Alexander Hamilton

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Characters for Consideration as Commissioners
02/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton sends the President a list of the 26 men, arranged by States, that he recommends as candidates for positions as Indian Commissioners.
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Addressing the Inquiry About the Public Buildings
04/20/1793 Autograph Draft Letter
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 …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
A Total & Unparalled Disregard of Law & Instruction
08/29/1793 Autograph Draft Letter
Hamilton expresses his energetic disapproval of Caleb Swan's method of disbursement of the money committed to him as Pay Master to the troops. This practice is absolutely inconsistent with the order …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
Whiskey supplies for troops
11/18/1794 Printed Document
Appoints Presley Neville agent for procuring supplies in the Western country for the use of the army, with a compensation of $250 per annum in lieu of commission. The purchase of whiskey is to be his …
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Whiskey Rebellion in Maryland and Pennsylvania
09/17/1794 Printed Document
Secretary Hamilton writes Rufus King, U.S. Senator from New York. Mentions John Jay's relations with the Portuguese Ministry. Concludes the letter by discussing the insurrection in western Maryland …
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Whiskey in lieu of cash for tax payments
11/17/1794 Printed Document
Secretary Hamilton discusses the paying of taxes or duties in whiskey rather than "cash" -- since the latter might be too oppressive to the frontier communities where money is more rare. The whiskey …
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Warrant of $15,000
09/12/1794 Printed Document
Letter from the Treasury Secretary to Elie Williams, gent for supplies with provisions for the militia army. Hamilton has directed a warrant for $15,000 in his favor. Of this sum, Hamilton requests …
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Wagons for Pennsylvania troops
09/14/1794 Printed Document
Secretary Hamilton writes that Abraham Hunt has informed him that he can procure wagons as far as Reading, Pennsylvania, but not further. Therefore advices Hodgdon to immediately send on a person to …
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Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of the Customs
04/03/1794 Autograph Letter Signed
Fortifications of Baltimore harbor required, authorized the hiring of laborers and the acquisition of materials. Advised on keeping accounts of expenses and how funding will occur. Request name of …
General Otho Williams Papers, MS# 908.
Tom the Tinker and Other Offenders
11/17/1794 Contemporary Copy of Letter
The list of prisoners has now reached 150 and it appears that the notorious offender calling himself "Tom the Tinker'" has also been apprehended in Marietta. [Whiskey Rebellion]
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Timber for the building of frigates
07/03/1794 Printed Document
Secretary Hamilton informs Daniel Stevens that Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, desires Stevens' agency on the business of procuring in the state of South Carolina certain kinds of timber for …
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Thoughts on Defense submitted to President Washington
03/08/1794 Letter fragment
Secretary Hamilton ruminates on what he believes is needed to provide an effective defense of the United States. Text is highly illegible
Alexander Hamilton Papers
The Cost of Military Supplies in New Jersey
08/27/1794 Autograph Draft Letter
Hamilton argues that superintendance is required of the business of supplying the militia during their march through New Jersey in order to ensure that the public is not charged unreasonable prices. …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
Supply of gun powder
12/06/1794 Printed Document
Requests that the Commissioner of the Revenue state to him how far the supplies procured are adequate to the requisitions from the War Department for gun powder, including salt petre as the …
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Supplies for troops responding to Whiskey Rebellion
09/17/1794 Printed Document
Requests that the Supervisor of Military Stores speedily send 1000 pairs of shoes and two medicine chests to Winchester, Virginia; 1000 blankets, 1000 shoes, 200 rifles, 800 muskets, and two medicine …
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Supplies for troops responding to Whiskey Rebellion
09/17/1794 Printed Document
Letter to the Governor of Pennsylvania on the question of whether the corps responding to the Whiskey Rebellion ought to be equipped previous to their march or not. Hamilton believes they should be …
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Supplies for the construction of six frigates
06/25/1794 Printed Document
Treasury Secretary Hamilton informs Pinckney that he has determined to import from Europe materials for the construction of six frigates. He will procure the articles from Northern Europe. Hamilton's …
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Supplies for Pennsylvania militia
09/23/1794 Printed Document
Directs the Supervisor of Military Stores to furnish the Pennsylvania militia with the additional supply of arms and accoutrements he has been called for. He will also forward to the Virginia militia …
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Supplies and Transportation for the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Militias
09/12/1794 Autograph Draft Letter Signed
Blaine, the assistant quartermaster general of the militia army, is asked for his agency to supply transportation, forage straw, and fuel for the Pennsylvania and New Jersey militias moving agains the …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
Suggestions for the War Department
12/1794 Printed Document
Secretary Hamilton advices on various measures which he believes the War Department ought to adopt. First, he suggests that the militia be reorganized, and divided into five classes. The first class …
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Sick soldiers of the New Jersey line
10/10/1794 Printed Document
Encloses an account relating to sick soldiers of the New Jersey line. Desires that the surgeon, Robert Welford, refer the persons to him.
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Shoes and hats of bad quality
07/17/1794 Printed Document
The Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania transmits to Hamilton a copies of letters from Secretary Knox and General Wayne relative to the bad quality of hats and shoes furnished for the use of the …
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Seizing delinquent distilleries
11/11/1794 Printed Document
Secretary Hamilton writes President Washington on the measures to be taken tomorrow for apprehending persons and seizing delinquent distilleries.
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Seizing delinquent distilleries
11/10/1794 Printed Document
Secretary Hamilton writes General Henry Miller, stating that a seizure of delinquent distilleries may be advisable in the township of Elizabeth in Alleghany County, Pennsylvania. In order to do this …
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Sail cloth for frigates
06/30/1794 Printed Document
Secretary Hamilton asks William Seton whether domestic or foreign sail cloth ought to be used for American frigates.
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