1From Alexander Hamilton to John Kean, 28 March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, March 28, 1792 . Letter listed in dealer’s catalogue. Letter not found .] ALS , sold by Charles F. Heartman, May 19, 1927, Lot 154.
2[Report on a Return of Imports and Tonnage Duties], 28 March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
In pursuance of the order of the House of Representatives of the 10th. day of November last, I have the honor to transmit returns of duties arising on Imports and Tonnage within the United States, for the year ending the 30th. day of September last: also a return of Exports within the same year, excepting two quarters of the district of Charleston in South Carolina, and a few quarters of some...
3Report on the Petition of William Smith, [28 March 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury, to whom was referred the petition of William Smith of Baltimore Town in the State of Maryland, respectfully submits the following Report: The resolutions of the United States in Congress assembled, which respect the issuing of the Certificates commonly called Loan Office Certificates, make it necessary, that they should be previously countersigned by certain...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Smith, 28 March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The amount of Stock on the books of this office subject to Interest for the Quarter ending the 31st March 1792 is as follows Viz. Amot. of 6 ⅌ Ct. Funded Stock 4201.79 Interest from the 1st Octr. 1791. 126. 5 Amot. of Ditto 1203686.55 Interest on Do. from Jany. 1. 1792 18055.29 Amot. of 3 ⅌ Ct. Stock 361.55 Interest on Do. from Octr. 1. 1791 5.42 Amot. of Do 582,824.25 Intt on do from Jany 1....
5From Alexander Hamilton to Otho H. Williams, 28 March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
An uncommon press of business has prevented my thanking you sooner for your private letter of the . Your ideas of the manner of conducting a certain business have a remarkable correspondency with my own. I think one might venture to ensure success, humanly speaking, on such a plan, and every other will be precarious and critical. I flatter myself the general principles of it will govern future...
6From Alexander Hamilton to John Kean, [28 March 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
I request that you will not draw out from the Bank of N America any further sum without a previous communication to me. Yrs. ALS , Harvard University Library. In PAH Harold C. Syrett, ed., The Papers of Alexander Hamilton (New York and London, 1961– ). , XI, 198, this letter is listed as a “letter not found.” This letter concerns relations between the Bank of the United States and the state...
7To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 28 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you two letters from Judge Symmes of Jan. 25th & 27th. his letter of Sep. 17. mentioned in the first of these was received by me Nov. 23. and after being laid before you, was answered Dec. 4. the part of the answer respecting leave from you to come to Philadelphia was in these words. “the President does not conceive that the Constitution has given him any controul...
8From George Washington to Arthur St. Clair, 28 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Your knowledge of the Country North-west of the Ohio, and of the resources for an Army in its vicinity, added to a full confidence in your military character, founded on mature experience, induced my nomination of you to the command of the troops on the frontiers. Your desire of rectifying any errors of the public opinion, relatively to your conduct, by an investigation of a Court of Enquiry,...
9From James Madison to Henry Lee, 28 March 1792 (Madison Papers)
No nomination has yet been made of a new commander for the military establishment, nor of any of the Brigadiers authorised by the supplemental act lately passed. I refer to the News papers for the inferior appointments which have taken place. It is understood that St. Clair is not to remain in service. A proposition was yesterday made in the H. of Reps. desiring the President to institute an...
10Inquiry into General St. Clair’s Defeat, [28 March] 1792 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Madison moved, “that it be an instruction to the committee of seven, appointed yesterday, to consider the enquiry committed to them, as confined to such circumstances, connected with the late unsuccessful expedition under Major General St. Clair, as may be requisite for the information of the House.” Federal Gazette , 30 Mar. 1792 (reprinted in General Advertiser , 30 Mar. 1792, Gazette of...