1From Alexander Hamilton to Sebastian Bauman, [31 August 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, August 31, 1792. On September 3, 1792, Bauman wrote to Hamilton : “I have recieved your favour of 31st Ult.” Letter not found. ] Bauman was postmaster at New York City.
2From Alexander Hamilton to Charles Lee, 31 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, August 31, 1792. Encloses a copy of a letter which he has received from Francis Cabot. Concludes that if Lee is “satisfied of the truth of what is alleged, and no prosecution has been commenced, it will be agreeable to me that the wine be surrendered.” LS , RG 56, Letters to and from the Collector at Alexandria, National Archives; copy, RG 56, Letters to Collectors at...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Nicholas Low, 31 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The in-closed I have this Moment recd. and have only to add that any Negociations you may make in Consequence will be confirmed. Fearing to be too late for this post—I conclude in Haste. Dr. sr. yours sincerely &ca ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. For background to this letter, see “Draft Minutes of a Meeting of a Committee of the Directors of the Society for Establishing Useful...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Henry Marchant, 31 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
In pursuance of an Act of the Congress of the United States “to provide for the mitigating or remitting Forfeitures and Penalties accruing under the Revenue Laws, in certain Cases therein mentioned” I have recd. the Petition of Thomas Hazard Junr. of St. Peters in the Island of St Johns owner and Master of a certain Vessell called the rising Sun hereto annexed, and thereupon caused Jeremiah...
5From Alexander Hamilton to George Nicholas, 31 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
A Claim I understand is made by certain Inhabitants of Kentucky upon Messrs. Elliot & Williams in their capacity of Quarter Masters to the United States for the hire of Horses which were killed or lost in the expedition under General Harmar; the appraised value of which has already been paid to the owners. This Claim has only lately come under my notice and my first impression was that it...
6From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Pinckney, 31 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, August 31, 1792. Encloses “a letter for our Commissioners at Amsterdam, one for Mr Grand banker at Paris and one for Mr Carmichael” and requests that Pinckney forward them. LS , Duke University Library. Pinckney was United States Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain. Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard. Letter not found. Ferdinand Grand. Letter not found. William...
Agreeably to an order of the Senate of the United States, passed on the 7th of May last, a copy of which is herewith transmitted, I have to request that you will furnish me, immediately after the first of October next with the particular statements required by the said order. From these a general Abstract is to be formed at the Treasury; and as Uniformity in the mode of stating the receipts...
8To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 31 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The enclosed Letter was written agreeably to the date, but, by an accident, was omitted when my other letters were sent to the post office on Monday last; since wch. ’till yesterday afternoon, I have been absent from home. On my return, amongst other Letters I found the enclosed from the Inspector of the 5th. survey in the State of North Carolina. The picture drawn by him of the temper of the...
9From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 31 August 1792 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed Letter was written agreeably to the date, but by an accident, was omitted when my other letters were sent to the post office on Monday last; since wch ‘till yesterday afternoon, I have been absent from home. On my return, amongst other Letters I found the enclosed from the Inspector of the 5th survey in the State of North Carolina. The picture drawn by him of the temper of the...
10To George Washington from Henry Knox, 31 August 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit herein enclosed a letter to the Governor of Georgia and one to Mr Seagrove—the former drafted by the Attorney General and both approved by the s⟨am⟩e and the Secretary of the Treasury. The principles you were pleased to suggest have been the basis of these papers—The manner of treating the Spaniards and McGillivray was unanimously considered as the most proper to be...
11From George Washington to James McHenry, 31 August 1792 (Washington Papers)
(Private) Dear Sir, Mount Vernon Augt 31st 1792 The characters given of Messrs Smith & Hollingsworth by you, comports very much with those I have received from others, and therefore of the two, the preference is given to the former. But as neither stand upon such high grounds as Mr Tilghman or Mr Hammond, and as it is my duty as well as inclination to fill Offices with the most suitable...
12To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 31 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
This is the post of the English packet for New-York and agreeably to your desire I write to you by it as usual and forward you also such of the Leyden gazettes as have appeared since my last. You will find them replete with the affairs of France which absorb at present the whole attention of the public. In the last particularly you will find what relates to M. de la fayette—the cause of his...