11To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Stevens, 14 March 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I am often troubling you, but certain that you are my best friend, believe you will pardon the freedom I take with you. The secretary of War has written me on the Subject of Compensation for my Services, and that I might have a salary or be paid by a Commission on the amount of my Disbursemts but I am at a loss to act, in choosing the method of Compensation because it involves much...
12To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Stevens, 16 March 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ March 16, 1799. Stevens endorsed the envelope of Hamilton’s letter of March 16, 1799: “Ansd 16.” Letter not found. ]
13To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Stevens, 4 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, April 4, 1799. “I have made out Mr Mangin acct of what I think he ought to be paid for his services & I wish you to examine it, & if you approve of the Same, you will give me an order to pay him.… I have not made the price, it is what the military Committee agreed to give him.” LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. For background to this letter, see Joseph F. Mangin to the...
14To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Stevens, 17 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, April 17, 1799. “I will thank You to take the Statemt. of Mr Mangin’s services, with you, to the Secrety at War, there will be but little due him from Government, as the amount now Stands, he has been of essential Services in Conducting the Works of Fort Jay &c: and I am sincerely desirous to have a Settlement made with him. Respecting my Compensation for the Services I have rendered...
15To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Stevens, 19 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, April 19, 1799. “Since I had the pleasure of addressing you under date of the 17th: instant I have considered, that it will be better for me to accept a Salary of Two thousand Dollars pr. Year from the date of my appointment as agent to the War department than to have a Commission on my disbursements to the first of February last and afterward a salary at that rate pr. annum.…” ALS ,...
16To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Stevens, 21 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, June 21, 1799. Encloses the “extract of a letter” from James McHenry concerning Joseph F. Mangin’s accounts, which reads: “When General Hamilton was here, we examined my letter to you, respecting the pay of the Engineer which you employed. He found it sufficiently explicit. You will receive from him an explanation which I hope will enable you to settle finally his Account.” Asks...
17To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Stevens, 5 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, October 5, 1799. On the envelope of the letter Hamilton wrote to him on October 5, 1799, Stevens wrote : “recd. & and. same day.” Letter not found. ]
18To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Stevens, 21 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
It seems the Comptroller of this State has reimbursed the Corporation of this city with the Sum they borrowd of the Bank for the fortifications in this harbour. but Sir there are a number of acco’ts Still unpaid of such a nature as require immediate Settlement. I wish’d Mr. Firman to assume them all but he refused having no funds in his hands. I believe if you would write the Governor...
19To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Stevens, 2 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, January 2, 1800. “I have received a letter from James Miller esqr. agent to Qur Master General enclosing a number of my accounts selected from those I lately forwarded him against this department in which it appears by his letter there exist some irregularities.… I am truly sorry to trouble you on this business—but if there are not some measures taken to have my acc’ts passed,...
20Ebenezer Stevens to Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, 23 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
You are senseable there is a balle. of 12, to 15,000 due the several Mechanicks who were employed in making the necessary difence of the City of New York in pursuance of the Resolutions of the Committees appointed for that purpose by the Corporation, the Military &ce. which ballances have been due long time since & the Persons in a distressed Situation for want of the Money, & as the failure...