Alexander Hamilton

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Placing the Cart Before the Horse?
06/12/1793 Autograph Letter Signed
The President asks for the cabinet's advice respecting an application for a patent which he believes, in this instance, would be premature.
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Payments of Naval Officers & Surveyors
04/04/1793 Autograph Draft Letter
Wolcott discusses the pay of naval officers and in districts where there is no naval officer, pay is due to the surveyors of the ports. Also provided is a payment of 100 cents for every endorsement …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
Payment of Subsistence to Officers
08/23/1793 Autograph Draft Letter
Wolcott ponders the question of whether the relevant Act requires that when the payment of subsistence to officers is made in money, should it be made by the Paymaster of the Troops? If this is the …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
Payment of Bill Drawn by Ludlow on Duer
05/13/1793 Letter Signed
"Approves payment of a bill 'drawn by Israel Ludlow on William Duer 29 January 1792.'"
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Matters that Require My Attention or Agency
03/09/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
The President alerts the three Cabinet members of his impending visit to his home in Virginia and asks that they inform him of any matters that require his attention and action before his departure.
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Letter Citation
11/01/1793 Cited letter or document
Cited in JM to Knox, 11/02/1793.
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Letter Citation
03/08/1793 Cited letter or document
Cited in Hamilton to Knox, 03/18/1793.
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Irregular Practices of Mr. Swan
08/29/1793 Autograph Draft Letter
Wolcott lists the duties required of the Paymaster of the Troops and maintains that Caleb Swan failed to discharge them when he advanced large sums based on vague estimates without payrolls and having …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
Instructions for the Sandusky Commissioners
03/21/1793 Letter Signed
The President orders his cabinet members and the Attormey General to meet and decide on the specific instructions to be given to the Commissioners who will attend the treaty at the lower Sandusky. …
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Instructions for Paying Officers, Noncommissioned Officers, and Privates
08/22/1793 Autograph Letter
Hamilton discusses the provisions that should be made for discharging by Office of the Accountant part of the pay due the Commissioned Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Privates of the Army. …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
Genet's Appeal from the President to the People
11/26/1793 Draft Letter
Jay and King ask Hamilton and Knox to certify their rebuttal to Genet's denial that he warned that he would appeal from the President to the people.
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Genet affair
11/26/1793 Draft Letter
Letter from John Jay to Alexander Hamilton. Asks that Hamilton and Knox have a certificate concerning Genet's statement printed in the Philadelphia papers. As soon as Jay and King receive it, they …
John Jay Papers
Whiskey Rebellion in Maryland ended
09/23/1794 Printed Document
Governor of Maryland gleefully informs Secretary Hamilton that the Whiskey Rebels in Maryland have been "entirely crushed without the loss of one life." According to Governor Lee, the "alacrity" of …
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Whiskey Rebellion
09/18/1794 Printed Document
Letter from William Pinckney to Alexander Hamilton, regarding the Whiskey Rebellion. Image not available.
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Whiskey for the military
12/13/1794 Printed Document
The Commissioner of the Revenue writes that it may be possible that inconveniences arise from the want of information concerning the purchases of whiskey in Pennsylvania, for the military supply of …
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Whiskey for the military
08/05/1794 Printed Document
The Commissioner of the Revenue believes that the state of things in the western counties of Pennsylvania (due to the Whiskey Rebellion), raises doubts about whether it is practicable to procure in …
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Whiskey for the army
08/08/1794 Printed Document
The Commissioner of the Revenue states that in light of the Whiskey Rebellion, there is now little probability that the military may obtain a timely supply for 1795 of whiskey lawfully distilled in …
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Warrant on account of whiskey purchased
07/03/1794 Printed Document
The Commissioner of the Revenue requests that a warrant for $500 be issued in favor of John Mease on account of whiskey purchased for the military supply.
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Warrant on account of whiskey purchased
07/01/1794 Printed Document
The Commissioner of the Revenue requests that a warrant be issued in favor of John Mease as agent for Thomas Marshall, on account of whiskey purchased for the military supply. Coxe encloses Tench …
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Warrant for naval agents
12/11/1794 Printed Document
The Commissioner of the Revenue requests that a warrant may be issued in favor of Francis Gurney and Daniel Smith - naval agents in Philadelphia in charge of building frigates - for the sum of $5,100.
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Virginia Will Do Her Duty
08/25/1794 Autograph Letter Signed
Carrington assures Hamilton that Virginians will do their part in supporting the government's stand against the Pennsylvania insurgents. [Whiskey Rebellion]
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Vessels for transporting timber
10/22/1794 Printed Document
The Commissioner of the Revenue informs Hamilton that he has contracted for a number of vessels for the timber for the frigates in the Middle and Southern states.
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Unreliable supplies of gun powder
07/08/1794 Printed Document
The Commissioner of the Revenue informs Secretary Hamilton that little reliance is to be placed upon a cheap or certain supply of gun powder within the United States. Coxe was unable to procure a …
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Transmittal of letter from Naval Agent in Philadelphia requesting money
07/1794 Letterbook
Knox sends letter from the Naval Agent in Philadelphia requesting money. He recommends that all the naval agents be sent $5000 to be accountable.
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
Trade to Sweden, Etc.
06/17/1794 Autograph Letter Signed
Among other matters, Boston merchant Higginson discusses his readiness to provide vessels for the importation of products from Sweden not to mention the release of vessels that were being held in …
Alexander Hamilton Papers