Changing the Form of the Debt to France

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Changing the Form of the Debt to France

Description

Responding to the President's inquiry regarding William Smith's application for changing the form of the debt to France, the four Cabinet members agree that the government has made payments to France consistent with prior arrangements and sees no need to respond to Smith's application.

year created

1793

month created

03

day created

02

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in collection

note

The document was approved by Jefferson, Hamilton, Knox, and Randolph.

notable person/group

Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
Edmund Randolph, Attorney General
George Washington

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

letter from William Smith
debt to France
payments to France

document number

1793030200000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Thomas Jefferson Philadelphia Additional authors; Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph.
Recipient George Washington [unknown] [n/a]