1From Alexander Hamilton to Edmond Charles Genet, 25 May 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to Mr. Genet—has the honor to inclose him a sketch of the state of payments on account of the three Millions for which an arrangement was made with Mr. Ternant —shewing a sum yet to be paid of One hundred and seventy six thousand three hundred and Eighty three Dollars and Eight-Nine Cents, beyond those heretofore paid and those for which collateral...
2From Alexander Hamilton to Edmond Charles Genet, 4 June 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Absence from Town, occasionned by circumstances of ill health, prevented my receiving the letter, which you did me the honor to write me yesterday, till today. I shall with pleasure conform to the arrangement you indicate, for the future payments of the monies destined for the acquittal of the Drafts of the Colony of St Domingo, according to the order of payment settled with your predecessor....
3Thomas Jefferson to Edmond Charles Genet, 23 June 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
In answer to your letter of the 18th. inst. I am instructed by the President to inform you that the fund in question has been so clearly understood on all hands to be specifically appropriated for the payment of the bills which were recognised by the former agents of France here as to be incapable of being diverted without disappointing the just expectations of our citizens holders of those...
4From Alexander Hamilton to Edmond Charles Genet, [1 July 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his Compliments to The Minister Plenipotentiary of France. Among the bills presented to the Treasury as having been refused by him is one for 135 Dolls. & 51½ Cts which was payable the 3d. of June. It was taken for granted, that all the Bills which became due in the first fortnight of June had been satisfied. The contrary appearance is an additional...
5From Alexander Hamilton to Edmond Charles Genet, 5 July 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I find on my Table this morning your letter of the 2d instant. As you ground the proposition, it contains on a conversation with me, I conclude there has been some misapprehension. I can recollect nothing, but what, as I understood it, had reference merely to some matter of form, which you had omitted and which you were desirous of having adjusted in a different mode in relation to the forms...
6From Alexander Hamilton to Edmond Charles Genet, [18 July 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton presents his Compliments to the Minister of France, regrets extremely that by a neglect of the person to whom the Minister’s Note of the 16th was delivered it did not get to the hands of Mr. Hamilton till this Morning which has prevented an earlier attention to it. Mr. Hamilton is just going to attend a summons of the President. If he shall find that the object of it will not...
7From Alexander Hamilton to Edmond Charles Genet, 24 July 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Having laid your letter of the 19th instant before the President for his consideration and direction, I have now the honor to give you the following answer. According to our view of the state of our account with France, the payments already made exceed the installments which have heretofore fallen due; though the want of having ascertained a rule for liquidating those which were made in...
8From Alexander Hamilton to Edmond Charles Genet, 26 November 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
It appears indespensable to adjust disagreeing Ideas with regard to the State of the Account between France and the UStates, that as much as shall be found practicable should be done without loss of time towards a settlement of it. With this view I have instructed the Accounting Officers of the Treasury to proceed in the business as soon as there shall appear some person on your behalf to...
9Edmund Randolph to Edmond Charles Genet, 5 February 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
I do myself the honor of informing you that the French Ship L’Orient of Bengal now lying in the port of Philadelphia attracts the attention omit these words (and excites the suspicion) of the Executive. It is represented that on her arrival she was a private ship the property of the French East India company and though armed was without a public Commission (had a complete military equipment...
10Enclosure II: George Clinton to Edmond Genet, 30 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
In consequence of the Request contained in your Letter of equal Date, I have issued my Requisition to the Judges & other Officers of this State to give all due Aid and Assistance (pursuant to the 9th Article of the Consular Convention between our two Nations) for the Search Seizure and Arrest of the Deserters (mentioned in your Letter) from the Ship Jupiter belonging to your Republic —It may...