1From John Adams to United States Congress, 7 November 1791 (Adams 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 of the United States of America. That pursuant to the Act intitled an Act making provision of the reduction of the public debt and in conformity to two resolutions agreed upon by them one on...
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...
3From Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to United States House of Representatives, 25 February 1793 (Adams Papers)
In pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives, bearing date the 19th day of this instant, we lay before them a copy of the journal of our Board, and a statement of the purchases made since our last report to Congress. We have the honor, sir, to be, your most obedient servants, internal address: “To the Speaker of the House of Representatives .” Printed Source--American State...
4From John Adams to United States Congress, 16 December 1793 (Adams 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 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...
At a Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking fund, mentioned in the Act making provision for the reduction of the public debt , at the Senate Chamber April 9. 1794.— Present, The Vice-President of the United States, The Secretary of the Treasury, The Secretary of State, The Attorney General. A report from Joseph Nourse, register of the Treasury, was read, stating that the dividend of...
Resolution of the Trustees of the. Sinkg. Fund. At a Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund on the thirtieth day of May 1794. Present, The Vice President of the United States, The Secretary of the Treasury, The Secretary of State, The Attorney General. The Secretary of the Treasury having informed the board that there was in the Treasury the sum of one hundred thousand Dollars to be...
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 Congress as follows: That pursuant to the act entitled “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...
At a Meeting of the Trustees for the redemption of the Public debt; at the Senate Chamber on the 9 of January 1795. Present The Vice President of the U States The Secretary of State The Secretary of the Treasury The Attorney General. The Certificate of the Register of the Treasury being read; by which it appears that the quarterly interest arising on the Stock standings on the books of the...
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund Respectfully report to Congress, as follows. That pursuant to the Act entitled “An Act supplementary to the Act making provision for the debt of the United States” and in conformity to Resolutions agreed upon by them and severally approved, by the President of the United States they have caused purchases of the said debt to be made through the Agency of...
At a meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, on the 26th day of December, 1795, Present: The President of the Senate , The Secretary of State , The Secretary of the Treasury . A report of the Secretary of the Treasury was read, as follows: “That, to provide for the payment of the interest on the public debt, which will fall due at the close of the present year, it will be necessary...
11From John Adams to United States Congress, 25 January 1797 (Adams Papers)
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund respectfully Report to Congress as follow. That in pursuance of the powers committed to them by the Act entitled “An Act making provision for the payment of Certain debts of the United States” passed in the last session of Congress, they have authorized Sales of a part of the Capital Stock of the Bank of the United States, belonging to the United States,...
12Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [26 August 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Pursuant to the act, entitled “An act making provision for the reduction of the public debt,” the following persons named therein, on Thursday, the 26th day of August, 1790, at the city of New York, met and proceeded to business, viz. John Adams, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, John Jay, Chief Justice, Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State, Alexander Hamilton,...
13Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [27 August 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
At a board convened at the City of New York on Friday the 27th. of August 1790. pursuant to the Act entitled, “An Act makeing provision for the reduction of the Public Debt” Present John Adams, vice President of the United states & President of the Senate John Jay, Chief justice Thomas Jefferson, secretary of State Alexander Hamilton, secretary of the Treasury The Board came to the following...
14Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 18 December 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Met pursuant to notice. John Adams, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State, Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, Edmund Randolph, Attorney General. The Vice President of the United States informed the Board that he had presented a copy of the resolution of the twenty-seventh of August last, on the same day, to the...
15Report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 21 December 1790 (Hamilton 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 of the United States of America: That pursusant to the Act intitled an Act making provision for the Reduction of the Public Debt, They on the 26th. day of August last convened at the City of...
16Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 18 January 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Met pursuant to notice: John Adams, Vice President of the United States; Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State; Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury; and Edmund Randolph, Attorney General. The Secretary of the Treasury informed the Board, that the funds of the United States permit the application of the further sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to the purposes of the act...
17Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [15 August 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the United States, on the 15th day of August, 1791: Present: The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General. The Secretary of the Treasury having informed the Board, that a further sum, amounting, probably to between three and four hundred thousand dollars, may be applied, in pursuance of the act...
18Report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [7 November 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
[To the President of the Senate] 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 of the United States of America. That pursuant to the Act intitled an Act making provision for the reduction of the public debt and in conformity to two...
19Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [26 March 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting held at the house of the Vice President on the 26th of March 1792: Present: The Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General. This Board having been equally divided, at their former meeting, on the construction of the act establishing the Board, and a letter having been written, by their order, to the Chief Justice, desiring his...
20Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 4 April 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund, at the house of the Vice President of the United States, on the 4th day of April, 1792, Present: The Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General. Resolved , That the Secretary of the Treasury be authorised to cause to be applied so much of the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, directed to...
21Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [12 April 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund, on Thursday, the 12th of April, 1792, Present, The Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General. Resolved , That the Secretary of the Treasury be authorised to expend, in the purchase of stock, a further sum, not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars, on the principles of the resolution of the...
22Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [13 July 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the trustees of the sinking fund, July 13, 1792. Present: The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General. The Secretary of the Treasury having informed the Board, that there were, at the disposal of the Board, pursuant to the 7th section of the act, entitled “An act supplementary to the act making provision for the debt of the United States”...
23Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [31 October 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the trustees of the sinking fund, on the 31st day of October, 1792, Present: The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General of the United States. Resolved , That the resolutions of this Board, by which Samuel Meredith, Esquire, the agent for the sinking fund in the city of Philadelphia, hath been restricted to sealed proposals of sale, be...
24Report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [17 November 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
[To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate] 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...
25Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [14 December 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the trustees of the sinking fund, on the 14th day of December, 1792, Present: The Vice President, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General. The Secretary of the Treasury having informed the Board that he held one hundred thousand dollars at their disposal: Resolved , That the said sum of one hundred thousand dollars be invested in stock, according to the limits...
26Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [16 January 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the trustees of the sinking fund, January 16th, 1793, Present: The Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General. The Secretary of the Treasury having informed the Board that there are, at their disposal, a balance of the dividends of interest on the stock heretofore purchased, and the further sum of two hundred thousand...
27Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [26 January 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the trustees of the sinking fund, on Saturday, the 26th of January, 1793, Present: The Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General. The Secretary of the Treasury having informed the Board that one hundred and fifty thousand dollars remain unexpended, under the order of the sixteenth day of this instant (January:) Resolved ,...
28Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [21 February 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the trustees of the sinking fund, in the committee room of the Senate, February 21st, 1793, Present: The Vice President, Chief Justice, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and Attorney General. The Vice President laid before the Board, a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th instant, directing the Board to lay before them a statement of all their...
29Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [6 April 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
At a Meeting of the Trustees of the Sinking fund, at the Office of the Secretary of State on the 6 of April 1793. Present, The Secretary of State, The Secrey. of the Treasury, and The Atty. Genl. of the U States. It appears by a Certificate from the Register, bearing date this day, that there are at the disposal of the Board 25,445d.76Cts arising from the dividends of Interest payable on the...
30Report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [16 December 1793] (Hamilton 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 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...