From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 10 June 1794

To George Washington

Treasury Dept. June 10 1794.

Sir,

I have the honor of submitting herewith to the President the draft of a power to borrow One million of dollars,1 by virtue of the Act passed the 9 instant, intitled “an Act making appropriations for certain purposes therein expressed.”2

I need only observe, as to the necessity of making the loan, that the objects for which the Act provides will call for immediate expenditures and that the funds contemplated will only accrue from revenues to be collected in future.

With perfect respect, I have the honor to be &c

A. Hamilton

LC, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. This “power” has not been found, but an entry in JPP description begins “Journal of the Proceedings of the President,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. description ends for June 11, 1794, reads: “Signed a power authorizing the Secy. of the Treasury to borrow, agreeably to an Act of Congress the 9. inst 1,000,000. of Dollars (dated 9. inst.)” (JPP description begins “Journal of the Proceedings of the President,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. description ends , 297).

2. 1 Stat. description begins The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America (Boston, 1845). description ends 394–95 (June 9, 1794).

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Title: From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 10 June 1794
Author: Hamilton, Alexander
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 10 June 1794

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Cite as: “From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 10 June 1794,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-16-02-0423. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 16, February 1794 – July 1794, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1972, p. 474.]

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