20261From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, [3 December 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
I request you will not take any step respecting the land mortgaged by Mr. Holker for Mr. Church’s debt without first consulting me. I am Sir Your obedient servt ALS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. During the seventeen-eighties Chaloner, a Philadelphia merchant, had served as the Philadelphia agent for John B. Church and Jeremiah Wadsworth. John Holker, who had served as...
20262From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, [17–]18 May 1784 (Hamilton Papers)
By this post will come to you a letter from General Schuyler, in which you will perceive he has desired me to draw upon you for a sum of money. The object is to pay for a lot purchased for Mr Carter. The amount of the sum wanted is £2800 this Currency. A bill upon Philadelphia cannot be sold here ⟨without⟩ considerable discount. I am therefore to request you will forward it by trusty persons...
20263From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, [30 October 1786] (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed I send you Mr. Church’s Power of Atty to me to receive his bank dividends &c. and a power from me to you to receive the last and the next . I will be obliged to you to get the money & forward it by the first proper opportuni[t]y to this place. Pray let me know how matters go on with the bank. What is intended? When is the next election of Directors? Can bank stock be sold at any rate...
20264From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, [22 November 1786] (Hamilton Papers)
I received your letter with the draft on Mr Ray which I presented immediately. He would not accept it payable in specie. I did not protest because by your letter it appears to be an affair of accomodation and that you retain the money in your hands. Nor do I now return the draft because Mr. Ray tells me endeavours are making to turn paper into specie for the payment of it; if these do not...
20265From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, 15 January 1784 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, January 15, 1784. On January 21, 1784, Chaloner wrote to Hamilton : “I have before me yours of the 8th. & 15th Instt.” Letter of January 15 not found. ]
20266From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, 5 February 1784 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, February 5, 1784. On February 12, 1784, Chaloner wrote to Hamilton : “Your two favours of the fifth & Eighth Instant are both reced.” Letter of February 5 not found. ]
20267From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, [10 March 1786] (Hamilton Papers)
On the subject of the Ships I am to request you will sell them on the best Terms you can. I would mean one eighth of them absolutely as they now stand, without any consideration of expences incurred, for all these must come of course into a general account between the concerned. If Mr. Wilcox will give me as much as another so much the better. You may accommodate him as to the time of payment...
20268From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, [26 October 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamiltons Compliments to Mr. Chaloner requests to know who is the other joint Morgagee with Mr. Church of Mr. Holker’s land; and whether he is informed of proceedings having been begun for effecting a sale of the land upon the Mortgage. AL , Mr. James H. Welch, Canton, Ohio. For information concerning the contents of this letter, see H to Chaloner, June 11, 1793 ( PAH Harold C. Syrett,...
20269From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, [2 February 1785] (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, February 2, 1785. “I have received your letter with the state of the case enclosed. If you can make no arrangement for securing Mr. Carter without the assistance of the law, I am upon the whole of opinion it will be advisable to rely on the first bill of exchange, instituting another suit against Turnbull Marmie & Co. Though it may be a question whether they are not discharged by...
20270From Alexander Hamilton to John Chaloner, [16 March 1786] (Hamilton Papers)
March 16th. The above is copy of mine which went by a private hand inclosing the original of a letter to Mr. Wilcox of which the inclosed is a Copy. Yrs ALS , Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. H to Chaloner, March 10, 1786 . H to John Wilcocks, March 10, 1786 .