Alexander Hamilton Papers

Sharp Delany to Alexander Hamilton, [6 December 1790]

From Sharp Delany

[Philadelphia, December 6, 1790.] “In the Impost Law Hemp pays a Duty of five ⅌ Cent ad Valorem. By a special Clause in sd Law,1 this Article from the first of Decr Inst: is to pay 60 Cents ⅌ Cwt. Quere Whether Hemp is to pay the 5 ⅌ Cent ad Valorem & the 60 Cents ⅌ Cwt.…”

LC, Bureau of Customs, Philadelphia.

1. “An Act for laying a Duty on Goods, Wares, and Merchandises imported into the United States” (1 Stat. description begins The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, I (Boston, 1845). description ends 24–27 [July 4, 1789]).

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    Title
    Sharp Delany to Alexander Hamilton, [6 December 1790]
    Author
    Delany, Sharp
    Recipient
    Hamilton, Alexander
    Date
    6 December 1790

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    “Sharp Delany to Alexander Hamilton, [6 December 1790],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-07-02-0208. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 7, September 1790 – January 1791, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1963, p. 198.]

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