551To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Tredwell, 29 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Edenton, North Carolina, July 29, 1794. On January 15, 1795, Tredwell wrote to Hamilton : “I had the honor to write you on the 29 July last.” Letter not found. ] Tredwell was collector of customs and inspector of the revenue for the port of Edenton and inspector of Survey No. 2 in the District of North Carolina.
552To Alexander Hamilton from Charles Lee, 15 January 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Alexandria, Virginia, January 15, 1790. On February 18, 1790, Hamilton wrote to Lee : “Your Letter of the 15th of January last duly came to hand.” Letter not found. ]
553To Alexander Hamilton from Otho H. Williams, [1 May 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Baltimore, May 1, 1790. ] Itemizes expenses and then adds: “I have only to hope that compensation will be made to me for my services and expences; or that I shall stand excused for retiring from a service the reward of which must depend upon indirect measures.” ADfS , RG 53, “Old Correspondence,” Baltimore Collector, National Archives.
554To Alexander Hamilton from George Bush, 20 August 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Wilmington, Delaware, August 20, 1793. On August 22, 1793, Hamilton wrote to Bush : “I received your letter of the 20th. instant.” Letter not found. ] Bush was collector of customs at Wilmington, Delaware.
555To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus King, 29 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ London, April 29, 1799. Letter not found. ] “List of Letters from … Mr. King” to H, Columbia University Libraries.
556To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 25 February 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, February 25, 1795. At the bottom of an account which Coxe enclosed in his letter to Hamilton on February 17–18, 1795, Coxe wrote : “(see letter or Note to Mr. Hamilton of Feby 25. 1795) with copy hereof.” Letter not found. ]
557To Alexander Hamilton from Charles François Bournonville, [8 December 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
[ December 8, 1793. On December 10, 1793, Hamilton wrote to Bournonville : “I have this moment received your letter of the 8th instant.” Letter not found. ]
558To Alexander Hamilton from Royal Flint, 23 December 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] December 23, 1779 . States that earlier report on same day is too optimistic, but nevertheless hopes to obtain “fat cattle sufficient for our subsistence several weeks.” LC , Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
559To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, [15 March 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
[Mount Vernon, March 15, 1799. Letter not found.] “List of Letters from G—— Washington to General Hamilton,” Columbia University Libraries.
560To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 20 August 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, August 20, 1794. “The enclosed three counterfeit notes of the Bank of North America, with the affidavits accompanying them, were transmitted to this office by the Supervisor of Virginia. Col. Carrington wishes … that the amount of these notes … will be placed to his Credit by the United States.” LC , RG 58, Letters of Commissioner of Revenue, 1794–1795,...
561To Alexander Hamilton from Yelverton Peyton, 11 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I this day received your letter circular bearing date the 20th. of Sep. last. Not expecting orders as Soon do not expect to leave this until Monday but if possible will sooner, and make no delay until I reach the destined place, after which will most implicitly comply with the other orders— I am with the highest Sentiments of respect &c Sir Yr. Ob H St. ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of...
562To Alexander Hamilton from Walter L. Cochran, 16 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I had the honor to receive yours of the 14th. Inst. and shall immediately make arrangements for the marching of Capt. Masey’s Company to Norfolk, Virginia. General Hamilton will be informed of the time of their leaving this Fort. I have the honor to be &c ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress). A note on the cover reads: "Filed."
563To Alexander Hamilton from Francis Upton, 5 June 1786 (Hamilton Papers)
London, June 5, 1786. Sends duplicate of a letter addressed to Hamilton on December 6, 1785 . ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
564To Alexander Hamilton from Elisha Williams, 11 September 1803 (Hamilton Papers)
Hudson [ New York ], September 11, 1803 . “I took the liberty of Stating a Case & inclosing it to you about the 20th of August for your opinion. Not hearing from you I fear the Letter has been intercepted. You will oblige me by informing whether you received that Letter and if you have by forwarding your Answer.…” ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Letter not found.
565To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Williams, 31 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Richmond, October 31, 1791. On June 19, 1793, Williams wrote to Hamilton : “I rote you the 31 of Octobr 1791.” Letter not found. ] See H to John Hopkins, April 2, 1791 .
566To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 27 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] May 27, 1799 . “I have this moment recd. your letter of the 24th and several enclosures, among the latter a letter to Lt Col. Hamtramck which I return for your reperusal. You will recollect, that the troops in Tenessee and on the Georgia Frontier are within Genl Pinckney’s command. Your letter to Hamtramck extends his authority to the troops in Tenessee. Will you be pleased to...
567To Alexander Hamilton from Jesse Lull, 27 February 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Very urgent business requires me to visit Vermont as soon as possible. My Sergeants are so far instructed in their duty, that the Quarter Master’s Department for the 16th. Regiment may be safely intrusted with them for a few weeks. I have consulted Col. Graves on this subject, who wishes I may be indulged with leave of Absence for four or five weeks, and has directed me to address you for...
