1051To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 30 November 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
It was my wish to have forwarded to you sooner, the enclosed paper, No. 6, by way of answer to the queries I had the honour to receive from you, the 26th of last month, but I could not revise the facts with sufficient care, till this time. You will observe, I have pursued a mode different from that which the form of the queries pointed out, thinking that “ a present state of the navigation of...
1052To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 6 November 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ November 6, 1793. On November 18, 1793, Hamilton wrote to George Washington and enclosed “a communication from the Commissioner of the Revenue of the 6th instant.” Letter not found. ]
1053To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, [February 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
to british Goods and habits in trade than any other Circumstance. Mr. De Marbois & Mr. De Cheamont & the Count de Moustier & Mr. de la forest in Newyork have so far enterd into those Ideas that in several conversations with them they have conceded to me that it was therefore the Interest of france to promote the growth of manufactures in America & nothing is more evident in my View of things....
1054To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 23 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, December 23, 1794. In answer to “enquiries … made by a committee of the house of Representatives relative to the clerks in the public offices,” lists the clerks in his office, their duties, and their compensations. LC , RG 58, Letters of Commissioner of Revenue, 1794–1795, National Archives. On December 17, 1794, the House of Representatives appointed a...
1055To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 1 November 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, November 1, 1794. “Mr. James Byers applies for four hundd. Doll. on a/count of his contract for casting ten brass Howitzers dated the 23rd day of July 94.…” LC , RG 75, Letters of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to the Procurement of Military, Naval, and Indian Supplies, National Archives. Byers was a resident of Springfield,...
1056To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 18 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, March 18, 1793. On March 22, 1793, Hamilton sent to George Washington “a Communication from the Commissioner of the Revenue, of the 18 instant.” Letter not found. ]
1057To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 15 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
The President being returned I have prepared the inclosed act relative to the State of Kentucky and the Northwestern and southern Territories upon the principles which occurred in conference during his absence. The additional Inspectors if created, will only require appointments by the President, as the inspectorships were erected by the Act of arrangement heretofore made. A sketch of an...
1058To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 25 July 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreeably to your desire I have the honor to in-close to you a draught of a supplementary arrangement of the Business of the Revenue, and of the compensations to the Officers employed in the supervision, inspection and collection thereof, grounded upon the plan delineated in the act of the President of the 15th. day of March 1791. In transmitting this draught for your modification and for...
1059To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, [10 December 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to remind you that the propriety of a communication from the President to the Legislature upon the subject of the Cessions of Light houses &c heretofore made, & to be made hereafter, was intended to be submitted to the consideration of the President in the beginning of the present Session. With great respect I have the honor to be Sir, yr. mo Obedt. Servant LC , RG 26,...
1060To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 22 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
I have had the honor to receive this day the order of the House of Representatives relative to the measures that have been adopted concerning the naval armament, in your letter of the 20th. instant. It was on the 4th. day of April that a participation with you in the Treasury business for the War Department was committed to this office. After the requisite examination into the objects to be...