1To George Washington from Christopher Richmond, 24 December 1795 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor to receive your favor of the 20th yesterday. I am very much gratified by your acceptance of a Copy of my old friend Steel’s Labors—And I will be particularly careful to forward the Letter which you have favored him with to London by the first Vessel from this quarter, or from Baltimore—And this I hope will be soon; because I know Mr Steel will be made happy by the early receipt...
2To George Washington from Christopher Richmond, 21 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
I wished very much to have had the Letters enclosed, and the Box which now come by Mr Simmons, delivered to your hand before you left Mount Vernon. The Books which came by the Ship President to Baltimore, did not arrive here until the evening of the day, on which you passed through the City; on your way to Philadelphia. They came from an old friend and acquaintance of mine, of tried industry...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Christopher Richmond, 4 September 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Baltimore, September 4, 1794. “The Treasurer of the United States having on the 17th July remitted to me four Bills drawn by him on Otho H Williams Collector of this Port to be applied to the expence of fortifying the Port of Baltimore and having paid but one of them over to Samuel Dodge the Contractor of the Works, I have thought proper, in order to close the Account erected against me …, to...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Christopher Richmond, 26 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Baltimore, July 26, 1794. “Enclosed are the Weekly returns … together with the Treasurer’s order on the Collector of this Port for Five Hundred Dollars payable to me, for the purpose of defraying the expence of Fortifying the Harbour of Baltimore— which sum I have paid over to Captain Samuel Dodge who has the superintendance of the Works.…” AL[S] , RG 56, Original Letters to the Collector at...
5To George Washington from Christopher Richmond, 20 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
It is with concern and regret, that I announce to Your Excellency, the Death of General Otho H. Williams late Collector of this Port. He died on Tuesday Morning the 15th instant at a place about thirty miles beyond Winchester on his way to the Sweet Springs. If, Sir, in the new Arrangement of the Custom House; which will of course follow from the demise of the late Collector; I may be found...
6To Alexander Hamilton from Christopher Richmond, 13 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Baltimore, July 13, 1794. The endorsement on a letter which Hamilton wrote to Otho H. Williams on June 30, 1794 , reads: “Answer’d 13 July.” Letter not found. ] Presumably the reply was from Christopher Richmond rather than Williams, for Williams had left Baltimore to go to the Sweet Springs at Bath, Virginia. See Williams to H, June 5, 1794, note 3 .
7To Alexander Hamilton from Christopher Richmond, 1 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Baltimore, July 1, 1794. “Your Letter of the 23d Ultimo relative to advances made by this Office to the Marshall came to hand.… There has been no Advance made to Colo. Ramsay or any other person on Account of the Marshall of this District since the First of January last & all the Vouchers for payments before that time are with the Comptroller of the Treasury. Whenever Money is advanced to the...
8To Alexander Hamilton from Christopher Richmond, 1 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreably to the requisition contained in your Circular Letter of the 9 Ulto. Enquiry has been made of Messrs. Samuel Smith, Wm. Yellot & David Stewart of this Town Merchants and owners of Ships, who agree generally that the Seamen of this Revenue Cutter while in Port cannot be served with Rations to support them comfortably under a Quarter of a Dollar & add that they frequently give their...
9To Alexander Hamilton from Christopher Richmond, 26 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Baltimore, June 26, 1794. “Your letter addressed to the collector of this port relating to the Interest on Zacharie, Coopman, & cos bonds came to my hands Yesterday. In answer thereto I have thought it best to Transmit a copy of the Interest account against them made out on the fourth of June by Mr. Delozier. From this it is probable you will obtain the best Information upon the Subject, that...
10To George Washington from Christopher Richmond, 7 March 1791 (Washington Papers)
It is with great diffidence that I address Your Excellency, upon the subject I now do, but being encouraged by the good opinion expressed by my Friends Governor Johnson, Major McHenry, and Mr D. Carroll in their Letters enclosed, I take the liberty to solicit, that when any Office becomes vacant, either at the Seat of Congress, or in the State of Maryland; you will be pleased to favor me so...