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Enclosure IV: [Particular Statement of the Bills Drawn by the Treasurer], 3 January 1792

No IV.
A Particular Statement of the Bills Drawn by the Treasurer of the United States, Shewing the Different Periods When Drawn—and Paid in Amsterdam—and the Balance Remaining Unpaid on the Sixth of September, 1792.
Date of the
Secretary’s direction.
Amount of Bills
directed to be
drawn
When
drawn.
In whose
favor.
Amount of Bills
drawn by the
Treasurer.
When paid
in
Amsterdam.
Amount of Bills
paid in
Amsterdam.
Florins. Sts. d. Florins. Sts. d. Florins. Sts. d.
1790. Dec: 15th: 25.000.  .  . 1790. Dec: 17th: Tench Francis. 25.000.  .  . from 21: to 28: Febry: 276.978.12.  .
do. 25.000.  .  .  — Wm. Seton 25.000.  .  . 14-to 22 Mar: 154.608.10.  .
20. 3.052.10.  . 20. Tench Francis 3.052.10.  . 4-to 30: Ap: 339.786.10. 8.
22: 7.000.  .  . 23.   ditto 7 000.  .  . 16-to 26. May. 95.000.  .  .
30. 8.340.  .  . 30.   ditto 8 340.  .  . 31. do. 99.000.  .  .
31. 25.000.  .  . 31.   ditto 25.000.  .  . 6-to 27 July. 323.340.  .  .
1791. Jan: 1: 110.000.  .  . } 1791. {   ditto } 71.000.  .  . 1-to 24 Aug: 186.002.11.  .
6: 100.000.  .  . Wm. Seton 12-to 26 Sept: 40.956.11.  .
13 100.000.  .  . January T: Francis 6-to 31: Oct: 45.000.  .  .
27. 100.000.  .  .   ditto 6-to 28: Dec: 39.540.  .  .
200.000.  .  . Wm. Seton 1792 3-to 31: Jan: 792.414.  5.  .
29: 100.000.  .  . T. Francis 11-to 20. Feb: 32.544.15.  .
Mar. 18. 99.000.  .  . March 19: Th. Jefferson. 99.000.  .  . 6-to 30 Mar: 138.500.  .  .
May 3. 200.000.  .  . } { T: Francis } 10: April 95.947.10.  .
200.000.  .  .  — Wm. Seton. 600.000.  .  . 2: May. 4.000.  .  .
21. 100.000.  .  .   ditto
 — 100.000.  .  . T: Francis
Verbal direction 65.281. 2. 8. June   ditto 65.281. 2. 8.
Octo: 31: 500.000.  .  . } Octo & {   ditto } 100.000.  .  .
 — 500.000.  .  . Nov. Wm. Seton
1792. Jan: 27: 95.947.10.  . 1792 Jan: 27: Th: Jefferson. 95.947.10.  .
2.663.621. 2. 8. 2.663.621. 2. 8. 2.663.621. 2. 8.
 
April 17: 500.000.  .  . April. John Kean.. 500.000.  .  . from 2–25. July. 376.946.19.  .
June 29: 123.750.  .  . June 30: Th: Jefferson. 123.750.  .  . 3–27. Aug: 246.803. 1    
July 12: 500.000.  .  . July. John Kean 500.000.  .  .
Balance remaining
to be paid on the
6th of September
1792.
}
2.362.250.  .  .
Aug: 30: 200.000.  .  . Aug:   ditto 200.000.  .  .
Oct. 8. 300.000.  .  . Octo:   ditto 300.000.  .  .
15: 100.000.  .  .  —   ditto 100.000.  .  .
Nov: 30: 1.237.500.  .  . Dec: Th: Willing 1.237.500.  .  .
Decr. 28: 24.750.  .  .  — John Kean 24.750.  .  .
2.986.000.  .  . 2.986.000.  .  . 2.986.000.  .  .

Remarks.

The Bills drawn from the 15th December 1790, to June 1791, inclusively, have been sold at 36⁴⁄₁₁ ninetieths of a dollar per guilder, payable in sixty days—or in ninety, with interest for thirty days.

Those drawn in October and November, 1791, have been sold at the same rate of Exchange, for cash; or on a credit not exceeding ninety days—the purchaser paying interest for the whole term of the credit.

The terms, upon which the Bills in April, 1792, have been disposed of, were a credit of six months; the first two months without interest, and the last four months with an allowance of six per cent by the purchaser—the rate of exchange as before.

In July, August and October, 1792, the rate of exchange was 40 cents and seven mills per guilder; one moiety to be paid in two, and the other moiety, in four months, with interest from the time of each sale.

In November and December 1792, the exchange was 36⁴⁄₁₁ ninetieths of a dollar.

Alexander Hamilton.
Secretary of the Treasury.

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