Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of the Customs in Georgia Except Savannah, 6 April 1790

Treasury Department Circular to the
Collectors of the Customs in Georgia Except Savannah

Treasury Department.
April 6 1790.

Sir:

I have to desire that you will remit all monies, which you may now have on hand, or hereafter receive on account of the Customs, to John Habersham, Esquire Collector for the port of Savannah, taking duplicate receipts for the same, one of which to be transmitted to my Office, and the other to be retained by you.

This mode of payment you will continue till otherwise directed by me.

I am, Sir, your obedt. Servant,

Alexr. Hamilton
Secretary of the Treasury

Copy, RG 56, Circulars of the Office of the Secretary, “Set T,” National Archives.

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Title: Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of the Customs in Georgia Except Savannah, 6 April 1790
Authors: Treasury Department
Hamilton, Alexander
Recipient: Collectors of the Customs in Georgia Except Savannah
Date: 6 April 1790

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Cite as: “Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of the Customs in Georgia Except Savannah, 6 April 1790,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-06-02-0229. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 6, December 1789 – August 1790, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1962, pp. 356–357.]