Amount of the Surplus Available
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Amount of the Surplus Available
Description
Joseph Norse, a register of the Treasury, gives Hamilton an account of the appropriations for 1790 as compared with payments for the same year in an effort to determine the amount of the surplus available. He concludes that there is a surplus of $40,000. Enclosures provide a detailed accounting of appropriations and expenditures.
year created
1792
month created
02
day created
03
author
sent from location
Register's Office
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
The Papers of Alexander Hamilton
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Joseph Nourse
Treasury
notable location
Register's Office
Cape Henry
notable item/thing
Actual payments which have been made
several appropriations of public monies to 31st December 1790
a balance of 314
fund of surpluses
payment of the expenses of Government for that year [1790]
Civil List 1789
lighthouse on Cape Henry
pensions to invalids
appropriations
revenue
discharge of Treasury
extraordinaries
certain sums for the support of government for that year [1791]
notable phrase
...it appears there is a surplus fund of 40,000 after paying all the demands which can probably be made upon those appropriations.
document number
1792020390000
Item sets
Document instances
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Nourse | Register's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |