1John Adams to Abigail Adams, 24 January 1793 (Adams Papers)
Our good Friend General Lincoln gave me this morning your favour of the 7 th which compensated in Part of my Disappointment by Mondays Post. I sett my heart on one Letter a Week and as many more as you please. I cannot say that my desire of Fame increases. It has been Strong in some Parts of my Life but never so strong as my Love of honesty. I never in my Life that I know of sacrificed my...
2From John Adams to James Hutchinson, 24 January 1793 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter you did me the honour to write me on the twenty Second of this month and I pray you to present to the American Philosophical Society established at Philadelphia for promoting Useful Knowledge, my Thanks for the honour they have done me, by my Election into that Body on the Eighteenth instant. My best acknowledgements are also due to you, Gentlemen for the polite and...
3To John Adams from Alexander Hamilton, 24 January 1793 (Adams Papers)
An order of yesterday from the House of Representatives renders it necessary that I should have recourse to the Treasurers Bank Books and the Accounts of the several Offices of Discount and Deposit which were lately transmitted to the Senate. I request that the Senate will be pleased to cause them to be returned. After the purpose has been answered they will be sent again to the Senate for...
4To John Adams from John Montgomery, 24 January 1793 (Adams Papers)
I having the honour to be personally acquainted With your Excellency precludes the neccessaty of troubling you With a letter of introduction from a particular Friend here therefore begs leave to take the liberty of requesting your good intervention on the subject of a Memorial of my Brother Robt, rescited this past to his Excelly Thomas Jefferson soliciting the American Consulship for the port...
5From Alexander Hamilton to John Adams, 24 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
An order of yesterday from the House of Representatives renders it necessary that I should have recourse to the Treasury Bank Books and the Accounts of the several Offices of Discount and Deposit which were lately transmitted to the Senate. I request that the Senate will be pleased to cause them to be returned. After the purpose has been answered they will be sent again to the Senate for such...
6From Alexander Hamilton to Henry Knox, 24 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I send you a letter of this day from Mr Miller, Inspector of Cloathing, suggesting the necessity of certain precautions for the preservation of the Hats which have been delivered. You will be fully sensible of the importance of due care on this point, and will I doubt not give the necessary direction to Mr Hodgsdon. I have the Honour to be very Respectfully Sir, Your obedient servt. Copy, RG...
7To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 24 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to transmit to the Secretary of the Treasury a Resolution of the Senate respecting Loans made in Holland &c. with which the President requests the Secretary to comply. LC , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. The Senate resolution, adopted on January 23, 1793, reads as follows: “ Resolved , That the President of the United States be...
8To Alexander Hamilton from John Miller, Junior, 24 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Since I had the honor of addressing you a few days ago, all the Hatts at present finished have been inspected and are now delivering at the public Store to the Amount of 1500. As there is no place fitted for their Reception otherwise than in bulk on the Floor, and no article is more liable to damage from the Moath than a wool hatt, I cannot but regret that those, which are undoubtedly the best...
9From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 24 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
As the Law appropriating Ten thousand Dollars for the purpose of defraying the contingent charges of Government (tho’ in that respect not very precise in it’s terms) seems to contemplate the rendering an account from time to time of the disbursement of that sum; I have the honor to enclose three copies of a statement to the end of the year 1792, in order that if it be judged expedient, one may...
10To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 24 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
As the Law appropriating Ten thousand Dollars for the purpose of defraying the contingent charges of Government (tho’ in that respect not very precise in it’s terms) seems to contemplate the rendering an account from time to time of the disbursement of that sum; I have the honor to enclose three copies of a statement to the end of the year 1792, in order that if it be judged expedient, one may...