881From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Walker, 13 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Since mine to you of the instant, it has occurred to me, that the President, in his direction to me, has limited your absence to six months, which I did not recollect when I extended it to twelve. I am therefore under the necessity of retracting six, and of requesting you to consider your leave of absence as for six months from the time of your departure. I am, Sir, Your Obedt: & hum: Servt....
882To Alexander Hamilton from Joseph Whipple, 13 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, September 13, 1790. “Inclosed herewith is the Weekly return of Money recd and paid … to the 11th. instant. Your letter dated the 17th. August mentions the rect. of my ‘Letter of the 23 July with a paid draught No. 325 of the Treasurer of the United States’ … it is erroneous, no bill of that No. having been paid by me.…” LC , RG 36, Collector of Customs at Portsmouth,...
883To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 14 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Newport [ Rhode Island ] September 14, 1790 . “… The Genl. Assembly of this State at their Session in Bristol, the last week repealed the Acts of the State relative to the Light House, and it is now expected that I should see that the light is kept.… I have engaged William Martin … to take care of it … until I shall have received directions from you. Nothing was done by the Genl. Assembly...
884From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas FitzSimons, [15 September 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
The hurry of business has prevented my thanking you sooner for your letter of the 6th and the trouble you have been so obliging, as to take towards providing me with a house. I doubt not the one obtained will answer very well my purpose. Its proximity to my office is a great recommendation of it. Inclosed is an order on your bank of the Treasurer in favour of for four hundred dollars, for the...
885From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, 15 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
You do not hope in vain My very Dear love that I am tired of living alone. I was so the very hour after you left me. But I am not sure for all this that it will be possible for me to come to you. Though Mr. Eveleigh is here his health is such as to confine him wholly to his room and disqualify him intirely for business. Besides this, I am the only one of the Administration now here, and, for...
886From Alexander Hamilton to William Heth, 15 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, September 15, 1790. On November 10, 1790, Heth wrote to Hamilton and acknowledged the receipt of Hamilton’s “private letter of the 15th. of September last.” Letter not found. ] Heth was collector of customs at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia.
887From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 15 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
The urgent avocations, in which I have been engaged, towards putting, in a train of execution, the laws of the last session, affecting my department, and a desire of reflecting maturely, and giving the reasons for the result of my reflections, fully, have caused me to delay, longer than I wished, the answers to the questions, with which you honored me, and I hope will excuse the delay. The...
888Enclosure: Answers to Questions Proposed by the President of the United States to the Secretary of the Treasury, [15 … (Hamilton Papers)
Answers to Questions proposed by The President of the United States to the Secretary of the Treasury. Question the first “What should be the answer of the Executive of the United States to Lord Dorchester, in case he should apply for permission to march troops through the territory of said States from Detroit to the Mississippi?” Answer In order to a right judgment of what ought to be done in...
889Treasury Department Circular to the Commissioners of Loans, 16 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, September 16, 1790. On September 23, 1790, Nathaniel Appleton wrote to Hamilton : “I recd. your circular Letter of 16th Inst.” Circular not found. ]
890Treasury Department Circular to the Commissioners of Loans, 16 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
I have already transmitted a Copy of an act of Congress passed on the fourth day of August 1790, making provision for the debt of the United States, & I now transmit such forms as have been devised for the government of your conduct as Commissioner of Loans in the State of ——. On the opening of your Office, two books will be provided by you for the purpose of receiving subscriptions, agreably...