241To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 29 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, December 29, 1794. “I beg the favor of a payment as usual on account, to the Superintendent of the Delaware Light House, & the establishments for the Shipping to the amount of three hundred & eighty five Dollars. It is to enable him to discharge, the accounts which will become due on or before the 31st instant.” LC , RG 26, Lighthouse Letters, Vol. I,...
242To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 29 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, December 29, 1794. “I enclose copy of a letter from Wm Pennock Esqr. Naval Agent at Norfolk Virginia with an estimate of money wanted to the amount of 7450 Drs exclusive of the freight of Timber from Georgia.…” LC , RG 75, Letters of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to the Procurement of Military, Naval, and Indian Supplies, National...
243To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 30 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
I trust that the first reason suggested, in your letter of the 28th inst. is that which has occasioned the letter it returned to me. It appeared indispensable that you should see it, as Mr. Francis found himself impelled to shew it to me, & requested advice. Messr. N: H: & Co. have had two or three Agencies for the purchase of Objects of no great size, which have been terminated. They were...
244To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 30 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
I shall apply myself to the draughting the plan of Revenue for the President as fast as possible. In the mean time such is the press of Business that to prepare it in a form, which may not eventually be adopted, will be to be regreted. I therefore request the favor of your obtaining the sense of the President upon the point. As the Revenue or Excise has been a topic of public feeling, as the...
245To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 31 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr Coxe presents his complts. to the Secy. of the Treasy. & requests that he will be pleased to take the necessary measures for the reception of the whiskey (to be purchased for 1795) at the deposite posts of Fort Washington & Pittsburg, and wherever besides the public service may be deemed to require it to be received. A Letter this day received from Kentuckey expresses a wish that this may...
246To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 1 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, January 1, 1795. “I have this day received from Mr. Francis the enclosed papers contg. his estimates … in case it should be deemed expedient to make an Importation for the use of the war Department…. It is the Agent Mr. Francis’s opinion, that considerable Importations may be made to advantage from Great Britain & Ireland partly for Credit.” LC , RG 75,...
247To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 2 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I have this moment received your letter af the 29th Ulo. relative to the transfer back to your office of the business under the 5th Section of the act of the 8th day of May 1792 making alterations in the Treasury & War Departments. I have verbally apprized Mr. Francis of the part of the letter which relates to him and shall write to him also. I shall likewise apprize the agents throughout the...
248To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 3 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, January 3, 1795. “Messrs. Willing & Francis this day ask for the payment on account of their agreement for Salt Petre, of which I have promised to inform you. It is dollars & was to be paid on the 1st January, if demanded. You will very much oblige me by procuring the Presidents determination in regard to the keeper of Baldhead Light House. It has become...
249To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 5 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] January 5, 1795 . Requests “an early opportunity of confering … upon the rough draught of an Act for the President relative to compensations, which he finished yesterday.” LC , RG 58, Letters of Commissioner of Revenue, 1794–1795, National Archives. For background to this letter, see Coxe to H, July 15, 1794, notes 4 and 5 , December 13 , 26 , 30, 1794 ; H to Coxe, December 9 ,
250To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 7 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, January 7, 1795. “… the House of Whelen & Miller propose to set a part a specimen of Salt Petre for the Standard, above or below which they are content to vary the price of 12 50/100 Dolls. It is called rough Salt Petre, and is 10 ⅌ Ct. below the requisite degree of refinement.” LC , RG 75, Letters of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to the...