568To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas L. Ogden, 26 September 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ September 23, 1793. On September 26, 1793, Oliver Wolcott, Jr., wrote to Ogden and referred to “Your Letter to the Secy. of the Treasury dated Sept. 23d. 1793.” Letter not found. ] Ogden was at this time a resident of Newark, New Jersey, where his father, Abraham Ogden, was United States attorney for the District of New Jersey. A graduate of Columbia College, Thomas Ogden studied law with...
569To Alexander Hamilton from Theodore Sedgwick, 7 January 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
[ January 7, 1789. On January 29, 1789, Hamilton wrote to Sedgwick : “I thank you for your two letters of the 4th and 7th instant.” Letter of January 7 not found. ]
570To Alexander Hamilton from William Duer, 13 January 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, January 13, 1799. The summary of this letter reads: “Thanks for Hamilton’s interposition with Wolcott.” Letter not found. ] Letter listed in “Calendar Summary of Philip Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton Papers,” Personal Miscellaneous, Box 6, Schuyler, MS Division, New York Public Library. See Wolcott to H, September 19, 1798 .
571To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 4 June 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, June 4, 1793. “… Inclosed is Mr. Bell’s paper. From Baltimore I shall remit that Sum, which I mentioned to you in part of your kind favor.…” ALS , New-York Historical Society, New York City. For background to this letter, see Randolph to H, April 3, 1793 , and William Bell to H, June 2, 1793 .
572To Alexander Hamilton from John V. Henry, 29 March 1803 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Albany, March 29, 1803. Henry’s endorsement on Hamilton’s letter to him of March 20, 1803 , reads: “Recd 26 ⟨ansd⟩ 29 ⅌ mail.” Letter not found. ]
573To Alexander Hamilton from Ebenezer Stevens, 5 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, October 5, 1799. On the envelope of the letter Hamilton wrote to him on October 5, 1799, Stevens wrote : “recd. & and. same day.” Letter not found. ]
574To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 16 November 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Newport, Rhode Island ] November 16, 1790 . “I have received your letter of the 29th of Octe. with the inclosed Acts.…” LC , Newport Historical Society, Newport, Rhode Island. Letter not found.
575To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, [21 April 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, April 21, 1794. In an undated letter written sometime in 1797 to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., Coxe reviewed his correspondence with Hamilton concerning the execution of the revenue laws in Pennsylvania. In the course of the letter Coxe wrote: “My letter of the 21st. of April 1794 contains explicit notices of the difficulties that attended the service in Pennsa.” Letter not found. ] ADf...
576To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Spencer, 30 August 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
Albany, August 30, 1797. Asks Hamilton to examine the validity of the title to various tracts of land owned by Spencer lying between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Spencer was an Albany merchant. The following receipt, written by H and signed by Spencer, appears at the bottom of this letter: “Received of Alexander Hamilton the papers abovementione[d]...
577To Alexander Hamilton from Aaron Ogden, 9 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have lately learned, that Captain Cole of the 11th regiment, has solicited from you, that his resignation might be accepted—he had previously notified me by letter of an intention to resign on the first day of the present month, since which he has not addressed me—believing, however, that he considered his communication to me, as sufficiently formal, I have to join him, in his request, that...
578To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 16 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] January 16, 1793 . “By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of the Treasury the letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue respecting the Light House on Tybee Island; and to inform the Secretary that the President approves of the arrangements therein suggested.…” LS , RG 26, “Segregated” Lighthouse Records, National Archives; LC , George...
579To Alexander Hamilton from Adam Hoops [11 February 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
I had the honor to call on you to day to present the enclosed memorandum. The number of men now in quarters I know from the information of Capt Read, To whom I shewed the Statement after I had made it. It is I believe sufficiently correct to act upon. I am Sir with high Respect Yr. Mo Ob Sert ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress), enclosing "Memorandum of Quarters at Fort Jay" ( AD ,...
580To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 5 April 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] April 5, 1791 . Sends commissions requested by Hamilton. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
581To Alexander Hamilton from David Beekman, 15 April 1785 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, April 15, 1785. “I yesterday saw Mr. Cor[neliu]s P. Low & he is not willing to do anything, & now says the money belongs to the state. He alters his opinion often. Will you be so kind, and take this affair in your hands for me & if you think I can recover it, I beg you will.” ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Beekman, member of a prominent New York merchant family, had been...
582To Alexander Hamilton from Bartholomew Dandridge, 11 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] June 11, 1794 . “By the President’s order B. Dandridge has the honor to request the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare the proper form of a power to authorise him to carry into effect the ‘Act providing for the payment of the second instalment due on a Loan made of the Bank of the United States.’” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. 1 Stat. The Public...
