Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 16 February 1791

From William Seton

Bank of New York 16th. Feby 91

Sir

I am honored with your letter of the 11th.1 and agreable to your desire enclose a return of the Treasurers Bills on the Collectors now in Bank undispos’d of. You will please to observe that there are of these Bills

No 882 on Newbern for 900 dollars } dated 7 Jany 1791
883 on Edenton 200
884 on Savanah 400

have been already credited to the Treasurers Account in Bank being part of Bills for 5300 Dollars which The Treasurer sent here on the 11th. January, desiring they might be instantly passed to his Credit or returned to him. Of course if the negotiation of these Bills is stopt, the Treasurers Account must be debited with the amount, or any arrangement shall be made that you may please to point out.

I have the honor to be

LC, Bank of New York, New York City.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 16 February 1791
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    Seton, William
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    Hamilton, Alexander
    Date
    16 February 1791

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 16 February 1791,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-08-02-0046. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 8, February 1791 – July 1791, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1965, pp. 49–50.]

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