Addressing the Inquiry About the Public Buildings

Item

Type

Autograph Draft Letter

Title

Addressing the Inquiry About the Public Buildings

Description

Hamilton directs Hodgdon to look into an inquiry about the public buildings which he presumes were built for the War Department and which should be the subject of regular consultation between the Secretary of War and himself.

year created

1793

month created

04

day created

20

author

Alexander Hamilton

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

Samuel Hodgdon

in collection

Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
Printed Versions

in publication

The Papers of Alexander Hamilton

in image

PCA10

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Alexander Hamilton

notable location

Treasury Department
War Department

document number

1793042080000

page start

1

number of pages

1

transcription

[in another hand:] Vol. 22 no. 66 66.
T. D. April 20th 1793
Sir
I think it will be proper for you to direct address the inquiry concerning the public buildings mentioned alluded to in your letter of the 18h inst. to the Secretary of War, as I presume they have been built for the use of that Department. By this This will put the matter in a regular train of consultation between the Secretary of War & myself
I am Sir
Your Obedt Servt
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr

Item sets

Documents

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) PCA10 (1 pages) Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. B:22, P:66
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Alexander Hamilton Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]