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From Alexander Hamilton to Jean Baptiste de Ternant, 14 February 1793

To Jean Baptiste de Ternant1

Departement de la tresorerie
le 14 fevr. 1793

Mr.

Conformément aux ordres du President,2 et à l’information que vous en avez recue aujourdhuy de la part du secretaire d’etat, je mettrai à votre disposition une somme de cent mille piastres. Cette somme sera prete à etre acquittée le lr. avril prochain, ce qui au cours des affaires de la place, équivaut à un payement immédiat.

J’ai l’honeur d’etre avec respect et estime Mr. etc.

Alexandre hamilton.

LC, Arch. des Aff. Etr., Corr. Pol., Etats-Unis description begins Transcripts or photostats from the French Foreign Office deposited in the Library of Congress. description ends .

1For background to this letter, see Tobias Lear to H, February 8, 1793.

2According to an entry in JPP description begins “Journal of the Proceedings of the President,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. description ends for February 13, 1793, George Washington directed “Arrangements to be made at the Treasury for paying the Minister of France 100,000 dollars on Acct. of the French debt—the residue of his demand to remain until the balance on the last Instalment could be ascertained, which was presumed to be in a day or two” (JPP description begins “Journal of the Proceedings of the President,” George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. description ends , 42).

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