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From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, 31 March 1791

To Alexander Hamilton

Department of state Mar. 31. 1791.

Sir

The publication of the laws of the U. S. and the purchase of those of the several states call on us immediately for about five hundred dollars, for which sum I must ask a warrant from you to be accounted for. The contingent expences of my department to the 1st. inst. are now stated and will be settled with the Auditor tomorrow. I have the honor to be with great esteem & respect Sir Your most obedt. & most humble servt,

Th: Jefferson

PrC (DLC); at foot of text: “The Secretary of the Treasury.” FC (DNA: RG 59, PCC No. 120). SJL entry reads: “Hamilton, Alexr. [for 500 D. contingt. money].”

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    From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, 31 March 1791
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    “From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, 31 March 1791,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-19-02-0187. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 19, 24 January–31 March 1791, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1974, pp. 642–643.]

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