1John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 13 December 1790 (Adams Papers)
Your Brother Charles arrived on Saturday night from New York and has dissipated some of the Gloom of the Family. Your Mother however Seems pretty well recovered from her Indisposition: and Your Brother Thomas, tho very weak is on the Recovery, as We hope. The rest of the Family is well. In a Letter to your mamma, you intimate an Inclination to make Us a Visit. Nothing I assure you would be...
2Address from the Senate to George Washington, 13 December [1790] (Adams Papers)
At twelve o’clock the Senate attended upon the President of the United States at his own House, when the President of the Senate delivered the following Address. To the President of the United States of America. We receive, Sir, with particular satisfaction the communications contained in your Speech, which confirm to us the progressive State of the public Credit, and afford at the same time,...
3From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Arnold, 13 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Your letter of the 29th. October has been received. It will be proper for you to make application on the subject of fees to the Collector of your District. It is his duty, both as it regards the persons who hold the employment of surveyor and the public service, to pay to the several surveyors the lawful portion of the compensations, according to their several services. And I presume if any...
4From Alexander Hamilton to John Daves, 13 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, December 13, 1790. “I learn from your letter of the 7th. of October, that you have sent for a set of Scales & Weights, and that you have determined to rent a store for the Public Use, as also to build a scale house. Some of these things you will perceive by consulting the Acts of Congress cannot be lawfully done without Permission first obtained. Before I authorize you to...
5From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of New York, 13 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
The Treasurer of the United States has instructions to deposit with you his draughts on Messrs. Wm. and John Willink and N. and J. Van Staphorst and Hubbard of Amsterdam to the Amount of 25000 Guilders. These bills are drawn as you will perceive at a very short sight. The price for which you are to dispose of them is 36⁴⁄₁₁ ninetieths of a dollar per guilder, for which you may receive notes...
6From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the Bank of New York, 13 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, December 13, 1790. On December 20, 1790, William Seton wrote to Hamilton : “The President & Directors desire me to acknowledge the receipt of your two Letters of the 13th.” One letter not found. ]
7From Alexander Hamilton to Jeremiah Olney, 13 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter relative to the Ship Warren, and highly approve the vigilance and firmness, which you have Shewn in this case. It does not appear that any penalty or forfeiture is incurred by the vessel’s departure from your District, without papers, because she was not licensed , and not bound to a foreign port . But the Deputy Collector of Newport ought, as I understand the...
8First Draft: First Report on the Further Provision Necessary for Establishing Public Credit, [13 December 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Respectfully reports That the object which appears to be more most immediately essential necessary essential to the further support of public Credit, in pursuance of the principles of the plan adopted during the last session of Congress is the establishment of proper and sufficient funds for of such additional funds
9Schedule A: [Estimate of the Funds Proposed in the Annexed Report], [13 December 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Dollars 4000.000 Gallons of distilled spirits imported from foreign Countries at 8 Cents ⅌ Gallon } 320 000 3500 000 Gallons of spirits distilled in the United States from foreign Materials at 11 Cents ⅌ Gallon } 385 000 3000 000 ditto distilled from Materials of the United states at 9 Cents ⅌ Gall. } 270 000 Total Dollars 975 000 This schedule is in the writing of a clerk.
10Final Version: First Report on the Further Provision Necessary for Establishing Public Credit, [13 December 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
[To the Speaker of the House of Representatives] In obedience to the order of the House of Representatives, of the ninth day of August last, requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare and report, on this day, such further provision as may, in his opinion, be necessary for establishing the public credit The said Secretary Respectfully reports That the object, which appears to be most...