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To Alexander Hamilton from John Rice, 22 October 1789

From John Rice

Boston, October 22, 1789. Discusses the acquisition of two small boats for the revenue service. Believes that reducing the number of entry ports would increase rather than prevent smuggling.

ADfS, RG 36, Collector of Customs at Boston, Letters from the Treasury and Others, 1789–1818, Vol. 11, National Archives.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from John Rice, 22 October 1789
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    Rice, John
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    22 October 1789

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from John Rice, 22 October 1789,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-05-02-0251. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 5, June 1788 – November 1789, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1962, p. 459.]

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