31From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 28 June 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, June 28, 1792. Submits “copy of a Report of this date from The Commissioner of the Revenue, on the subject of certain provisional contracts, which have been entered into for the stakeage of certain waters in North Carolina.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. See Tench Coxe to H, June 28, 1792 .
32From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 12 February 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] February 12, 1794 . Transmits “the … extract of a letter from the Supervisor of Virginia.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Edward Carrington’s letter to H has not been found.
33From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 11 April 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, April 11, 1791. On May 7, 1791, Washington wrote to Hamilton : “I have received … the opinions offered in your letters of the 11th.” Second letter of April 11 not found. ]
34From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [9 April 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, April 9, 1794. Letter not found. ] “List of Letters from General Hamilton to General Washington,” Columbia University Libraries.
35From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 4 February 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, February 4, 1792. Transmits “a Contract between the Superintendant of the establishments on Delaware river, & Thomas Conaroe the elder, for repairing the public Piers adjacent to Reeding Island.…” States “that the charge is not disproportioned to what has been usually paid in other similar cases.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. William Allibone.
36From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 6 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, July 6, 1795. On July 7, 1795, Washington wrote to Hamilton : “Your letter of yesterday is this moment received.” Letter not found. ] This letter is also cited in Hamilton, History John C. Hamilton, Life of Alexander Hamilton, a History of the Republic of the United States of America (Boston, 1879). , VI, 229.
37To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 2 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor of enclosing herewith the draft of a passport for the President’s signature—intended for the brigantine Lily, now at Baltimore. The case was here before the Secretary’s letter of yesterday was sent to the President, and was overlooked. LB , DLC:GW . The copyist wrote "1792." The enclosure has not been identified, but GW signed a passport for the Lily...
38To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 6 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Alexander Hamilton, 6 July 1795. On 7 July, GW wrote Hamilton: “Your letter of yesterday is this moment received.”
39From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 31 May 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, May 31, 1792. ] “… the place of Keeper of the Light house on Thatcher’s Island in the State of Massachusetts has become vacant by the death of Mr. Hustin. The following persons are respectably recommended—Joseph Sayword—Henry White—Samuel Hustin, son of the deceas’d Keeper, and Rowe.…” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. For background to this letter, see...
40From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [9 August 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to present his respects to The President of the UStates and to send him the enclosed which is just come to hand by post. The Secretary would wait upon the President personally with it, but for the lateness of the hour. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Enclosure not found, but presumably it concerned the resolutions adopted by New...
41From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 20 May 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] May 20, 1793 . Submits “a communication of the 15 inst: from the Collector & Naval officer of Baltimore, concerning the conduct of the third Mate of the Revenue Cutter, Active.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Letter not found. Otho H. Williams and Robert Purviance. James Forbes.
42From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [8 July 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the president of the United States, and has the honor to enclose a Dispatch which he has just received from Georgia. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
43From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [27 April 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, April 27, 1794. Letter not found. ] “List of Letters from General Hamilton to General Washington,” Columbia University Libraries.
44From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 7 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, December 7, 1790. Submits “a provisional agreement entered into by the Collector of Newport for keeping the Light house on the Island of Conanicut for one year from the 13th. of September last.…” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. William Ellery. Conanicut Island is located in Narragansett Bay.
45From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 11 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, June 11, 1794 “I have the honor to communicate a letter of the 19 of May from the Collector of Charleston with it’s enclosures—which announce a very exceptionable & dangerous interference, by certain Citizens of that place, with the Government, Treaties, and lawful authorities of the UStates.…” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. The letter from Isaac...
46From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 19 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, January 19, 1793. “The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to transmit herewith to the President of the United States three provisional Contracts made by the Collector of Washington in North Carolina, for the stakage of the shoals, sounds &c. within that State, north of the District of Wilmington, accompanied with a letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue relative...
47From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [23 April 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, April 23, 1794 ] “The Secretary of the Treasury … has the honor to transmit sundry drafts of passports in cases which have been handed to him for that purpose by the Secretary of State.…” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. See Edmund Randolph to H, April 19, 1794 .
48To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 20 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Alexander Hamilton, 20 July 1795. On 29 July, GW wrote Hamilton: “Your letters of the 20th and 21st Instt found me at this place.”