583To Alexander Hamilton from James Wilson, 6 October 1796 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, October 6, 1796. On October 12, 1796, Hamilton wrote to Théophile Cazenove : “I have received two letters of the 6th & 10th of October from Judge James Wilson.” Letter of October 6 not found. ]
584To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Mifflin, 28 December 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, December 28, 1789. On December 31, 1789, Hamilton wrote to Mifflin : “I have the honor of your letter of the 28th instant.” Letter not found. ]
585To Alexander Hamilton from William Duer, 12 August 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, August 12, 1791. On August 17, 1791, Hamilton wrote to Duer : “I have received your two letters of the 12th and 16th.” Letter of August 12 not found. ] Duer, a prominent New York financier and speculator, had served as Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury from September, 1789, until early in 1790.
586To Alexander Hamilton from Susanna, Ruth, Joseph, Nelly, and John Cockle, 12 June 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, June 12, 1789. Authorize Hamilton to “become security to Mr Robert Boyd for a Certain Sum of money left us as a Legacy by our late Grand Father John Cockle of Jamaica on Long Island.” ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. At the bottom of the letter is a bond in the writing of H and signed by John Cockle.
587To Alexander Hamilton from James P. Heath, 20 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Finding it impossible to procure the Men that are wanting to compleat captain Bruffs company, in this place, and fearing the river will shut up, I shall proceed unto Norfolk in the Morning with the Soldiers that were left here sick—With Sentiments of Esteem I have the honour to be Your Obdt. Servt ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
588To Alexander Hamilton from Richard Harison, 17 March 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been honored by your Letter of the 15th., and beg Leave to assure you that the Business it alludes to, & every other Subject in which the Public is interested will at all Times command the Attention of Sir Your most obedt Servt. LC , New-York Historical Society, New York City.
589To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 29 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, December 29, 1794. “I enclose copy of a letter from Wm Pennock Esqr. Naval Agent at Norfolk Virginia with an estimate of money wanted to the amount of 7450 Drs exclusive of the freight of Timber from Georgia.…” LC , RG 75, Letters of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to the Procurement of Military, Naval, and Indian Supplies, National...
590To Alexander Hamilton from David Beekman, 7 March 1787 (Hamilton Papers)
St. Croix, March 7, 1787. Requests Hamilton’s opinion on Beekman’s liability for a bail bond he signed with Gilbert Woodward. ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Beekman was a partner in the St. Croix firm of Beekman and Cruger.
591To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 28 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, April 28, 1793. On May 4, 1793, Hamilton wrote to George Washington and referred to “a letter of the 28 of April received yesterday from the Commissioner of the Revenue.” Letter not found. ]
592To Alexander Hamilton from Charles Lee, 29 June 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Alexandria, Virginia, June 29, 1790. On July 17, 1790, Hamilton wrote to Lee : “Your letter of the 29th June has been duly received.” Letter not found. ]
593To Alexander Hamilton from Charles Pettit, 16 October 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
Fredericksburg [ New York ] October 16, 1778 . Describes “Preparations made and making for the Building of Barracks on Hudson’s River.” ALS , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
594To Alexander Hamilton from Benjamin Lincoln, 8 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Boston, July 8, 1794. On August 19, 1794, Hamilton wrote to Lincoln and referred to “your favor of the 8th July last.” Letter not found. ]
595Warrant to Captain Alexander Hamilton, 29 September 1776 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Harlem Heights, New York ] September 29, 1776. In George Washington’s “Warrant Book No 2” an entry for this date reads “To Capn Hamilton for his Co Arty. Aug–774. 3/72 [dollars].” D , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
596To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Billington, 22 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the War department hath requested me to Apply to you for Patterns of the Coats & Vests for the Cavalry, and as they will be speedily be wanted the sooner I am furnished with them the more it will Oblige your Most Obedient Humble Servant— ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
597To Alexander Hamilton from Jacob Le Roy and Sons, 10 March 1787 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, March 10, 1787. Request Hamilton to collect debts owed by several individuals to Broome and Platt, a firm indebted to Le Roy and Sons. ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
598To Alexander Hamilton from Theodore Sedgwick, [12 November 1788] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Boston, November 12, 1788. Letter not found. ] “Letters from T. S. [Theodore Sedgwick] to Genl. A. Hamilton,” William Livingston Papers, Book 3, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. Sedgwick, a lawyer in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, was a member of the state legislature in 1780, 1782, 1783, 1787, and 1788, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1785 to 1788, and speaker of the...
599To Alexander Hamilton from William Heth, 5 February 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ February 5, 1792. On June 7, 1792, Hamilton wrote to Heth : “The same cause … has postponed the acknowlegement of your three private letters of the 5. 27 & 29th of February.” Letter of February 5 not found. ] Heth was collector of customs at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia.
600To Alexander Hamilton from Marquis de Barbé-Marbois, 29 April 1780 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, April 29, 1780. On May 5–8, 1780, Hamilton wrote to Barbé-Marbois : “The day before yesterday I had the honor of your letter of the 29th. of April.” Letter not found .] Barbé-Marbois was secretary of the French legation at Philadelphia.