The Contract with Mr. Duer

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Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Description

Hamilton discusses the conditionsof the contract with Mr. Duer whose high credit appears to eliminate the need to require sureties.

Date

11/14/1792

Recipient

Sent from

Treasury Department

Document number

1792111440000

Notable persons

Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
[William] Duer

Notable locations

Treasury Department

Notable items

terms of the contract with Mr. Duer
sureties
proposed advance
deficiency
public service
high credit
due regard to caution
law
bond
penalty