101To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 9 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to enclose to the President of the United States a Petition to the President from Samuel Davis of the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, together with the papers from the files of the Treasury relative thereto. These last are transmitted with the Petition at the request of the honorable Mr Bourne of that State, who has...
102To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 16 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to submit to the President the draft of a report on the subject of ways & means for carrying into execution the Military bill. He will wait on the President tomorrow morning for his Orders; as it is interesting there should be no avoidable delay. LB , DLC:GW . The enclosed draft of Hamilton’s Report Relative to the Additional Supplies for the Ensuing...
103To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 24 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to communicate to The President a letter which he has just received from Mr Short. It communicates the agreeable information of a Loan at four per Cent. LB , DLC:GW . The enclosed letter of William Short to Hamilton was either that of 23 or 28 Dec. 1791, both of which announced the new loan completed at Amsterdam (see Syrett, Hamilton Papers, Harold...
104II: From Alexander Hamilton, 4 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President of the United States. He was informed, yesterday, by the Attorney General, that his opinion concerning the constitutionality of the Representation Bill was desired this morning. He now sends it with his reasons but more imperfectly stated than he could have wished—through want of time. He has never seen the bill, but from the...
105To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 11 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
Mr Hamilton presents his respects to the President. Herewith are testimonials in favor of two Candidates for the Office of Treasurer of the Mint, Wm A. McCrea who has been mentioned by Mr Foster of the Senate, and James Abercrombie who is recommended by a number of respectable characters. LB , DLC:GW . Senator Theodore Foster wrote directly to GW on 2 April from Philadelphia that McCrea was “a...
106To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 12 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to communicate to the President a resolution of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund as of this morning. A particular piece of urgent business prevents personally waiting on the President with it. It is very much to be desired that the resolution may receive the immediate decision of the President. It is upon the same principles with the last. LB ,...
107To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 19 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to transmit to the President a copy of his letter of the 8. of March to the minister Plenipotentiary of France, on the subject of an advance of money, and another of the minister’s answer; in order that the President may be pleased to cause the necessary instructions to be sent through the proper department to the minister Plenipotentiary of the...
108To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 23 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
[Philadelphia] 23 April 1792. Submits “the enclosed communications respecting an instance of misconduct in the Collector of Newbury Port.” LB , DLC:GW . The enclosures have not been identified. Stephen Cross, the collector for the port of Newburyport, Mass., was immediately removed from office (see Cross to Hamilton, 18 Oct. 1792, Syrett, Hamilton Papers, Harold C. Syrett et al., eds. The...
109To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 24 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
Treasury Department, 24 April 1792. Submits a contract for oil between the superintendent of the Delaware lighthouse and Joseph Anthony & Son of Philadelphia, the terms of which are not unfavorable to the United States, as they have not changed from the previous two years. Nothing better had been offered after an advertisement for proposals was published, and it is understood that the wardens...
110To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 30 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor respectfully to communicate to the President authenticated copies of the Contracts for the three last loans made in Europe; that for 6000000 of Florins at Amsterdam bearing date 14. of December 1791 at a rate of 5 ⅌ Cent Interest that for 3000000 of Florins at Antwerp, at a rate of 4½ ⅌ Cent Interest bearing date the 30th day of November 1791 and the...