Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [2 August 1793]

To George Washington

[Philadelphia, August 2, 1793]

The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to submit to the President the enclosed communication from the Commissioner of the Revenue, accompanied with a Contract for the Stakeage of the shoals in Cape Fear river.1

It appears to the Secretary that a ratification of the Contract would be for the interest of the Public service.

A Hamilton

Treasury Depmt.
2d. August 1793.

LC, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. An entry in JPP description begins “Journal of the Proceedings of the President,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. description ends for August 5, 1793, reads as follows: “The Secretary of the Treasury sent for my approbation a contract for the stakage of the shoals in Cape Fear River by John Duncan, for one year at 84 dollars—approvd. & returned” (JPP description begins “Journal of the Proceedings of the President,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. description ends , 193).

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Title: Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [2 August 1793]
Author: Hamilton, Alexander
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 2 August 1793

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Cite as: “Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [2 August 1793],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-15-02-0133. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 15, June 1793 – January 1794, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1969, p. 167.]

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