49From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 29 April 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] April 29, 1794 . “The Secretary of the Treasury … encloses the draft of a passport for a schooner called the Eliza of New York, for the President’s signature. The application which accompanies it, comes from a number of French Emigrants now in New York.…” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
50From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 30 April 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] April 30, 1794 . Encloses “the draft of a passport for the President’s signature intended for the Ship Hope, now at Charleston.…” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
51To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 8 July 1791 (Washington Papers)
Philadelphia, 8 July 1791. Presents his respects to the president and transmits a dispatch just received from Georgia. LB , DLC:GW . The enclosed dispatch, probably from John Habersham, federal customs collector at Savannah, to Alexander Hamilton, has not been identified. It apparently covered a letter of 2 June from Maj. Richard Call to army contractors Speirs, McLeod, & Co. (see Knox to GW,...
52From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 22 August 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, August 22, 1793. Encloses “for the perusal of the President, the copy of a communication which has just been receiv’d from the Collector of Wilmington in the State of Delaware.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. This letter has not been found, but see H to George Bush, August 22, 1793, note 1 . See also “Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of...
53From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 10 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to inclose to the President of the United States a letter that has been transmitted under cover to him, together with some papers that accompanied it. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
54From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 11 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, July 11, 1795. On July 13, 1795, Washington wrote to Hamilton : “I was almost in the act of sending the enclosed letter to the Post Office when your favor of the 11th. was put into my hands.” Letter not found. ] This letter, which was written in reply to Washington to H, July 3, 1795 , was one of three letters which H sent to Washington enclosing parts of H’s “Remarks on the Treaty...
55From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [26 October 1792] (Hamilton 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. 26. October 1792 LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. The letter from Richard Morris to H has not been found. See,...
56To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 5 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President to inform him that he has reason to believe General Stewart has removed the obstacles to his appointment. LB , DLC:GW . For the obstacles, see Hamilton to GW, 30 Nov., n.1 .
57From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 16 April 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, April 16, 1794. “… encloses … the draft of a Warrant for five thousand dollars, relating to Mr. Higginson’s mission, for the Presidents signature.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. See H to Nathaniel Higginson, April 16, 1794 ; Washington to H, April 16, 1794 .
58From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 26 June 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, June 26, 1792. Submits “a Report of the Commissioner of the Revenue on the subject of a certain Pier to be erected in the River Delaware.” Also submits “the Contract provisionally entered into between the Superintendant of the Delaware Lighthouse &c. and Thomas Davis and Thomas Connaroe Junior, as the best thing practicable.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of...
59From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 17 April 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I am very sorry to have to inform you, that the Comptroller of the Treasury departed this life yesterday. His loss is sincerely to be regretted as that of a good officer & an honorable & amiable man. With the most perfect respect, I & ADf , Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford; LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Nicholas Eveleigh had been appointed the first comptroller...
60To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 10 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Alexander Hamilton, 10 July 1795. On 13 July, GW wrote Hamilton: “I have, in the regular course of the Posts, been duly favored with your letters of the 9th, accompanying your observations on the several articles of the treaty with Great Britain, and of the 10th supplimentary thereto.”
61From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 23 February 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
In answer to your note of this morning, just deliver’d me, I give it as my opinion that you have ten days exclusive of that on which the Bill was delivered to you, and sundays. Hence in the present case if it is returned on Friday at any time while Congress are setting, it will be in time. It might be a question, if returned after their adjournment on Friday. I have the honor to be with...
62To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 1 December 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that I have fixed upon the last of January next as the day for the resignation of my office of Secretary of the Treasury. I make the communication now, that there may be time to mature such an arrangement as shall appear to you proper to meet the vacancy when it occurs. With perfect respect &c. LB , DLC:GW ; ADf , DLC : Alexander Hamilton Papers.
63To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 2 December 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to transmit to The President of the U. States, triplicates of a statement of Expenditures upon the funds heretofore appropriated for defraying the Contingent charges of Government up to the 30th of September last. LB , DLC:GW . For the statement, see GW to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, 3 Dec. , and n.1.
64From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [29 December 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to enclose for the consideration of the President, the translation of a letter of the 27 of December, which he has received from Mr de la Forest. He will wait upon the President on Monday for his orders concerning the subject of it. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Letter from Antoine René Charles Mathurin de La Forest not found.
