281From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 5 April 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to represent to the President of the United States, that an application has been made at the Treasury by the honble Mr. Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania in behalf of the Administratrix of Nicholas F. Westphal deceased, for the discharge of a Claim due to the Estate of her late husband in virtue of the last clause of “An Act for the relief of...
282From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [11 April 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his respects to the President. Herewith are testimonials in favor of two candidates for the Office of Treasurer of the Mint, Wm. A McCrea who has been mentioned by Mr. Foster of the Senate, and James Abercrombie who is recommended by a number of respectable characters. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. McCrea, a resident of Delaware, applied for...
283To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 11 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
Mr Hamilton presents his respects to the President. Herewith are testimonials in favor of two Candidates for the Office of Treasurer of the Mint, Wm A. McCrea who has been mentioned by Mr Foster of the Senate, and James Abercrombie who is recommended by a number of respectable characters. LB , DLC:GW . Senator Theodore Foster wrote directly to GW on 2 April from Philadelphia that McCrea was “a...
284From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [12 April 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to communicate to the President a resolution of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund as of this morning. A particular piece of urgent business prevents personally waiting on the President with it. It is very much to be desired that the resolution may receive the immediate decision of the President. It is upon the same principles with the last. LC ,...
285To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 12 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to communicate to the President a resolution of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund as of this morning. A particular piece of urgent business prevents personally waiting on the President with it. It is very much to be desired that the resolution may receive the immediate decision of the President. It is upon the same principles with the last. LB ,...
286From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 19 April 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to transmit to the President a copy of his letter of the 8th. of March to the Minister plenipotentiary of France, on the subject of an advance of money, and another of the Minister’s answer; in order that the President may be pleased to cause the necessary instructions to be sent through the proper Department to the Minister plenipotentiary of the...
287To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 19 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to transmit to the President a copy of his letter of the 8. of March to the minister Plenipotentiary of France, on the subject of an advance of money, and another of the minister’s answer; in order that the President may be pleased to cause the necessary instructions to be sent through the proper department to the minister Plenipotentiary of the...
288From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [23 April 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to present his respects to the President of the United States, and to submit to him the inclosed communications respecting an instance of misconduct in the Collector of Newbury Port. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. The collector of customs at Newburyport, Massachusetts, was Stephen Cross. On May 4, 1792, Cross was succeeded by...
289To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 23 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
[Philadelphia] 23 April 1792. Submits “the enclosed communications respecting an instance of misconduct in the Collector of Newbury Port.” LB , DLC:GW . The enclosures have not been identified. Stephen Cross, the collector for the port of Newburyport, Mass., was immediately removed from office (see Cross to Hamilton, 18 Oct. 1792, Syrett, Hamilton Papers, Harold C. Syrett et al., eds. The...
290From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 24 April 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, April 24, 1792 . “The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to submit to the President of the United States, a Contract lately made between the Superintendant of the Delaware Lighthouse, and Joseph Anthony & Son of Philadelphia, for a quantity of Oil.…” LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. William Allibone.