4201From Alexander Hamilton to Elliot and Williams, 6 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, October 6, 1791. “The Collector of Baltimore is authorized to advance to you immediately Ten Thousand Dollars, and is informed that it is my intention to make you a like advance, on the first of January next.” Letter not found. ] ALS , sold at Anderson Galleries, April 14, 1913, Lot 365. The firm consisted of Robert Elliot and Elie Williams. For background to this letter, see...
4202To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 6 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I am honored with your Letter of the 3d. On the 12th of September I transmitted to you a Return of the investment of the 50,000 Dollars in purchases of Stock for account of The United States. I have now the honor to enclose a Duplicate of the same. On the 5th. September I informed you that all the purchases of Debt made to that day had been transferred on the Books to the Names of the Vice...
4203From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [6 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Chew having confirmed the character received by you, of Mr. Barratt, I have written to Mr. Vining requesting him to ascertain whether the appointment will be acceptable to him. Mr. Houston of Georgia declines the offer made to him, on the score of want of a familiar acquaintance with figures, and its being inconsistant with the State of his affairs, to translate himself wholly to the seat...
4204From Alexander Hamilton to Otho H. Williams, 6 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
In pursuance of the intimation in a former letter I am to request that you will pay to Messrs Elliot & Williams as an advance upon the Contract lately entered into with them, out of the amount of the duties accruing in your district, ten thousand Dollars. It is my intention to make them a further advance, on the first day of January next of an equal sum. With great consideration I am Sir ...
4205To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 6 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
Mr Chew having confirmed the character received by you, of Mr Barratt, I have written to Mr Vining requesting him to ascertain whether the appointment will be acceptable to him. Mr Houston of Georgia declines the offer made to him, on the score of want of a familiar acquaintance with figures, and its being inconsistent with the State of his affairs, to translate himself wholly to the seat of...
4206Conversation with Jean Baptiste de Ternant, [7 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, October 7 , 1791 ] “… M. Hamilton m’ayant parlé fort longuement de l’importance que les Etats unis attachoient à l’extension de leur commerce avec nos colonies, je lui ai observé que la France avoit déjà beaucoup accordé à cet égard, qu’elle étoit la premiere puissance qui au prejudice de ses négocians, et par un pur motif de bienveillance de la part du Roi, eut ouvert ses...
4207From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Lincoln, 7 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The account rendered by Capt. Williams will be transmitted for Examination to the accounting officers of the Treasury, of which I request you to inform him. The account you give of the Conduct of the Jury in the Cases of Capt. Davis and his mate is such as to create great uneasiness. I approve your intention of having a jury for the next experiment from Suffolk. It is certainly proper that on...
4208From Alexander Hamilton to Jeremiah Olney, 7 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The remark made by you on the additional two columns in the return of Tonnage appears to be just. Some other mode of obtaining the end must be devised, of which you will be informed. In the mean time you will insert the destination of vessels which appear in your return, so far as your knowledge of the fact renders it practicable. It would certainly have been preferable that you suffered the...
4209To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 7 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I had the honor to write you by last nights post enclosing a Duplicate of the Return of the investment in Stock of the last 50,000 Dolls. This morning I called upon the Commissioner of Loans to know what was requisite to be done to comply with your orders respecting a transfer of the whole amount of the Debt purchased to the Books of the Treasury. He informs me that as the whole stands now in...
4210To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 7 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Mount Vernon, October 7, 1791. On October 11, 1791, Hamilton wrote to Washington : “The Post of this day has brought me your letter of the 7th. instant.” Letter not found. ]
4211To Alexander Hamilton from Joseph Whipple, 7 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Flag who was appointed 1st mate of the Revenue Cutter having been absent ever since his appointment has lately returned home, & having enterd into engagements in the Service of a Merchant as Master of a Vessel declines the Acceptance of his Commission which I now return inclosed herewith. I beg leave to name John Parrot the 2nd Mate to fill the Station of 1st. Mate, his Conduct since he...
4212To Alexander Hamilton from Benjamin Lincoln, 7[–8] October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I was very unhappy the last evening on the receipt of your letter by the post to find that the papers I forwarded in April last respecting my purchase of the public securtes had not answered your wishes. Before I forwarded them I examined the law & your instructions and intended fully to comply with both. I therefore was induced in the statement of my account of my transactions in the business...
