1To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Jefferson, 13 October 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
In pursuance of powers which mr Short had confided to me, and urged by the circumstances of the moment, I thought it expedient to desire on the 19th. of April last that no transfer might be permitted of any stock standing in his own name or in the name of any other for his use. The circumstances no longer existing which dictated that caution I desire that the caveat may be considered as...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 13 October 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to inform the Secretary of the Treasury that the President has appointed William Lewis to be keeper of the Light-house on Cape Henry, with a salary of four hundred Dollars per annum. The president does not conceive that the circumstance of mr Cormicks being employed to oversee the building of the Lighthouse, tho’ in his favor, as sufficiently...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Otho H. Williams, 13 October 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Baltimore, October 13, 1792. “Agreeable to your request, of the 8th of last month, I now enclose to you a list of the average freight usually paid from this port. The several rates of the respective articles usually exported from hence, have been ascertained by the Merchants who compose the insurance company, and whose information I deem the most to be relied on.…” Df , RG 53, “Old...
4To George Washington from the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, 13 October 1792 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed we send you a list of our Sales, which were closed yesterday. Tho’ the average price is not entirely equal to that of the first sales, yet, when it is considered, that the Company assembled, was by no means such, as might have been expected, from the unlucky intervention of several circumstances; and allso, that it was the Public opinion, that the first sales were too high; and that...
5Tobias Lear to Alexander Hamilton, 13 October 1792 (Washington Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to inform the Secretary of the Treasury that the President has appointed William Lewis to be keeper of the Light-house on Cape Henry, with a salary of four hundred Dollars per annum. The President does not conceive that the circumstance of mister Cormicks being employed to oversee the building of the Lighthouse, tho’ in his favor, as...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Blow & Milhado, 13 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return to this place I found here your letter of Sep. 10. complaining of the outrage committed on your vessel on the coast of Africa by the Commander of an English armed vessel. I have, in a letter to our minister at the court of London, desired proper representations to be made on the subject, as I had before done in some similar cases. But this will only go to prevent a repetition of...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Carroll, 13 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have discovered that Mr. Hallet (the Architect now at Georgetown) has a wife here who, from his poverty, is in extreme distress, near her lying in, and in want of common necessaries. He is probably too modest to make known his distresses. I therefore communicate it to you privately that the Commissioners, if they owe him any thing, may without waiting his application, furnish him with some...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Carroll, 13 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
It may be some satisfaction to you to know that the letter you dropd from Mr. Madison came to hand the next day by post. I conclude from thence that you have likewise got the packet. We have been in anxious expectation of receiving some of the Pha. plans of the City of Washington with the Soundings on them. The Sales average about £80 ⅌ Lott. Some were sold by Squares. The average of those...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Ernst Frederick Gayer, 13 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I had some time ago the honor to lay before You a model of an instrument I had constructed, whereby three angles might be measured at the same time, in the same manner as by three persons with three different instruments, whereby as I flattered myself, the present method of ascertaining the longitude at sea might be much improved. I have since made several improvements to this instrument to...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, 13 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
In pursuance of powers which Mr. Short had confided to me, and urged by the circumstances of the moment, I thought it expedient to desire on the 19th. of April last that no transfer might be permitted of any stock standing in his own name or in the name of any other for his use. The circumstances no longer existing which dictated that caution I desire that the caveat may be considered as...