1Contract for Army Rations, 28 October 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] October 28, 1790 . “… Alexander Hamilton for and in behalf of the … United States of America, and … Theodosius Fowler … have mutually covenanted and agreed … that [Fowler] … shall supply and issue as many rations … as shall be required of him for the service of the United States.…” during 1791 at the western army posts. Copy, New-York Historical Society, New York City. Fowler...
2From Alexander Hamilton to Sharp Delany, 28 October 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
The Act imposing duties on the Tonnage of Ships or Vessels declares that this charge shall accrue when vessels “shall be entered in the United States from a foreign port or place.” That entry can never have preceded the application for a Register for a new Ship, and consequently the Tonnage cannot be then demanded. New Vessels applying for coasting licences are charged upon a different...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Sharp Delany, [28 October 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
By the 1st secto. of the Tonnage Act all Vessells enterd from a foreign Port, are made subject to the Duty on Tonnage. Quere Whether a Vessell putting in here in distress comes under the meaning of the said Act. By the Collection Law Page 27 no part of the Cargo of a Vessell compelled by distress of &c is made liable to Duty except such as may be sold for repairs &c. I have a spanish Vessell...
4From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 28 October 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
I had the honor duly to receive your two letters of the 3d and 6th inst:. The Packet for the Baron de Steuben contained in the former, was delivered to him agreeably to your direction. The papers concerning Capt. Lyde were transmitted by the post following that which took my letter of the 29th. Ulto. No more proper characters having been pointed out by further enquiry, I have, pursuant to your...
5To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 28 October 1790 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor duly to receive your two letters of the 3d and 6th inst:. The packet for the Baron de Steuben contained in the former, was delivered to him agreeably to your direction. The papers concerning Capt. Lyde were transmitted by the post following that which took my letter of the 29th Ulto. No more proper characters having been pointed out by further enquiry, I have, pursuant to your...
6To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 28 October 1790 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed paper of this date will give a full account of the present state of the College in this City. It was the expectation of this, which I had been informed was about to be published, that prevented my entering so fully into the subject in former letters as I should otherwise have done. To this I will add, that, so far as I have been able to learn, the abilities and characters of the...
7To Thomas Jefferson from La Motte, 28 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Je n’ai recû qu’hier, timbrée de Paris, la Lettre que vous m’avés fait l’honneur de m’ecrire le 27. Juin. C’est un Espace de 4. mois qu’elle est restée en chemin, comme la mienne du 12. Xbre. qui ne vous est parvenuë que le 6. Avril. Il est bien malheureux que des lettres restent aussi longtems en chemin. J’ai eû l’honneur de vous ecrire en vous envoyant vos meubles et de vous remercier de la...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Pierpont Edwards, 28 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the honor to inclose you three Judgements of our Superior Court, in cases in which it has been contended, that the Judgements were an infraction of the treaty of peace. No. 1. Is a decree in Chancery, in which the Court determined, that no interest, during the war, was recoverable by a british subject upon a debt due from an american. No. 2. Is the case of a Refugee, in which the...
9To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 28 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
While I am detained for the sailing of the vessel in which I am to go to Lisbon; I cannot do better, in my judgment, than to give you such farther facts, occurrences, or reports of the day, as may be in any degree interesting, in America, when compared with other accounts: though those I may have the honor to give should not be of much importance in themselves.—In my communications, I have...