1To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 8 November 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
I am desired by the President and Directors to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the first instant, and to assure you that the strictest attention shall be paid to the line you have drawn for the disposal of such Bills on the different States as you may find convenient to lodge in this Bank. The Board have directed agreably to your desire, that a Weekly return be made to you of all the...
2To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 22 November 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, November 22, 1790. The endorsement on the letter that Hamilton wrote to Seton on November 16, 1790 , reads: “Ans 22nd.” Letter not found. ]
3To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 9 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
The Merchants of this City who have lately gone to, & returned from Philadelphia, have asserted at the Coffee House they were well informed that the Bank of Pensilvania had offered to give immediate Credit to the Treasurer of the United states for such drafts on the Collectors of the Imposts &c as he should lodge there for Sale. The President and Directors of this Bank anxious to do every...
4To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 20 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
The President & Directors desire me to acknowledge the receipt of your two Letters of the 13th. and to express how very much they feel obliged to you, for your kind attention to this Institution and thereby to the Commerce of this City. Whenever the Treasurer deposits the Bills on Amsterdam which you mention, the Strictest attention shall be paid to your orders with respect to the Sale of...
5To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 28 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received a Letter from the Treasurer upon the Subject of immediately passing to credit the drafts on the Collectors which I laid before the Board of Directors this day. The Copy of the Letter and the answer I have wrote by their orders, they have desired me to enclose to you (as the Treasurer makes no refference to what has formerly passed on this Subject) for your information. The...
6Enclosure: William Seton to Samuel Meredith, 28 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreably to what I had the honor to write you last night, I this day laid before the President & Directors, your Letter of the 23d. And they desire me to inform you, That on the 9th of this Month, having heard from public report that the Bank of North America had offered to give immediate Credit to the United States for such drafts as might be lodged there for Sale, The Board anxious to do...
7To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 3 January 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that this day I have sold the Treasurers Bills on Amsterdam for 25,000 Guilders to Different persons at the price you limitted of 36/4/11 Ninetieths per Guilder payable by Notes at 90 Days, in which Notes I have included the Interest for 33 Days, as all the purchasers chose to avail themselves of that indulgence, given in your Letter of the 24 Decbr. I have no...
8To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 10 January 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you Mr. Silva’s answer respecting the weight & fineness of the Portugal Coin, which is all the information he can give. When The Treasurer of The United States sends the Bills on Amsterdam for 100,000 Guilders as mentioned in your Letter of they shall be disposed of agreable to your orders. I have the honor to be with the greatest respect Sir, Your Obed. Hme Sert....
9To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 3 February 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The note you inclosed to Mr Troup for discount was immediately done & passd to your Credit. The dft to Mr. Francis has not yet appeared, but should have been punctually attended to & honored at all Events. Your present ballance in Bank including the discount is 2907 Dolls. & ⁴⁴⁄₁₀₀. Therefore the 3000 Dolls. dft will overrun 92. Do: ⁵⁶⁄₁₀₀ which I mention for your Government. The letters you...
10To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 16 February 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I am honored with your letter of the 11th. and agreable to your desire enclose a return of the Treasurers Bills on the Collectors now in Bank undispos’d of. You will please to observe that there are of these Bills No 882 on Newbern for 900 dollars } dated 7 Jany 1791 883 on Edenton 200 884 on Savanah 400 have been already credited to the Treasurers Account in Bank being part of Bills for 5300...
11To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 21 February 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The Goldsmiths who made the Assays have furnished the enclosed Account, which they submit to be paid upon the same footing as the others you may have had done at Philadelphia. I have the honor to be. LC , Bank of New York, New York City. Assays of coins for H’s “Report on the Establishment of a Mint,” January 28, 1791 .
12To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 28 March 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. William Hill with two competant Surities have duely executed the Bond endorsed in your letter of the 21st. and I have deliver’d to him the Contract. As you do not desire the Bond to be returned, I hold it for your further orders. Mr. Hill expected he was to receive immediately from this Bank a payment of Five thousand Dollars, but he was informed your orders did not extend to the payment....
13To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 4 April 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, April 4, 1791. “Agreeable to the request expressed in your letter of the 31st. Mr. William Hill has been paid Five thousand Dollars.…” LC , Bank of New York, New York City. Letter not found. See Seton to H, March 28, 1791 .
14To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 11 April 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have to acknowledge the honor of your Letter of the 1st. instant. Whenever Mr. John McComb Junr. exhibits the contract signed by you & him the Three Thousand Dollars shall be paid to him as you desire and passed to the Debit of the United States in the Seperate Accounts. On the 16th. of Feby. agreeably to your desire we stopt the sale of the Treasurers Bills on the Collector then in Bank, as...
15To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 16 May 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreably to your desire Mr Hill has been paid Five thousand Dollars for which enclosed you have his receipt. Of the Bills on Amsterdam 23,000 Guilders are sold; and offer is now made to take to the amount of 100,000 Dollars worth, for the one half of which a Deposit of Stocks would be made and for the other half Notes with sufficient Endorsers. To comply with this proposition, we shall want...
