1From Alexander Hamilton to Jonathan Burrall, 14 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I request that you will immediately invest in the purchase of Bills on London or Amsterdam, on account of the Government, fifty thousand Dollars; to enable you to do which, I inclose you a letter to the President and Directors of the Office of Discount & Deposit at New York. But as the advantageous purchasing of the bills will depend on secrecy, you had better not make use of your letter to...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 14 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secrey. of the Treasury, the papers respecting the case of Hezekiah & George D. Usher, which have been submitted to him; and to inform the Secretary that the President has no doubt, from the statement of facts in the above papers, of the intention to defraud the Revenue; but if it shall appear to the Secretary, from his...
3From Alexander Hamilton to John F. Mercer, 14 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I received yesterday your letter dated at Baltimore. You will, on reflection, be sensible, that mine, to which it is an answer, could with difficulty, owing to peculiarity of situation, have reached you sooner than it did. It was left at your lodgings on Sunday Morning. My attention had been too much engaged on other matters, from the time your letter of the 31st of January was handed me, to...
4From Alexander Hamilton to the President and Directors of the New York Office of Discount and Deposit of the Bank of the … (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, March 14, 1793. “I request You to advance to Mr. Jonathan Burrall, Cashier of your Office, Fifty thousand Dollars, on account of the Government.…” LS , Washington’s Headquarters (Museum), Newburgh, New York. See H to Burrall, March 14, 1793 .
5To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 14 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Your Letter of the 5th Instant, was transmitted to me yesterday by the President of the Providence Bank; and agreeable to your directions, I have furnished him with an Abstract of the uncancelld Bonds, payable this Month, being only the one in Suit, (noted in the enclosed Return of Cash) and another due to the 30th for 523 Dollars & 60 Cents. I have the Honor to be &c. N.B. The Bond in suit...
6To George Washington from the Inhabitants of Belpre, 14 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
To George Washington President ⟨mutilated⟩ States, the Memorial & Petition of the Subscrib ⟨mutilated⟩ Inhabitants of the Township of Bellpre, in the County of Washington, & Territory northwes⟨t⟩ of the River Ohio, humbly sheweth— That your Petitioners have fo⟨r⟩med a settlement upon the said Ohio River; beginning at a point opposite to the mouth of the little Kanhaway: extending eleven Miles...
7Tobias Lear to Alexander Hamilton, 14 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secrey of the Treasury, the papers respecting the case of Hezekiah & George D. Usher, which have been submitted to him; and to inform the Secretary that the President has no doubt, from the statement of Facts in the above papers, of the intention to defraud the Revenue; but if it shall appear to the Secretary, from his...
8To George Washington from Henry Knox, 14 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
I submit to your consideration a letter received from an Indian by the name of David Fowler who resides at Brotherton, near Oneida, who is at present in this City with his Son. This man has been introduced to me by Colonel Pickering and his request for the support of a School seems to deserve a favorable consideration. I beg leave therefore to submit the idea that fifty dollars ⅌ Year be...
9From George Washington to James Wilkinson, 14 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
( private ) Sir, Phila. March 14th 1793 I had the pleasure to receive your polite letter of the 1st of Novr by the hands of Capt. Prior—and shortly after the two Kegs of fish therein mentioned came safe to hand. They were truly a novelty here—and if the Western Waters abound with such fine fish as these appear to be, it may be considered as no small addition to the many favours which nature...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 14 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 14 Mch. 1793 .A rumor is abroad here that Spain has declared war on the United States. No one has identified the source, but neither has it been discredited. Since no public paper confirms it, he considers it a chimera, albeit one which frightens him. Yet it is only too probable that England wishes to prevent America from bringing supplies to France and, rather than break relations with...