4213To Alexander Hamilton from Edward Carrington, 8 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Since mine of the 4th. Instant, covering some information upon Manufactures, I have received an additional report from General Stevens, Inspector of Survey No. 2, which, together with his letter, and a Copy of one he received from one of his Collectors I now do myself the pleasure to enclose. It was my intention, at first, to have obtained the Reports of all the Inspectors, and then have made...
4214To Alexander Hamilton from Henry Marchant, 8 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
In pursuance of an Act of the Congress of the United States “to provide for mitigating or remitting forfeitures, and penalties, accruing under the Revenue Laws, in certain Cases therein mentioned” I have received the Petition of Samuel Westgate of Providence in said District hereto annexed, and thereupon caused Jeremiah Olney Collector, Ebenezer Thompson Naval Officer and William Barton...
4215To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 8 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
There has lately been instituted in this Town a Bank which will Commence discounting on Tuesday Next, the plan or Constitution of which I have the Honor to enclose you. The President and others, are very desirous that the public monies Received in my office should be Deposited therein, and that Bank notes should be received by me in discharge of Bonds taken for duties. Tho I am Fully sensible...
4216From Alexander Hamilton to William Seton, 8 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
It is necessary to inform you that the Treasurers check or order for thirty thousand dollars of the first instant in favor of John Cochran Esq the Commissioner of loans for New York was intended to include your payment of Twenty thousand Dollars on the 1st instant, and the further sum of ten thousand Dollars. I think it proper to apprize you of this lest you may suppose that the Thirty...
4217To Alexander Hamilton from Vincent Gray, 9 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Alexandria, Virginia, October 9, 1791. On November 10, 1791, Hamilton wrote to Charles Lee : “Mr Gray’s letter of the 9th Ultimo … has been received.” Letter not found. ] Gray was the deputy collector of customs at Alexandria, Virginia.
4218From Alexander Hamilton to John Cochran, 10 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, October 10, 1791. On October 10, 1791, Hamilton wrote to William Seton that he was sending a letter to the commissioner of loans for New York State. Letter not found. ]
4219From Alexander Hamilton to Sharp Delany, 10 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, October 10, 1791. “Your letter of the 5th instant has been received. The requisite instructions relative to the boat have been forwarded to the Collector of Wilmington.…” Copy, RG 56, Letters to the Collector at Philadelphia, National Archives; copy, RG 56, Letters to Collectors at Small Ports, “Set G,” National Archives. Letter not found. The collector of customs at...
4220To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 10 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your Circular of the 21st. of last month, and shall observe your directions contained in it. I have also received your letter of the 23d. of the same month with the marginal part of Certife. of Registry No. 60. I wish to know whether cancelled bonds for Registers may be delivered up to the obligors, or destroyed. I don’t know that they can be of any use after cancelment, and...
4221To Alexander Hamilton from Jedediah Huntington, 10 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New London, Connecticut, October 10, 1791. On November 22, 1791, Hamilton wrote to Huntington : “I do not think, it will be necessary to require a refund from the officers of the revenue cutter … as mentioned in your letter of the 10th. October.” Letter not found. ]
4222To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Mifflin, [10 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
The Register General of Pennsylvania, conceiving, that the possession of an accurate list of the State Debt subscribed to the Loan of the United States, would be a considerable improvement to the arrangement of the public accounts in his office has made a request upon the subject, which I beg leave to submit to your consideration; with a view that, if it will not be improper or inconvenient,...
4223To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Newton, Junior, 10 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Norfolk [ Virginia ] October 10, 1791 . Reports that John McComb, Jr., has completed the foundation of the Cape Henry lighthouse. ALS , RG 26, Lighthouse Letters Received, Vol. “A,” Pennsylvania and Southern States, National Archives.
4224From Alexander Hamilton to William Seton, 10 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The duplicate return of your last purchases has come to hand. The Commissioner of loans might have issued the requisite Certificate in order to a Transfer to the books of the Treasury, upon the strength of your original Agency; especially as the Transfer was to be in the same names. But as a different idea has struck him I have written to him the enclosed to obviate difficulty. With very great...
4225To Alexander Hamilton from William Short, 10 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The last letter which I have had the honor of writing to you was of the 23d. of September. I have since then recieved yours of August 1st. I inclose you at present a copy of my last letter to the bankers at Amsterdam written in answer to theirs in which they propose of themselves, as I had formerly mentioned it was probable they would do, that the rate of commission on the last loan should be...
