Tobias Lear to Alexander Hamilton, 12 February 1792
Tobias Lear to Alexander Hamilton
Philadelphia, 12 Feb. 1792. Transmits the president’s command that the secretary of the treasury make inquiries about a letter from Congressman Abraham Baldwin of Georgia (not found) mentioning the death of Cornelius Collins, collector at Sunbury, and recommending Francis Coddington for the vacancy.1
LB, DLC:GW.
1. GW appointed John Lawson, not Francis Coddington, as collector for Sunbury, Ga., in place of Cornelius Collins (see GW to the U.S. Senate, 6 Mar. 1792).