To Alexander Hamilton from Sharp Delany, [6 December 1790]
From Sharp Delany
[Philadelphia, December 6, 1790.] “In the Impost Law Hemp pays a Duty of five ⅌ Cent ad Valorem. By a special Clause in sd Law,1 this Article from the first of Decr Inst: is to pay 60 Cents ⅌ Cwt. Quere Whether Hemp is to pay the 5 ⅌ Cent ad Valorem & the 60 Cents ⅌ Cwt.…”
LC, Bureau of Customs, Philadelphia.
1. “An Act for laying a Duty on Goods, Wares, and Merchandises imported into the United States” ( 24–27 [July 4, 1789]).