To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 9 August 1790
From William Ellery
Newport [Rhode Island] August 9, 1790. Asks whether drawbacks are allowable on pickled fish which has been imported, repacked, and then exported to the West Indies.1
LC, Newport Historical Society, Newport, Rhode Island.
1. For H’s reply to this question, see “Report on Defects in the Existing Laws of Revenue,” April 22, 1790 ( , VI, 373–97).