1From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Walker, 10 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
In answer to your letter of this date, I have to inform you that in pursuance of authority to me for that purpose from the President of the United States, You have permission to be absent from the United States for a period not exceeding One year from the time of your departure. I am Sir Your Obedient & humble servant ALS , in the United States Naval Academy Museum. Walker was naval officer...
2From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Walker, 23 July 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Since my last to you it has occurred to me that the concerns of the Society for establishing useful Manufactures, in England, are not in such hands as might be wished, that is such of which there is sufficient knowlege. Would it not be adviseable that some known and responsible character should be written to and requested to take up the affair in concert if you please with King? The endeavour...
3From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Walker, 7 May 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The bearer of this Mr. George Parkinson is an ingenious Mechanic who has been engaged by me in the service of The Society for establishing useful manufactures. I have advised him to go to New York to assist Mr. Marshall to whom I have given him a letter & to whom I am persuaded he will be useful. I take this occasion to make him known to you that he may receive any little pecuniary aid of...
4Receipt to Benjamin Walker, [18 January 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
Received January 18th. 1793 of Benjamin Walker Agent for Baron De Steuben Three thousand Dollars in full of all claims and demands against the said Baron De Steuben to this day. ADS , Mr. Hall Park McCullough, North Bennington, Vermont. Walker was naval officer for the port of New York. During the American Revolution he had served as aide to Baron von Steuben. After the war he was a close...
5From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Walker, 8 March 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Albany, March 8, 1795. The dealer’s catalogue description of this letter states that it concerns “Business matters.” Letter not found. ] ALS , sold at Ritter-Hopson Galleries, October 18, 1932, Item 71. A native of London, Walker had immigrated to America before the American Revolution and settled in New York City. During the war he had served as aide-de-camp to Baron von Steuben. In 1786 he...
6From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Walker, [6 July 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
It is indispensable that an Ordinance should pass for the next election in October and it appears clearly that this cannot be done without the presence of Seven Directors. As five only are here, it is essential that two should come from New York. I beg you to do it without fail, so as to reach New Ark if possible by Eight tomorrow Morning. Without this another Meeting of the Directors for this...
7From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Walker, 7 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, July 7, 1794. “I wrote to you some little time since to know whether it would be convenient to you (⟨sub⟩stituting a careful deputy in your absence) to make a tour of the different custom houses in the UStates—to inspect the manner of carrying on business at each; in order to a Report to the Treasury. For this purpose a reasonable allowance per diem would be made say of Five...
8From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Walker, 20 July 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The power being legally competent to the purposes desired, I have instructed the Comptroller to give the needful direction to The Commissioner of Loans. But in friendship to you, I cannot suppress some jealousies which are afloat and which have run before your application as if to prevent a compliance with it. You know the late events with regard to Duer Macombe &c have awakened much suspicion...
9From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Walker, 11 July 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The bearer of this Mr. Douthat is lately from Europe. His views are towards the Woolen Manufacture, which he professes to understand in all its branches—and he is steering his course to Hartford in Connecticut. As he is a stranger & I presume stands in need of œconomy, I will thank you to put him in the way of the cheapest conveyance to his destination. Will not this be by Water? Yrs....
10From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Walker, [9 June 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose you a letter which I have received from Mr Marshall. If you can with propriety accommodate him it will be well. I doubt not his embarrassements are real & his emoluments in proportion to his merit are small. Yrs. sincerely ALS , Passaic County Park Commission, Paterson, New Jersey. Walker, a New York speculator and business associate of William Duer, was a director of the Society for...