291From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 19 July 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] July 19, 1793 . Transmits “a letter which he has just received from our Commissioners at Amsterdam.” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard to H, May 1, 1793 .
292From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [20 July 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to enclose to the President of the United States a Commission which has been returned by John Finley second mate of the Cutter Vigilant, he having resigned that office. John Tanner of New York is recommended by Capt: Dennis to the office of first Mate in the said Cutter. His recommendations from several merchants & others, which appear...
293From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 23 July 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to submit to The President a communication from the Commissioner of the Revenue of the 19 instant. The establishment of the compensation to the Keeper of the Portsmouth Light House at the rate therein mentioned appears to the Secretary to be a proper measure. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. For background to this letter, see H to...
294From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 24 July 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
In answer to your enquiry of the 22d. inst. I have the honor to observe, that in the communications heretofore made, it is stated, that an additional two millions of Guilders had been already directed to be borrowed & a proposition is submitted to the consideration of the President for authorising a further loan of three millions of florins. One of the objects of the two million loan was the...
295From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [2 August 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to submit to the President the enclosed communication from the Commissioner of the Revenue, accompanied with a Contract for the Stakeage of the shoals in Cape Fear river. It appears to the Secretary that a ratification of the Contract would be for the interest of the Public service. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. An...
296From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [5 August 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
I doubt the expediency of specially convening The Congress at this time for the following reasons— The consti[tu]tion requires that an extraordinary occasion should exist as the basis of the exercise of the Power of the President to convene the Legislature. It is not perceived that any circumstance now exists which did not exist months ago of sufficient force to constitute an extraordinary...
297From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 9 August 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to transmit herewith the Copy of a letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury of the 7th instant. containing substantially the information requisite to a judgment of the motives which determined the Treasury to persist in declining for the present the payment of the warrants stated by Mr Fraunces to be in his possession. These principally turn upon the following...
298From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [9 August 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to present his respects to The President of the UStates and to send him the enclosed which is just come to hand by post. The Secretary would wait upon the President personally with it, but for the lateness of the hour. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Enclosure not found, but presumably it concerned the resolutions adopted by New...
299From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 12 August 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
From the circumstance of Mr. Short’s being at Madrid, delay, without advantage, would attend the addressing to him the instruction for making the intended additional Loan. The persons to execute must in this situation be our Commissioners at Amsterdam. I therefore submit whether it will not be adviseable to address the instruction to them in the first instance. As a vessel goes to Amsterdam...
300From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 14 August 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to communicate to the President of the United States the copy of a letter which has this moment been received from the Collector of this port, informing of the arrival of two prizes sent in by the privateers Citizen Genet & Carmagnole. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Sharp Delany’s letter to H has not been found.