1To John Adams from Samuel Allyne Otis, 17 November 1792 (Adams Papers)
By the enclosed Sketch of this weeks proceedings you find no great business perfected, or even began. On Monday the Senate are going upon weights & Measures, The House of Representative have taken up the judiciary as they are fond of puting the first finger in every pie. Your friend are in hope and expectation that you are on the Road & in hope of seeing you soon I remain with compliments to...
2Report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [17 November 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
The Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, The Chief Justice, The Secretary of State, The Secretary of the Treasury and The Attorney General respectfully report to The Congress as follows— That pursuant to the Act intitled An Act making provision for the reduction of the Public Debt and in conformity to resolutions agreed upon by them and severally approved by the...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 17 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respectful Compliments to The Secretary of State and sends two Copies of the Report of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund agreed upon last night with the requisite documents for each. This is the last day for presenting them; so that even if either House should not sit it will be proper to forward the Report to the Presiding Officer. The S. of the T....
4To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 17 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to transmit to the Secretary of State the enclosed letters relative to appointing a Counsul for the United States to reside in India; and to request, that, if the Secretary on considering the subject sees no objection to such appointment, he would prepare a message to the Senate therefor. RC ( DLC ); inadvertently endorsed by TJ as received 15...
5From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [17 November 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respectful Compliments to The Secretary of State and sends two Copies of the Report of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund agreed upon last night with the requisite documents for each. This is the last day for presenting them; so that even if either House should not sit it will be proper to forward the Report to the Presiding Officer. The S of the T....
6To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, [17 November 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Hamilton regrets extremely that an unexpected occurrence has detained him so much beyond the hour mentioned to Mr. Jefferson, that he should fear interrupting him by calling. He requests Mr. Jefferson to mention some other early time convenient to him for the Interview. RC ( DLC ); partially dated; endorsed by TJ as received 17 Nov. 1792.
7From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [17 November 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton regrets extremely that an unexpected occurrence has detained him so much beyond the hour mentioned to Mr. Jefferson, that he should fear interrupting him by calling. He requests Mr. Jefferson to mention some other early time convenient to him for the Interview. AL , Thomas Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress.
8From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Lincoln, 17 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, November 17, 1792. “The Collector of Frenchmans Bay in his letter to me dated October the 1st, which has just come to hand, applies for some blank certificates of Registry. I have informed him in the enclosed letter that he will be supplied from your office in the usual course. This I request may be done without loss of time.…” L[S] , RG 36, Collector of Customs at Boston,...
9From Thomas Jefferson to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, 17 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you, according to the directions of the law, a Report of the proceedings of the Trustees under the acts for the reduction of the Public debt, since the date of their last report; and to assure you of the sentiments of perfect respect with which I am, Sir Your most obedt & most humble servt RC ( DNA : RG 46, Senate Records, 2d Cong., 2d sess.); at foot of text: “The...
10From Alexander Hamilton to the Senators and Representatives of the State of Georgia, 17 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The Commissioner of the Revenue has transmitted to me the enclosed instrument as a draught of a deed of Conveyance for the Tybee light House intended to be executed by the Senators and Representatives of the State of Georgia. On considering together the proviso in the first Section of the Act of Congress of the 7th. day of August 1789 for the establishment and support of light Houses &ca. and...