4226To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, [10 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
Your letter of the 30th. September enclosing a Contract entered into by the Collector of Wilmington in North Carolina with James McStephens & Henry Toomer for the stakage of the shoals of Cape Fear river, I have duly received. As I approve of the Contract, I have transmitted the same with my approbation to the Collector of Wilmington. I wrote to you from the head of Elk, informing you of my...
4227From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 10 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 30th September enclosing a Contract entered into by the Collector of Wilmington in North Carolina with James McStephens & Henry Toomer for the stakage of the shoals of Cape Fear river, I have duly received. As I approve of the Contract, I have transmitted the same with my approbation to the Collector of Wilmington. I wrote to you from the head of Elk, informing you of my...
4228To Alexander Hamilton from John Chester, 11 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
In compliance with the request in your Circular of 22d June last, herewith are forwarded a number of letters, which have been recieved, & relate to the subject of Manufactures carried on in this State; together with sundry samples. After having revolved in my mind several plans for obtaining the necessary information, none was thought of which afforded so flattering prospects, as that which...
4229To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Hazard, [11 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
My Friend Robert Fearon Esquire, will have the Honor of delivering this to you. He is the Nephew of John Foxcroft Esquire, the late British Post Master General. He has Business in Virginia to transact, respecting the Affairs of a Coll. Mercer, in which the President of the United States had some personal Agency, so far back as 1773. He wished to know from me, in what Mode he could with most...
4230To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Hazard, [11 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
I should not have so soon addressed you again but to apologize for a Freedom, I reluctantly took, & would not have done for any American . An english Gentleman Robert Fearon Esqr. has Business respecting the Estate & Affairs of a Coll. Mercer in Virginia, in which in 1773 the President had a personal Agency. At his Request, I barely present him for official Information . He is the Gentleman...
4231To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 11 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
In directing the District Attorney to file a Libel against the Brigt. Betsey, John Arnold Master, from Bordeaux, and then acquainting you with the Case and the favorable circumstances attending the breach of the Law, I acted, in my Idea, so perfectly consonant to a plain and positive Law, and your Instructions, that I thought Malice itself could not blame me; but some Interested Men...
4232From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [11 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
The Post of this day has brought me your letter of the 7th. instant, the commands of which shall with great care & no less pleasure be executed. I wrote you on the sixth a letter; of which the enclosed is a copy. With the truest & most respectful attachment, I have the honor to remain Sir, &c. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Letter not found.
4233From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 11 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Lord Wycomb having mentioned to me his intention to pay you his respects at Mount Vernon, I beg your permission to present him to you. The personal acquirements and merits of his Lordship conspire with a consideration for the friendly dispositions and liberal policy of his father, the Marquis of Lansdown, towards this country, to constitute a claim in his favour to cordial notice. I have the...
4234From Alexander Hamilton to Otho H. Williams, 11 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Your letter of the 3rd instant has been received. There can be no doubt that horses and other live stock imported from foreign countries must be considered as an object of trade, or vendible commodity, and of course as subject to duties. To obviate the adoption of this rule in a general sense, I think it however necessary to observe that I consider negroes to be exempted from duties on...
4235From Alexander Hamilton to Edmund Randolph, 12 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, October 12, 1791. On October 18, 1791, Randolph wrote to Hamilton : “The attorney-general of the United States does himself the honor of replying to the questions, propounded by the secretary of the Treasury of the United States, in his letter of the 12th of October 1791.” Letter not found. ]
4236To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Gorham, 13 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
In contemplating yours relative to the manufactories of this State, I am apprehensive we shall not make so good a figure as in reality we ought to do and the reason is that the goods & articles made in this State are of such a nature as not to appear in a very conspicuous light, altho they are not the less usefull. About twenty years ago the importation of European goods into this State was...
4237Enclosure: [State of the Sail Cloth Factory in Boston], [13 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
The Sail Cloth Factory in Boston employs about 200 Women & Girls together with about 50 Men, the whole of the latter with a major part of the former depend solely on the factory for a maintenance. At present only 30 Looms are improv’d, which produce from 45 to 50 pieces of Duck ⅌ week, though the Works are Capable of turning out 90 or 100 ps ⅌ week, provided a sufficient supply of Flax could...
4238Enclosure: [State of the Nail Manufacture in This Commonwealth], [13 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
The State of the Nail Manufacture in this Commonwealth is rather discouraging, at present, than otherways, as there is not sufficient brought to the Market to answer the Demand, owing in some measure to ye increas’d cultivation of their farms, as most of the workmen in that Business are Farmers, and attend to the Nail making, only in the Winter season, except in the Towns of Bridgwater, Norton...
