3531To Alexander Hamilton from Andrew White, 10 February 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Permit me to adress you as an aplicant for the Appointment of Brigade Inspector to this Brigade. had I known of the Vacancy when I had the Honor of seeing you in Albany I should have aplied in Person— I have the Vanity to flatter myself that seven Campaigns active service in the American Army as an officer, Without censure or Reproach, has qualified me to discharge the Duty with some degree of...
3532To Alexander Hamilton from Henry Lee, [16 July 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
To shew you that all is not anger & that truth may perhaps regain its empire I enclose the gazette of the day. Adieu ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. This letter is endorsed in an unidentified handwriting as follows: “Inclosing printed Report of Committee of enquiry into the Treasury.” It is more likely, however, that the enclosure was a copy of the [Richmond] Virginia Gazette and...
3533To Alexander Hamilton from John Jay, 26 November 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr King & I have written this Day to you & General Knox. To that Letter and its Enclosures I refer you. All Men are under obligations to support the Cause of Truth. I presume therefore that the President will permit you to use all the Evidence of the tract in Question, which may be in his Possession or power, and consequently give you access to such Documents as may perhaps be in the office of...
3534From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, 23 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you the order of the President for 39,500. Dollars to complete the third year’s allowance under the act concerning intercourse with foreign nations, which third year will end on the last day of June next. I have the honor to be Sir Your very humble servt PrC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “The Secretary of the Treasury.” FC ( Lb in DNA : RG 59, DL ). Enclosure: George Washington to...
3535To Alexander Hamilton from Uriah Forrest, 7 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed is the copy of what Mr. William Bayley lately gave Dr. Steuart to forward to the President of the United States in consequence as Steuart told Bayley of a letter from the President requesting it the Doctor having before mentioned to him the circumstances to which it alluded. I only heard of it yesterday and sent today to Bayley who furnished me a copy he is a man of fair character and...
3536To Alexander Hamilton from Robert Morris, 12 February 1782 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, February 12, 1782. Sends the several receivers an “Advertisement respecting the Receivers of Continental Taxes,” which states: “And whereas it is not only necessary that some precise mode be adopted for managing the public Business in this respect, but also that the same be publickly known, so that all Persons concerned therein may have due notice thereof I have therefore...
3537To Alexander Hamilton from Richard Hunewell, 4 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Herewith I send you a Return of the 15th. Regt. up to the 1st. inst:, the imperfect state in which it is made, is at present unavoidable, on account of the extent of the Circle, which from the northern Subdistrict, to the southern one is near four hundred Miles, and many of the Officers have but recently arrived at their Rendezvous; not having had it in my power to make a Return previous to...
3538To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 3 February 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Newport, Rhode Island ] February 3, 1794 . “A question has arisen respectg. the disposition of that part of the net proceeds of the sales of the Schooner Hannah which appertains to a Surveyor which I wish you would answer. I am in doubt whether it should be paid to the Surveyor of this Port, or of Bristol … the forfeiture of the Hannah was not incurred in either of those ports … for at the...
3539To Alexander Hamilton from Sharp Delany, 4 October 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] October 4, 1792 . “Mr Thomas Lea of this City Merchant has informed me of his address to you respecting a quantity of Rum shipped by him for Dublin, and there refused by the Consignee and the whole returned without his knowledge and greatly to his damage. I informed Mr Lea of the necessity of having your opinion & instructions on this subject.… I in-close Mr Lea’s state of the...
3540To Alexander Hamilton from John F. Hamtramck, 25 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I Should not have troubled you with this letter if an answer Could have been got in time from General Wilkinson. in the Contemplated arrangement of the Western Army which I have Received from General Wilkinson, I Cannot find out the probability of my future residence; a Circumstance that is very interesting for me to know, in Order that I might move my family from Fort Wayne during the Vernal...