1To Alexander Hamilton from Abishai Thomas, 18 May 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I am directed by a Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina to “Inform myself by what means this State obtained a Credit with the United States for a quantity of Leather received of Richard Blackledge,” and to “transmit to the next General Aseembly such vouchers or other information as I may deem proper to give the necessary information to the General Assembly.” To...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Abishai Thomas, 12 June 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
As Agent of the State of North Carolina I subscribed on Account of the loan to the United States proposed by Act of Congress of the 4th of August 1790 a Certificate or Receipt of James Green junr. late Treasurer of Loans in said State, for 96,300 dollars of the emissions of May 20, 1777, and April 11th. 1778. which had been deposited in his hands to be exchanged, which Certificate the Auditor...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Abishai Thomas, 14 June 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I have duly considered your letter of the 13th with the Comptroller’s answer to your reference to him of my letter to you of the 12th Inst. The certificate or receipt in question is in fact what the Comptroller has only “supposed” it to be as may be fairly inferred from the face of the paper itself. The deposit being made “ until further orders ” does not in my opinion destroy the validity of...