Alexander Hamilton

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Contract for Army Rations
10/28/1790 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
"Alexander Hamilton for and in behalf of the United States of America, and . . . Theodosius Fowler, a New York merchant, have mutually covenanted and agreed that Fowler shall supply and issue as many …
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Additional Amount Due Invalids
04/13/1790 Autograph Letter Signed
Money due invalid pensioners enclosed, request to pay pensioners per previous instructions.
Benjamin Lincoln Papers
Secretary of Treasury addresses pensions to invalids
02/11/1791 Autograph Letter Signed
The Secretary of Treasury notifies the states' Commissioners of Loans that payment of pensions to invalids will be drawn on them effective 5 March 1791. Hamilton addresses suspicion of counterfiet …
Huntington Mss
Report on the Estimate of Expenditures for 1792
11/04/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
This is the Secretary of the Treasury's budget estimates for 1792.
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No. 6 Warrant for Payment
12/23/1791 Document Signed
Approves payment to Joseph Howell Junior, Paymaster General, to be given to Samuel Meredith.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Lord Dorchester's Letter
10/03/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton transmits to Knox a copy of a speech of Lord Dorchester in which Dorchester allegedly refuses to provide military support to the Indians but offers to mediate a peace agreement between the …
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Hamilton forwards the intentions of the President to Knox
10/17/1791 Letter, Type Undetermined
Letter, directs details of President's letter; mentions white aggression; mentions Indian treaties.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Every Pacific Measure Was Tried
10/17/1791 Autograph Letter Signed
Hamilton instructs Knox regarding the points the President wants to make in a document describing the events leading up to St. Clair's campaign against the western Indians. The emphasis is on the …
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Certification of Deliveries
10/22/1791 Document Signed
Certification of clothing supplied by William Hill to the troops of the United States for 1791 and delivered agreeably to directions from Henry Knox, Secretary of War.
Settled Miscellaneous Treasury Accounts, Sept. 7, 1790 - Sept 29, 1894. (RG217) (M235)
Approval of provisioning at West Point New York
12/27/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton tells New York Assemblyman Melancton Smith that he has approved the 1792 provisioning of West Point at a cost of nine and a half cents per ration.
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Appropriations of Money for Certain Purposes.
01/06/1791 Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Report on Appropriations of Money for Certain Purposes. Outlines the expenditures and appropriations for government operations by topic. Recommendations for budget appropriations and how to deal with …
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U.S. Treasury issues warrant to Secretary at War for payment of Israel Chapin
11/26/1792 Copy of document
Fiscal, Secretary of Treasury issues warrant for the payment of Israel Chapin for incidental expenses incurred in the Indian department.
Henry O'Reilly Collection
Treasury Circular to the Supervisors of the Revenue.
11/26/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton describes the arrangements for supplying provisions and other necessities to the recruiting locations in Maryland during the year 1793.
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The Contract with Mr. Duer
11/14/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton discusses the conditionsof the contract with Mr. Duer whose high credit appears to eliminate the need to require sureties.
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Temporary Taxes and Duties to Raise Revenue
03/16/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Alexander Hamilton describes for the Speaker of the House of Representatives the various temporary taxes and duties he proposes to raise the revenue to pay for the war against the northern Indians.
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Request to Publish in the "Maryland Journal & Baltimore Advertizer"
08/11/1792 Typed Document
Enclosed advertisement to contractors seeking to supply rations to U.S. army with specified amounts of rations, payment method, and prices.
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Report on Disbursements by the Department of War.
12/07/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Report on Disbursements by the Department of War submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives [Frederick Muhlenberg] by Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury.
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Report on Additional Appropriations
04/13/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton provides the Speaker of the House of Representations with a list of additional appropriations including the amounts needed to provide an additional regiment for the protection of the …
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Rendering of accounts with Treasury Office
12/18/1792 Letterbook
Secretary Hamilton orders that O'Hara's accounts as Quartermaster General shall be rendered to the Treasury Department up to 1792 as soon as possible and henceforth on quarterly basis.
James O'Hara Papers, BV 1804-1807.
Proposal for Accounting for Recruiting Funds
05/28/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton explains to Knox his proposal for providing and accounting for the funds to the officers of the recruiting service.
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Presidential Proclamation to Quell Insurrection
09/09/1792 Printed Document
Opposition to law putting a duty on distilled spirits in Pittsburgh, Hamilton advised government quickly suppress all disorderly conduct. Requests President issue a proclamation, and discussed the …
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Policy and procedures for keeping and rendering public accounts with Indian Department
12/24/1792 Copy of document
Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton prescribes forms, policies and procedures for keeping and rendering public accounts related to the Indian Department. Hamilton requests strict observance by …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Petitions for Personal Services in the Army & Navy
04/06/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton is transmitting to Jonathan Trumbull, Speaker of the House of Representatives, various petitions he has received from those who served in the army and navy.
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Opinion on Contractor
08/30/1792 Printed Document
Requests Rawle's opinion concerning Theodosius Fowler's contract for supplying the Army.
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Keeping and Rendering All Public Accounts
12/24/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton explains the regulations and forms for keeping and rendering public accounts.
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