Alexander Hamilton Papers

From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 30 January 1794

To George Washington

[Philadelphia, January 30, 1794. An entry in JPP description begins “Journal of the Proceedings of the President,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. description ends on January 30, 1794, reads: “The Secretary of the Treasury enclosed me a letter to him from the Collector of Philada.1 on the subject of the Ship L’Orient.”2 Letter not found.]

PP, 268.

1. Letter from Sharp Delany not found.

2. On the same day Washington referred Delany’s letter to Edmund Randolph “& desired him to have a meeting of the Hds. of Depts. & Atty. Genl on the subject” (JPP description begins “Journal of the Proceedings of the President,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. description ends , 268).

For information on the L’Orient, see H’s draft of Randolph to Edmond Charles Genet, February 5, 1794.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 30 January 1794
    Author
    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Washington, George
    Date
    30 January 1794

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 30 January 1794,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-15-02-0509. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 15, June 1793 – January 1794, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1969, p. 668.]

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