1From John Adams to John Laurance, 19 September 1789 (Adams Papers)
My second son the bearer of this letter as soon as he was out of College was entered as a student at Law in the office of Col o: Hamilton upon certain conditions, one that if I should remove from New York, he should be at liberty to remove with me, and another was that if Hamilton should be made a minister of State his pupil should look out another patron. The latter condition being now...
2To John Adams from Jeremy Belknap, 19 September 1789 (Adams Papers)
Your last favor of the 24 th July should not have been so long without a reply had I not supposed that your attention must be so employed by the great national business as to leave You no leisure for a Correspondence with me— Indeed had the Occasion been pressing I might have taken advantage of your very obliging offer, to propose Questions to you; but as another time would do as well for me I...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Sharp Delany, [19 September 1789] (Hamilton Papers)
I acknowledge the recpt of Yours by Mr. Duer of the 13th Inst— one by the Post covering a Letter to the Comptrolle[r]—and another directing a return of the Duties in my office. The Letter to Mr Eveleigh shall be forwarded by the first Vessel and in respect to the Amt of Duties, I would beg leave to mention I furnished Your Assistant Secy Mr Duer with an Account therof in order to promote the...
4Report on the Estimate of the Expenditure for the Civil List and the War Department to the End of the Present Year, [19 … (Hamilton Papers)
[To the Speaker of the House of Representatives] The Secretary of the Treasury , in obedience to the Order of the House of Representatives of the 17th instant, Respectfully reports, That the schedule No. 1, contains an estimate of the total expenditure of the civil list, for the present year, amounting to two hundred and forty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars, and 78...
5Schedule I: Estimate of the Expenditure for the Civil List of the United States for the year 1789, 19 September 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
First. In relation to the late Government . For Congress Dol. 90ths. Dol. 90ths. THE annual allowance made by the United States, in Congress assembled, the 23d August 1787, including the salaries of the private Secretary & Steward, house rent, and expences of the household, is thereby fixed at 8,000 dollars per annum; which being estimated to the 3d of March, the time fixed for proceedings to...
6Schedule II: General Estimate of Money requisite for the War Department for the year 1789, 19 September 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
Pay of the Troops. Artillery. Dol. 90ths. Dol. 90ths. 1 Major, 12 mo. at 45 dol. pr. mo. 540 4 Captains, 35 1,680 8 Lieutenants, 30 2,880 1 Surgeon’s mate, 30
7To George Washington from Hugh Williamson, 19 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
I took the Liberty some Time ago to mention a Citizen of North Carolina as a Gentleman who might discharge the Duties of a Judge with Honour to himself and Satisfaction to the Public. Mr James Iredell, who is Brother in Law to Governour Johnston, is the Gentleman to whom I referred. At the Beginning of the late Revolution he held an Office under the Crown, he resigned it immediately and in...
8To Thomas Jefferson from William McNeill, [19? September 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
[ St. Pol de Léon, 19? Sep. 1785 ]. Acknowledges TJ’s letter and states that he is the son of William McNeill of Boston. At the beginning of the war he built a ship there with Admiral Montague’s permission, but “After She was bult admrill Graves tuck the Station and would not alow me to Lanch the Ship unless I Enterd hur in the Kings Survis which was much against my Will and was obliged to...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Madame d’Enville, 19 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Vous partez, Monsieur, et je n’aurai pas le plaisir de vous dire adieu et de causer un moment avec vous. La confiance que j’ai en vos lumières me fait passionnément desirer de savoir votre opinion présente. Vous nous laissez encore dans un grand trouble, il est vrai que le pain en est la première et la plus grande cause; le peuple assuré de sa Subsistance seroit surement plus tranquille. Mon...
10From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 19 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honour of addressing you on the 30th. of the last month. Since that I have taken the liberty to consign to you a box of officers muskets, containing half a dozen, made by the person and on the plan which I mentioned to you in a letter, which I cannot turn to at this moment, but I think it was of the year 1785 . A more particular account of them you will find in the inclosed copy of a...