George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, [24 April 1794]

From George Washington

[Philadelphia, April 24, 1794]

Pay to the Secretary of State in pursuance of the Act providing for the relief of such of the Inhabitants of St. Domingo, resident within the U. S. as may be found in want of support,1 one thousand eight hundred dollars; being the remainder of the sum granted for that purpose by the above act, and to be applied to the furnishing the said Inhabitants with the means of returning to Saint Domingo.

Philada. the 24 day of April 1794

Geo: Washington

LC, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. 6 Stat. description begins A. J. Dallas, Reports of Cases Ruled and Adjudged in the Several Courts of the United States and of Pennsylvania, Held at the Seat of the Federal Government. Vol. IV. Third Edition. Edited, With Notes and References to Later Decisions, by Frederick C. Brightly (New York, 1905). description ends 13 (February 12, 1794). See Washington to H, March 4, 1794, note 1, March 21, 1794, note 2; “Cabinet Meeting. Opinion on the Application of Money Given by Law to the Indigent of Santo Domingo,” April 22, 1794.

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Title: George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, [24 April 1794]
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Hamilton, Alexander
Date: 24 April 1794

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Cite as: “George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, [24 April 1794],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-16-02-0264. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 16, February 1794 – July 1794, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1972, pp. 335–336.]

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