1To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 23 March 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I was yesterday informed by the Auditor that the quarterly payment will be made from the Treasury of the United States for the Interest of Certificates of the registered Debt as the Credits of the same appear on the Books of the Treasury as to non subscribers on the first of April next. By an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed in 1786 a Loan was opened by this State for Certificates...
2To 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...
3To 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...
4To 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...
5Enclosure: John Nicholson to Thomas Mifflin, [2 July 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
Through the secretary of The Commonwealth I have received a copy of a letter circular from the secretary of the Treasury of The United States addressed to your Excellency on the subject of Certificates of state debt issued for Certificates of Continental debt and relative to the assumption thereof. As the regulations and provisions of this state enable such creditors to repossess themselves of...
6To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 29 December 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have recd. instructions from his Excelly. the Governor to confer with you on the subject contained in your letter to him of the 21 Inst. If the difficulty suggested should arise in a doubt, whether part of the assumed debt of Pennsa. by the United States might not consist of Certificates given for a like sum of others of the United States not exchanged and to be surrendered, it will be...
7To 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.
8To 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 .
9To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 18 January 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] January 18, 1792 . “Inclosed is one Certificate of each kind granted by the State of Pennsylvania. That Number’d 13768 … is the only kind granted for the Debt of the United States, & on which the question arises whether any thereof have been subscribed to the funding system of the United States. The other two kinds No. 1687 for depreciation of the Army and 2506 for all other...
10To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 18 April 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] April 18, 1792 . “Major McCowan informs that it is conceived by you that he must settle with Pennsa. his Accot for monies advanced.… If you signify this as your opinion his Accot will be taken up, but the monies advanced him have gone forward in our Accounts with the United States, and the fixing such a principle might tend to delay the settlement thereof with the United...
11To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 26 July 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I sit down to answer your letter of the 24th Instant which was received by me on my return home last night. 1st Your Office hath been furnished from time to time from me with the actual state of the New Loan Certificates out, that is those issued for Continental Certificates—And more especially about the period to which you refer when the sum thereof outstanding was stated to be between forty...
12To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 28 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] November 28, 1792 . “In the year 1780 Congress required certain portions of provision called Specific Supplies from the different States, in 1781 The late superintendant changed the mode of supplying the Army into Contracts, at which time part of the provisions purchased by Pennsa. for the United states according to the former System remained undelivered in several Mills &...
13To 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...
14To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 5 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I have this morning seen Mr. Randolph who informed me he gave you his opinion just before on the question whether New Loan debt of this State was subscribable and that it was in the negative. It appears to have been thus decided principally to avoid any difficulty with the State. Inclosed is a Copy of a letter I addressed to the Committe on Ways & means, and should be glad you would suspend...
15To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 1 June 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
A suit hath been commenced against me in the Supreme Court for recovery to the State of the Amount of New Loans subscribed to the United States whether by myself or others. In this Cause the Attorney General of the United States with other Able Counsel are engaged in my defence the decision therein will determine also the question as to their assumability in the Loan of the United States for...
16To 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. ]
17To 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...
18Agreement Between John Nicholson and Alexander Hamilton, Abijah Hammond, and Nicholas Low, 8 February 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] February 8, 1794 . “… in Consequence of certain Agreements between Alex Hamilton Esq of Philadelphia City and Nicholas Low and Abijah Hammond of the City of New York Merchants of the One part, and John Campbell now or late of Patterson in the State of New Jersey of the other part and which have by Mutual Consent since been disolved, the party first herein named deem it...
19To 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...
20To 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...