1To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 18 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
The letter herein inclosed from Mr Dayton appears to require a degree of consideration from the executive Department of the Government. It was delivered to me yesterday by Collector Burr. It seems as if it had never been sealed. The date is at Philadelphia in the Session of Congress. The subject was not mentioned to me at any time to the best of my recollection and belief. Mr Burr says, the...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 18 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, January 18, 1795. “It appears necessary that order should be taken upon the subject of gauging wines paying duty ad valorem. It is understood, that they are not gauged to establish the sum of duty , but it is necessary that they should be gauged to enable the inspectors of the Revenue to mark and certify the quantity . The expence of gauging and authority...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 18 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose to you some papers relative to a parcel of Goods, which have arrived at Boston under my Name & directed to me. It seems Mr. de la forest before he left directed some Articles to be shipt under cover of my Name without my Knowledge, but really for Mr. Fauchett, & himself. Mr. Delaforest wishes for an order to receive the goods at Boston free of duty alledging them to be for the Use of...
4From George Washington to George Lewis, 18 January 1795 (Washington Papers)
Herewith you will receive Plats, and descriptions of two tracts of land which I hold in Kentucky, on the Waters of rough Creek. If you have any knowledge of the land in the part of the country these are said to lye in: or if your brother John or any other, within your reach has, I shd be obliged to you for such information respecting them as can be obtained. I wish also to know in what part of...
5From George Washington to William Pearce, 18 January 1795 (Washington Papers)
Not having received the usual letter and reports, which always arrive by Saturdays Mail, I have less to communicate in this letter. I forgot in my last letters to remind you of filling the Ice house, whenever you were furnished with the means. The necessity of doing it, has not, I hope escaped you. One caution I wished to have given you in time, before this work was in hand; and that was, to...
6To George Washington from William Pearce, 18 Jan. 1795 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Pearce, 18 Jan. 1795. On 25 Jan., GW wrote Pearce: “I have received your letters of the 11th & 18th instt, with the weekly reports.”
7From George Washington to Harriot Washington, 18 Jan. 1795 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Harriot Washington, 18 Jan. 1795. On 17 Feb., Harriot Washington wrote GW: “I received my dear and Honor’d Uncles letter, of 18th of January.”
8To James Madison from John Dawson, 18 January 1795 (Madison Papers)
We have an account here that France has made peace with Prussia, which seems to gain belief—the enclosd hand bill I receivd from a friend at Norfolk & is taken from a letter to Mr. Pennock of that place. We also hear that the duke of York has met with another severe defeat—that he lost great part of his army, & that the rest savd themselves by flight. At what time do you expect to adjourn?...