31To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 26 June 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The Sloop Abigail of this Port, burthen 46 ⁶³⁄₉₅ Tons, Michael Anthony Master, arrived here on the 24th instant, having a Register, and a License which expired on the 5th Day of the present Month: he cleared his Vessel at New-York on the 20th Instant; and appears to have committed a breach of the 6th Section of the new Coasting Law; but as that Section makes a distinction between registered ,...
32To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 27 May 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I have recd. your circular Letter of the 14th instant, covering Four blank Sea Letters; together with Two more from the Comptroller’s Office: more of which will be speedily wanted. I am entirely at a loss to know what Office the list of Mariners & others, on board any Vessel clearing for a foreign Port, is to be lodged; and who the “proper Officers” are, by whose knowledge and permission they...
33To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 25 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreeably to the information contained in my Letter of the 15th Instant, I have attended the Superior Court which met at East Greenwich for the County of Kent on the 22nd. Instant, and am sorry to acquaint you that the Causes of Messrs. Arnold and Dexter, against me, in the Case of the Brigantine Neptune, remain undecided, the Chief Justis being indisposed and unable to attend the Court...
34To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 22 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Providence, April 22, 1793. “As it may, in some measure, affect arrangements made at the Treasury, on the probable amount of the Revenue for twelve or Eighteen Months hence, I take leave to inform you, that the difficulty of paying Duties, owing to the scarcity of Specie, has induced the Owners of Two or Three Ships, expected here this Season from the East Indies, to forward Orders to such...
35To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 22 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
By the last Post I acknowledged the receipt of your confidential, and very Friendly Letter of the 2nd Instant, and I embrace the first leisure moment to express my Gratitude, and return my sincere Thanks for the kindness of the motives which prompted you to write it. Your flattering approbation of my official Conduct in general, and the intimation you have been pleased to give of the great...
36To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 18 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been honored with your Letter of 2nd. Instant on the Subject of Exportation permits; from the Tenor of which it appears, that your construction of the law is similar to mine; and that the want of more full information has led you to conceive my practice to be erroneous. To form, therefore, a right judgement of the Case, it is Necessary you should know, that for lading of Merchandize...
37To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 15 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the Honour to acquaint you that the Suit commenced against me by Mr. Edward Dexter in the Case of the Brigantine Neptune, was taken up and argued before the Superior Court in this Town on Saturday afternoon the 13th Instant and continued untill 9 o’Clock in the Evening, when Mr. Howell Counsel for the Plaintiff moved for an adjournment of the Cause untill the next Term to be held here...
38To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 25 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the Honor to acquaint you that the Suit of Welcome Arnold Esqr. against me in the case of the Brigantine Neptune was Tryed before the Superior Court of this State on the 23th Instant, the pleadings lasted Seven hours and being closed at 10 Clock P.M. the Court deferred giving their opinion in the Cause untill they meet here again by adjournment on the Eleventh day of April of Next, when...
39To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 18 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I do myself the Honor to Transmit, for your information, the enclosed Impeachment against me Signed on the 31st. January last by Twenty Seven respectable Merchants and others, which was contemplated to have been Transmitted to the President of the United States, togeather with my Letter to the Committee, and my Vindication of the particular Charges; which last was intended merely as an...
40To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 14 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Your Letter of the 5th Instant, was transmitted to me yesterday by the President of the Providence Bank; and agreeable to your directions, I have furnished him with an Abstract of the uncancelld Bonds, payable this Month, being only the one in Suit, (noted in the enclosed Return of Cash) and another due to the 30th for 523 Dollars & 60 Cents. I have the Honor to be &c. N.B. The Bond in suit...