16To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 7 June 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I am desired by the President & Directors to acknowledge the honor of your letter of the 30 May; this having been the first board day since its reception. The President & Directors of this Bank will chearfully Co-operate in the measures you point out for the reception of subscriptions to the National Bank; and have given me Orders to comply with the tenor and spirit of your Letter, which shall...
17To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 20 June 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that in the course of half an hour this day, deposits were offered & received at this Bank for the entire Sum of Sixty thousand Dollars towards the Subscriptions to the Bank of the United States agreably to the latitude given in your Letter of the 30th May. Further Deposits on the same principle have already been offered to the amount of Twenty thousand Dollars...
18To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 24 June [1791] (Hamilton Papers)
I am this moment favored with your Letter of the 23rd, saying it will be agreable to you that deposits be received towards subscriptions to the Bank of the United States to the extent of Forty thousand Dollars more upon the same principals with those for the Sixty thousand. This extention of Forty thousand Dollars is already all engaged, and I have applicants names set down for Thirty three...
19To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 28 June 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I am just honored with your Letter of the 25th and hope tomorrow to hear from you in answer to mine of the 24th as the applications to pay in Money towards the Subscriptions to the Bank of the United States have now increased to the sum of 41775 Dollars beyond the last extention of forty thousand. I have the honor to be with great respect Sir Your Obed. Humb Ser LC , Bank of New York, New...
20To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 30 June 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been honored this afternoon with your Letter of the 28th. authorising the receipt at this Bank of the further Sum of 60,000 Dollars in addition to the 100,000 towards the Subscriptions to the Bank of the United States. I have the pleasure to say the whole and entire Sum of 160,000 Dollars is engaged and I expect will be actually deposited in the course of tomorrow & Certificates granted...
21To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 14 July 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The President & Directors desire me to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 9th instant inclosing a List of the Certificates for money deposited at this Bank towards the Subscriptions to the Bank of the United states which have been paid at the Treasury amg. to 159675 Dolls. This List exactly agrees with the record of the Certificates granted at this Bank—excepting One to Bernard Hart...
22To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 15 August 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I am honored with your Letter of the 4th. From the very sudden turn that Speculation has taken We have only now remaining in Bank of the Treasurers Bills on Collectors undisposed of No. 1648 for 200 Dollars on I. Gregory, Cambden 1339 50 on G. Biscoe, Nottingham It is certainly of considerable importance & a great accomodation to the mercantile Interest of this City that the Bank be furnished...
23To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 18 August 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I am desired by the President & Directors to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 16th. They have ordered the Sum of 150,000 Dollars to be paid to me as it may [be] required for the purchases of public Debt for the Trustees of the Sinking fund agreeable to your request. The Return of the Sale of the Bills on Holland was furnished last Monday. I have the Honor to be &c LC , Bank of New...
24To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 18 August 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I am honored with your Letter of the 15th. enclosing a resolution of the Trustees of the Sinking fund, in consequence of which you direct me to purchase public Debt to the amount of 150,000 Dollars at the limits therein prescribed. I am very much flattered and very thankfull for this confidence reposed in me, the more so, as the execution of the business thro’ me will be a great accomodation...
25To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 25 August 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Letters of the 20 & 22d. Agreeable to your desire Mr. William Hill has been paid 4000 Dollars on account of his Clothing Contract & enclosed you have his receipt for the same. The Transfers of the Stock purchased on account of the United States shall be made in the names you point out. Since my last I have only purchased 6810 30/100 Dollars...
26To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 29 August 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose a Return of the Stock I have purchased on account of the United States to this day inclusive, being 13291 8/100 of 3 ⅌ Cents & 173708 88/100 Deferred, amounting to Dollars 116542 69/100 which Sum has been ⟨received⟩ from this Bank. I expect in a day or two to compleat the whole investiture of 150,000 Dollars. I have the honor to be with the greatest respect Sir &c...
27To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 5 September 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Having compleated the full investiture of the 150,000 Dollars directed by you to be laid out in the purchase of Stock for acct. of the United States, I have the honor to enclose a Return of the same, & your account in Bank is debited with the amount. I am with great respect LC , Bank of New York, New York City. For background to this letter, see H to Seton, August 15, 1791 ; H to the President...
28To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 5 September 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
By my Public Letter you will see I have compleated the investiture of the 150,000 Dollars in the purchase of Stock—in fact it was finished the middle of last week but I could not get some of the Transfers passed till this day. The whole stands now in the Name of the Vice President &ca. I wish to know if I am to take out the Certificates & forward them & to whom. Great as this relief has been...
29To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 12 September 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I am desired by the President & Directors to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 7th. They have directed 50,000 Dollars to be paid to me agreeable to your desire, and the same is invested in the purchase of Stock, on account of the United States, as specified in the enclosed return. I have the honor to be with great respect &ca. LC , Bank of New York, New York City. This return is...
30To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 12 September 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I had the pleasure to receive your Letter of the 7th by Mr. Eddie on fryday morning, but not early enough to answer you with propriety by that post. The bearer of the Letter I apprehend knew or conjectured at the Contents as it flew over the Town like Wildfire that I had orders to purchase, therefore before I got to the Coffee House at Noon, every one was prepared, and no one would offer to...