over the papers & suggested alterations & corrections; and I have also numbered the paragraphs I. II. III &c in the order in which it appears to me eligble they should stand in the Speech. I thought upon full reflection you could not avoid an allusion to your...
641To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 2 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
I am extremely sorry your Excellency has been troubled with the affair to which the papers transmitted in your letter of this morning relate. Admitting the possibility of Doctor Gordons not being the author of what I must always call a calumny, and had he not been an irreconcileable enemy to plain dealing, the matter might have been brought to a very easy issue, without the necessity of an...
642To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 11 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President, sends him for consideration, two letters on the subject of a proper site for a Custom House, on the New York side of Lake Champlain. The Secretary will have the honor of waiting on the President in a day or two to submit whatever further may occur & take his orders. LB , DLC:GW . The enclosed letters to Hamilton from Stephen...
643From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 23 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I find that I omitted m in my official reply to avail say any thing on the subject of Major Campbell. On the appointments of this kind for the Troops South of Potowmack it is my intention particularly to consult General Pinckney with the advantage of the observations he shall make on the spot. But I do not publish this lest I should subject the General to embarrassment & ill will. Very Affect...
644To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 24 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency will before this reaches you have received a letter from the Marquis De la Fayette informing you that the preliminaries of peace between all the belligerent powers have been concluded—I congratulate your Excellency on this happy conclusion of your labours—It now only remains to make solid establishments within to perpetuate our union to prevent our being a ball in the hands of...
645From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 20 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
The act entitled “an act providing for the payment of certain instalments of the foreign Debts, and of the third instalment due on a Loan made of the Bank of the UStates,” passed the 8th. of this present month of January; empowers the President to cause to be paid the third installment of the 2.000.000 Loan of the Bank of the United States (which did accrue on the last of December 1794 being...
646From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [20 July 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to enclose to the President of the United States a Commission which has been returned by John Finley second mate of the Cutter Vigilant, he having resigned that office. John Tanner of New York is recommended by Capt: Dennis to the office of first Mate in the said Cutter. His recommendations from several merchants & others, which appear...
647From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [21 February 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President of the United States to request his indulgence for not having yet furnished his reasons on a certain point. He has been ever since sedulously engaged in it, but finds it will be impossible to complete before Tuesday or Wednesday morning early. He is anxious to give the point a thorough examination . LC , George Washington...
648From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 31 October 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
The New Jersey Infantry and Brigade of Cavalry are at this place. The Pensylvania Infantry will be here this Evening. The light Corps is advanced about two Miles. No official account, since that heretofore communicated has come from the left wing. But a person who came from Union-Town yesterday informs, the Morgan with the advance was there—the main body about twenty miles behind. I propose in...
649To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 8 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
I was much surprized on my arrival here to discover that your nomination had been without any previous consultation of you—convinced of the goodness of the motives it would be useless to scan the propriety of the step. It is taken and the question is—what under the circumstances ought to be done? I use the liberty which my attachment to you and to the public authorises to offer my opinion that...
650From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [16 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor of your letter of the 10th. instant. Mine to you of the 6th., which was sent by duplicates, will have informed you of the then state of the business of the Supervisorship of the District of Delaware. I have, within two days, received a letter from Mr. Vining stating that an absence from home had delayed the receipt of my letter, & the ascertaining of Mr. Barratt’s inclination...
651To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 3 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
My particular acknowlegements are due for your very kind letter of yesterday—As often as I may recall the vexations I have endured, your approbation will be a great and precious consolation. It was not without a struggle, that I yielded to the very urgent motives, which impelled me to relinquish a station, in which I could hope to be in any degree instrumental in promoting the success of an...
652From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 11 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, June 11, 1794. “The second instalment on the loan of two millions of Dollars, made of the Bank of the United States, having become due in the month of December last, I have the honor to request that you will be pleased to authorise me, to carry into effect an Act of Congress passed this Session, entitled, ‘an Act providing for the payment of the second instalment due on a...
653From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 31 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to send you the copy of a Letter of the 27 instant from the Collector of Philadelphia —of another letter of the 30 ultimo from that officer to the Atty. of the District of Pennsylvania, and of a deposition of Charles Hemes taken before Judge Peters. These documents establish an improper attempt of Mr. Petri the French Consul to evade a Law of the United States, and allow a...
654To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 29 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
Some ill health in my family, now at an end as I hope, interfered with an earlier acknowlegement of your favour of the 21st instant. The contents cannot but be gratifying to me. It is my intention, if not prevented by further ill health in my family, to proceed on the first of November to Trenton—My aid to the Secretary to the full extent of what he shall permit me to afford will not be...
655From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [1 March 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to The President, and has the honor to transmit a communication this morning received from Colo. Smith —another from mr Ternant; concerning both of which he will wait upon the President tomorrow. March 1st 1793 LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. William S. Smith’s letter, which has not been found, was dated February 28, 1793....
656To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 25 January 1795 (Washington Papers)
An instalment of principal of 1,000000 of Florins of the Dutch Debt is to be paid on the first of June next. Measures are in train to remit from hence; but there is a possibility, that the events of War may interfere with the execution of the arrangement and render it desirable to be able to attempt a postponement by a new Loan. I ask the permission of The President to give an eventual...
657To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 23 December 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor of transmitting to you an account between the Collector of New York, and the United States, which has been adjusted at the Treasury, and a balance of Dolls. 1533. 89/100. stated to be due to the said Collector. As all claims of a similar nature with the foregoing have been hitherto paid out of the Fund destined to defray the Contingent Charges of Government, I have deemed...
658To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 18 August 1792 (Washington Papers)
I am happy to be able, at length, to send you, answers to the objections, which were communicated in your letter of the 29th of July. They have unavoidably been drawn in haste, too much so, to do perfect justice to the subject, and have been copied just as they flowed from my heart and pen, without revision or correction. You will observe, that here and there some severity appears—I have not...
659To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 22 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to transmit to The President of the U: States a communication of the 18 of April, from the Commissioner of the Revenue; & respectfully submits it as his opinion—that the public service will be promoted by the acceptance of the resignation offered, and the appointment of the person recommended as a substitute. With regard to what concerns the...
660From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [23 November 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President. He regrets extremely that the state of his health does not permit him to attend the President today. He has the honor to enclose a report on two of the letters to Mr. Genet, & would have embraced the third respecting the protested bills, if it had been in his power. But no inconvenience can in this case ensue, as the...