1From Alexander Hamilton to William Barton, 13 May 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, May 13, 1790 . On August 9, 1790, Barton wrote to Hamilton : “the disposition to oblige me which you were pleased to express in Your letter of the 13th. of May.” Letter not found. ] Barton, a Pennsylvania lawyer and judge, was the nephew of David Rittenhouse.
2I. Thomas Jefferson to William Barton, 12 August 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been duly honored with your’s of the 7th. instant , and in order to answer it must enter into a detail of facts. In the formation of the higher departments there were some endeavors in Congress to establish a separate minister for the domestic business . This was disapproved by a considerable majority of Congress, and they therefore united that with the foreign business under the...
3From Alexander Hamilton to William Barton, 20 September 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, September 20, 1790. The endorsement in Hamilton’s writing on the letter which Barton wrote to Hamilton on August 9, 1790 , reads: “From Mr Barton acknowleged Sepr 20. 90.” Letter not found. ] Barton was surveyor at Providence.
4From Thomas Jefferson to William Barton, 1 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I did not sooner answer your favor of the 19th . because I have had reason till now to doubt whether Mr. Remsen was decided to resign his office of Chief clerk with me. In the mean time too I found there would be real difficulties from the other clerks the senior of whom thought himself entitled to succeed, and the juniors to approach so much nearer to the succession, and that if cut off from...
5From Thomas Jefferson to William Barton, 23 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I omitted, before my departure from Philadelphia, to enquire into the situation of Doctr. Currie’s suit against Griffin, and must now therefore ask the favor of you to inform me of it by letter, sent to my office. The principal questions are whether there are any probable indications of property in the hands of any of the garnishees, and when we may expect a final judgment against them. Doctr....
6From Thomas Jefferson to William Barton, 26 March 1793 [document added in digital edition] (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Barton and informs him that the letter addressed to him was left at the house of Th:J. during his absence, he knows not by whom. a box was left at the same time for the Philosophical society, which he presented at the last meeting. it contained a paste-board almanac only, somewhat in the style of those mr Barton may have seen. the society, desired...