Alexander Hamilton Papers

Enclosure: Statement F: [Statement Showing the Surplus of the Revenue], 16 January 1793

Statement F.
A Statement Shewing the Surplus of the Revenue Appropriated to the Purchase of the Public Debt by the Act of Congress of the 12th of Augt. 1790
Net amount of Duties arising from Imports and Tonnage, from
the first day of August 1789 to the last day of December
1790, inclusively		 } 3,131,667. 94
Amount of monies received from Nathaniel Gilman, late receiver
of continental taxes		 }    3,225. 70
3,134,893. 64
Appropriations. vizt.
1789 Aug 20 An Act providing for the expenses which may attend Negotiations or Treaties with the Indian Tribes and the appointment of Commissioners for managing the same9 20,000.  
Sepr. 29 An Act making appropriations for the present Year10 639,000.  
1790. Mar 26
An Act making Appropriations for the
support of government for the Year
179011		 } *
754,658.99
July 1 An Act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and Foreign Nations12 80,000.  
“ An Act to satisfy the claims of John McCord against the United States13 1,309.71
22 An Act providing for holding a treaty or treaties to establish peace with the Indian Tribes14 20,000.  
Aug 4 An Act to provide more effectually for the collection of duties imposed by Law on Goods Wares and Merchandize15 10,000.  
10 An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to finish the light house on Portland head in the District of Main.16 1,500.  
11 An Act for the relief of Disabled Soldiers and Seamen lately in the service of the United States, and of certain other persons17 548.57
12 An Act making certain appropriations therein mentioned18 233,219.97
1,760,237. 24
Surplus of the Revenue on the last day of December 1790. 1,374,656. 40
A Statement of the Sums which have been applied to the purchase of the Public Debt
Dollars Cents
The Amount heretofore reported to Congress by the Commissioners for purchasing the Public Debt, down to the 17th of November 1792 is in Specie 967,821. 65
Since that date there has been applied to the same purpose through the agency of Samuel Meredith the sum of 15,098. 11
And through Jonathan Burrall in New York    50,000.  ..
Total Amount in Specie 1,032,919. 76
Treasury Department
January 16th 1793

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Authorial notes

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* The amount of the expenses arising from, and incident to the Sessions of Congress which happened in the Year 1790, being 203,167.22/100 Dollars, is included in this sum.

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    “Enclosure: Statement F: [Statement Showing the Surplus of the Revenue], 16 January 1793,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-13-02-0268-0007. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 13, November 1792 – February 1793, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1967, pp. 499–501.]