65To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 25 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President & sends a letter to him from Captn Cochran. The manner in which it appears explains the error of having opened it. LB , DLC:GW . The enclosed letter from Capt. Cochran to GW has not been found. It may have been from Robert Cochran, the captain of the South Carolina revenue cutter.
66From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [18 December 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
William Richardson of the County of Caroline in the State of Maryland “Inspector of the Revenue for Survey No. 3. of the District of Maryland.” The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to send above the memorandum which he promised this morning to the President. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. See Tench Coxe to H, December 14, 1792 .
67From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [17 April 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secy. of the Treasury presents his respects to the President of the U.S. & encloses herewith a draft of a passport, requested by mr Hammond for a vessel intended by him to be dispatched to Halifax, and which the Secretary understood from the Secy. of State was to be granted by the President. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. See Edmund Randolph to H, April 16, 1794 .
68From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 8 December 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, December 8, 1791. On December 9, 1791, Washington wrote to Thomas Jefferson: “Yesterday afternoon Colo. Hamilton was desired, as soon as the Tariff was ready, to let it be known. Enclosed is his answer.” Letter not found. ] GW John C. Fitzpatrick, ed., The Writings of George Washington (Washington, 1931–1944). , XXXI, 442.
69From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 10 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, July 10, 1794. “The Secretary of the Treasury respectfully submits to the President of the UStates a Communication from the Commissioner of The Revenue of yesterday, transmitting a provisional contract for oil for the use of the Light houses with his opinion that a ratification of the contract will consist with the interest of the United States.” LC , George Washington...
70From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [13 February 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to communicate to the President some letters which have recently come to hand respecting the execution of the Excise Law in Kentuckey. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Letters not found. “An Act repealing, after the last day of June next, the duties heretofore laid upon Distilled Spirits imported from abroad, and laying others in...
71From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [19 December 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury, presenting his respects to the President, submits the enclosed papers concerning the execution of a Contract for building a Well on Cape Henlopen. He will in the course of the week wait on the President for his orders. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. See Tench Coxe to H, December 18, 1792 .
72From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 5 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to enclose to the President of the United States copies of certain statements No. 1. 2. 3 & 4, which have been rendered to the House of representatives pursuant to a resolution of the House of the 27 of Decembr. last. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. See “Report on Foreign Loans,” January 3, 1793 .
73From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 30 November 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, November 30, 1793. Encloses “a letter … received from General Stewart on the subject of his proposed appointment.” Thinks “it consistent with a reasonable construction of the general interest of the Law to allow the indulgence which his situation requires.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Letter not found, but see Walter Stewart to H, November 27, 1793...
74From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [1794] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr Hamilton will with pleasure execute the commands of the President by the time appointed and have the honor of waiting upon him. AL , Lloyd W. Smith Collection, Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, New Jersey. This letter is dated on the basis of an account for 1794 in George Washington’s handwriting which is attached to the letter.
75From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 2 May 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] May 2, 1793 . “The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to enclose for the information of the President a Letter of the 26 of February from our Bankers at Amsterdam.…” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard to H, February 26, 1793 .
76From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, March, 1792 .] Sends list of names of persons recommended for positions of director of the Mint and treasurer of the Mint. AD , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. On verso H wrote: “Names which have occurred as for Director or Treasurer.” There are forty names in this list arranged by states. On April 13, 1792, Washington nominated David Rittenhouse of Pennsylvania...
77To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 13 July 1795 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Alexander Hamilton, 13 July 1795. On 14 July, GW wrote Hamilton: “I received your favor of yesterday, this moment.”
78From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 15 August 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, August 15, 1791. Recommends that the President accept the bid of Robert McMahin “for plaistering, or rough casting the outside” of the lighthouse in South Carolina. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. See Tobias Lear to H, August 15, 1791 .
79From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 25 April 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] April 25, 1794 . “The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to The President & sends a letter to him from Captn. Cochran.…” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. This letter has not been found. It may have been from Robert Cochran, captain of the South Carolina revenue cutter.
80From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [28 March 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President of the U. States and encloses herewith the draft of a passport for Capt. Montgomery, to which (if found right) the President’s signature is requested, in order that the vessel may be dispatched. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. James Montgomery was master of the General Greene , the revenue cutter for...