1To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 19 April 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Altho many of the Certificates the property of the State of Pennsylvania were not yet assigned thereto for which you have directed such provisions to be made as fully secures her interest therein, Yet there are also Certificates that appear to the Credit of the same State on the Treasury Books which individuals are intitled to on their delivering up the New Loan Certificates of Pennsylvania in...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Forrest, John Nicholson, and Others, Public Creditors, 6 May 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, May 6, 1791. In a letter dated May 27, 1791 , and addressed to “Thomas Forrest, John Nicholson and others, Public Creditors,” Hamilton wrote: “I have received your letter of the sixth instant.” Letter not found. ] Forrest was “a purchaser of certificates and paper money” (Clement Biddle, The Philadelphia Directory [Philadelphia, 1791], 42). Nicholson was comptroller general of...
3To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 11 February 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
I feel myself indebted for your attention to my former requests, permit me further to request that you will direct a copy of the opinion of the late Atty. Genl. to you on the subject of the subscribability of the Pennsa. New Loan debt in the Loan opened by Congress per Act of Augt. 4th. 1790 —“for such Certificates bearing date before Jany 1790, as had been issued by the respective States as...
4To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, [16 January 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Comptr Gennl. of Pennsya. presents his Compls. to the Secretary of the Treasury of the U states will do himself the pleasure to attend at the time & place mentioned in his note of this morning. LC , Division of Public Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg.
5To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, [25 March 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
Your favor of the with which I was honored had placed the certificates of Registered debt the property of Penna. but not yet assigned into as good a situation I thought as we could have desired, but it hath been since suggested to me that the arrangement with the bank is to be considered as payment of one quarter Interest, whether the party apply for it or not. If this should be the case and...
6To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, [17 January 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Nicholson will do himself the Pleasure to attend about 10 OClock this day. LC , Division of Public Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg. Nicholson dated this letter Tuesday, January 18, 1792, but this date fell on Wednesday. See the exchange of letters between H and Nicholson on January 16, 1792 .
7To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 26 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
As an enquiry which required some time was made after the closure of the Loan with Sep: 1791 whether or not Certificates of this State might not have been subscribed which had been granted for Continental Certificates —And as it is probable the like enquiry will be made respecting the subscriptions to the Loan which closed the 1st Instant before payment of interest or transfers will be...
8To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 22 August 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, August 22, 1793. On August 26, 1793, Hamilton wrote to Nicholson : “I received your letter of the 22d instant.” Letter not found. ]
9To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 20 February 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
My Counsel are desirous of having a Copy of your letter of 20th. March 179[3] in which you refer to Mr. Randolph for his opinion on the subscribability of New Loans of Pennsa. to the Loan of the United states. You have hitherto been so kind in supplying copies of such papers as I applied for that I am in hopes [you] will not think this application troublesome and I believe I shall not need to...
10To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 8 January 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
A letter of 8th June 1791 was addressed by you to Thomas Smith Esquire, in answer to one from him to you. As it related to information on which he consulted me about the time I had the perusal of your letter that part thereof which relates to the subscribability to the Loan of Congress of the New Loans of this state is of importance to me on my approaching trial. I will therefore thank you to...