1To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 23 March 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I was yesterday informed by the Auditor that the quarterly payment will be made from the Treasury of the United States for the Interest of Certificates of the registered Debt as the Credits of the same appear on the Books of the Treasury as to non subscribers on the first of April next. By an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed in 1786 a Loan was opened by this State for Certificates...
2To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, [25 March 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
Your favor of the with which I was honored had placed the certificates of Registered debt the property of Penna. but not yet assigned into as good a situation I thought as we could have desired, but it hath been since suggested to me that the arrangement with the bank is to be considered as payment of one quarter Interest, whether the party apply for it or not. If this should be the case and...
3To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 19 April 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Altho many of the Certificates the property of the State of Pennsylvania were not yet assigned thereto for which you have directed such provisions to be made as fully secures her interest therein, Yet there are also Certificates that appear to the Credit of the same State on the Treasury Books which individuals are intitled to on their delivering up the New Loan Certificates of Pennsylvania in...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Forrest, John Nicholson, and Others, Public Creditors, 6 May 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, May 6, 1791. In a letter dated May 27, 1791 , and addressed to “Thomas Forrest, John Nicholson and others, Public Creditors,” Hamilton wrote: “I have received your letter of the sixth instant.” Letter not found. ] Forrest was “a purchaser of certificates and paper money” (Clement Biddle, The Philadelphia Directory [Philadelphia, 1791], 42). Nicholson was comptroller general of...
5To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 29 December 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have recd. instructions from his Excelly. the Governor to confer with you on the subject contained in your letter to him of the 21 Inst. If the difficulty suggested should arise in a doubt, whether part of the assumed debt of Pennsa. by the United States might not consist of Certificates given for a like sum of others of the United States not exchanged and to be surrendered, it will be...
6To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, [16 January 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Comptr Gennl. of Pennsya. presents his Compls. to the Secretary of the Treasury of the U states will do himself the pleasure to attend at the time & place mentioned in his note of this morning. LC , Division of Public Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg.
7To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, [17 January 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Nicholson will do himself the Pleasure to attend about 10 OClock this day. LC , Division of Public Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg. Nicholson dated this letter Tuesday, January 18, 1792, but this date fell on Wednesday. See the exchange of letters between H and Nicholson on January 16, 1792 .
8To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 18 January 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] January 18, 1792 . “Inclosed is one Certificate of each kind granted by the State of Pennsylvania. That Number’d 13768 … is the only kind granted for the Debt of the United States, & on which the question arises whether any thereof have been subscribed to the funding system of the United States. The other two kinds No. 1687 for depreciation of the Army and 2506 for all other...
9To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 18 April 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] April 18, 1792 . “Major McCowan informs that it is conceived by you that he must settle with Pennsa. his Accot for monies advanced.… If you signify this as your opinion his Accot will be taken up, but the monies advanced him have gone forward in our Accounts with the United States, and the fixing such a principle might tend to delay the settlement thereof with the United...
10To Alexander Hamilton from John Nicholson, 26 July 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I sit down to answer your letter of the 24th Instant which was received by me on my return home last night. 1st Your Office hath been furnished from time to time from me with the actual state of the New Loan Certificates out, that is those issued for Continental Certificates—And more especially about the period to which you refer when the sum thereof outstanding was stated to be between forty...