4239Enclosure: [The Various Manufactories of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts], [13 October 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
The various manufactories of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, finish upwards of Ten Thousand dozen pair of cotton and wool cards yearly; two thirds of these are exported to the several States; they average at the price of Five Dollars and an half per dozen, and produce Fifty five thousand dollars. Four fifths of the whole are made in the Town of Boston. One house alone completes Six thousand...
4240To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Pickering, 13 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
When I received your letter of the 13th of August, I did not consider it with the attention which would have been necessary if at that time I had attempted to answer the questions you propose. Now it appears to me impossible to do it, with any degree of precision. It then struck me that certain communications to the Society of Agriculture of this city would have furnished the principal...
4241To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 13 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I am honored with your Letters of the 8th & 10th. The Commissioner of Loans not having required the anticipated Credit of Twenty Thousand Dollars, the Treasurers Check for Thirty thousand Dollars is all that has passed to his Credit. I delivered your Letter to the Commr. of Loans upon the subject of the Transfer to the Books of the Treasury for the Debt purchased by me for Account of the...
4242To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 14 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed is the form of the bond and oath given and taken by the Exporters of Distilled Spirits in this District. Please to revise, and correct them, and return them, or to furnish me with other forms as soon as may be convenient. It is made a question whether by the addition to the provisions contained in the fortieth and forty-first Sects. of the Act intituled an Act to prove more...
4243To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Lowrey, 14 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreeably to my promise when I last had the pleasure of seeing you, I am to inform you of the prices of the sundry articles of Provisions, Fuel, Labour &c. in the upper part of Hunterdon County & of Sussex County within this State, from twenty to forty Miles above Trenton in the Neighborhood of the Delaware and Raritan Rivers, & shall proceed in such order as appears to me regular Vizt. Wheat...
4244To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Smith, 14 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received Two hundred and forty nine thousand two hundred and fifty four pounds 10/ ½ equal to Six hundred and seventy five thousand one hundred and one Drs ³³⁄₁₀₀ in the assumed debt of this State for which I have given descriptive receipts, have registered and numbered them & Carried them to the Comptroller of this State’s Office, who has examined them and declares them genuine. He is...
4245To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 14 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
When I addressed a private letter to you a few days ago I had no more idea that Monday the 24th. instt. was the day appointed for the meeting of Congress, than I had of its being dooms-day until it was mentioned to me in a letter which I have just received from Mr. Lear (who was under the like mistake). It had taken such deep root in my mind that the last monday in the month was the time that...
4246From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 14 October 1791 (Washington Papers)
(Private) My dear Sir, Mount Vernon Octr 14th 1791 When I addressed a private letter to you a few days ago I had no more idea that monday the 24th instt was the day appointed for the meetings of Congress, than I had of its being dooms-day until it was mentioned to me in a letter which I have just received from Mr Lear (who was under the like mistake). It had taken such deep root in my mind...
4247To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Lowrey, 15 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I did myself the pleasure of writing you yesterday and as an immediate conveyance presented itself, I must confess that being eager to come forward with what information lay in my power, as early as possible, through hurry I had omitted one very particular observation which I fully intended to have made. I have therefore taken the Liberty to address you again and shall make my omission the...
4248To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The electors of the Senate of Maryland have chosen me one of the Senate of our State legislature, and many of my friends are urgent that I should accept. As yet I have given no answer. If you still entertain the project you mentioned to me when in Philadelphia it may somewhat influence my determination. Perhaps the complexion of several European powers, as it respects France, and the claims...
4249To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 15 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Providence, October 15, 1791. “Enclosed is my Return of Exports from July to September inclusive, amounting to 55,805 Dollars & 33 Cents.…” Copy, Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; copy, RG 56, Letters from the Collector at Providence, National Archives.
4250To Alexander Hamilton from William Skinner, 15 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The state of North Carolina, (as was expected) continued to press their Certificates on me to be received on Loan, Agreable to your orders, I received them, amounting agreable to Mr. Child’s own calculation, aparently to 409.570. dolls. & 17 Cents, for which I have given a rect. agreable to orders. The 22.415. dolls. & 10 Cents which had been brot. in by Duncan Mc.Rae for Duncan Mcauslen, for...