Title: Appendix: [Various Statements], [26 December 1794]
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A Statement of the Domestic Debt of the United States as Due on the 31st of December 1793, Including the Sums Passed to the Credit of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund and Excluding the Balances of Unsatisfied Appropriations Payable at the Treasury.

Funded Domestic Debt.

Dollars. Cents.

Six per Cent. stock

18,169,213.15

Deferred six per Cent. stock

9,084,608.46

Three per Cent. stock

12,432,649.64

39,686,471.25

Funded Assumed Debt.

Six per Cent stock

8,120,824.11

Deferred six per Cent. stock

4,060,411.78

Three per Cent. stock

 6,090,551.57

18,271,787.46

Registered Debt.

Principal of registered debt remaining on the books of the Treasury
481,903.28

Estimated amount of interest on the above sum from various periods to the 31st December 1790; which becomes three per Cent. stock on being subscribed to the Loan
118,150.59

600,053.87

Amount of Certificates issued to nonsubscribing creditors, which remain to their credit on the books of the Commissioners of Loans, in the following states, viz.

New Jersey

Principal
178.83

Interest to December 31st 1790
  84.40

263.23

Pennsylvania

Principal
59.95

Interest to December 31st 1790
  10.68

70.63

Maryland

Principal
4,262.32

Interest to December 31st 1790
1,992.37

6,254.69

606,642.42

Balances due to Creditor States pursuant to the final report of the Commissioners appointed to execute the acts for the settlement of the accounts between the United States and the Individual states, exclusive of interest thereon since December 31st 1789, viz.

To the state of New Hampshire
75,055.

Massachusetts
1,248,801.

Rhode Island
299,611.

Connecticut
619,121.

New Jersey
49,030.

South Carolina
1,205,978.

Georgia
   19,988.

3,517,584.

Domestic Debt receivable on loan, but which not being registered is not entitled to a dividend; consisting of loan office and final settlement certificates, arrearages of interest to the 31st of December 1790, indents of interest and bills of old emissions also of unliquidated claims upon the government for services and supplies during the late war, arrearages of military pensions to March 4th 1789, and credits on the books of the Treasury, for which certificates remain to be issued—estimated upon the principles of the report of the Secretary of the Treasury dated January 9th 1790.

 2,120,972.27

Estimated amount of the Domestic Debt of the United States on the 31st of December 1793, including the sums passed to the credit of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund, and exclusive of sums received on certain domestic loans which are repayable out of the established revenues and which are included in the statement of unsatisfied appropriations,

64.203,457.40

Foreign Debt of the United States on the 31st of December, 1793, Agreeably to Statements Made at the Treasury, Including Sums Which Had Been Received for the Proceeds of Loans, and Which Remained Unexpended, and the Balance of Foreign Funds Transferred to the United States, Which Are Comprised in the Statement of Unsatisfied Appropriations Payable at the Treasury.

Debt Due to France Contracted by the Late Government.
Livres. s.d.
Rate of exch.
Foreign Debt on Dec. 31, 1793 Dollars. Cents.

Loan of eighteen millions of livres, bearing an interest of five per cent. per annum, from the 3d of September, 1783, and repayable in twelve equal annual payments; the first of which became due on the 3d of September, 1787,
18,000,000

Loan of ten millions of livres, bearing interest at four per cent. per annum, from the 5th of November, 1781, and repayable in ten equal annual payments; the first of which became due on the first of November, 1787,
10,000,000

Loan of six millions of livres, bearing interest at five per cent. per annum, from the first day of January, 1784, and repayable in six equal annual payments; the first of which will become due on the first of January, 1797,
6,000,000

Balance of an account for supplies furnished,
  134,065.7.6

34,134,065.7.6

Interest which fell due before and in the year 1790, on the several loans above recited,
12,000,000.

From which is deducted the amount of payments made by grand banker at Paris,
 1,600,000.

10,400,000.

Interest on the balance of the above-mentioned account for supplies furnished,
48,598.13.11

Interest which fell due on the several loans in the years 1791, 1792 and 1793,
3,819,138.17.8

48,401,802.19.1

On account of which debt the following sums had been paid on the 31st day of Dec. 1793.

By Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholas and Jacob van Staphorst and Hubbard of Amsterdam, Guilders.
8,105,043.8
19,452,104.3.2

By C.J.M. de Wolf, of Antwerp, ditto.
1,975,375.13
4,740,901.1.12

By the department of war, for arms, ammunition, &c. delivered in the year 1791, Dollars.
8,962.
49,377.8.2

By the treasury of the United States, in the years 1792 and 1793, ditto.
1,773,145.15
9,769,394.14.9

34,011,777.17.3

Balance due to France on the 31st of December, 1793, agreeably to the statement made at the Treasury; payable at different future periods ascertained by contracts dated July 16th, 1782, and February 25th, 1783,
14,390,025.1.10
at 18¹⁵⁄₁₀₀ cts.
2,611,789.55

48,401,802.19.1

Guilders.
Rate of exch.
Foreign Debt on Dec. 31, 1793. Dollars. Cents.

Debt Contracted in Holland, viz. by the Late Government.

Loan of five millions of guilders, per five contracts, dated June 11, 1782, at five per cent. per annum,
5,000,000

Loan of two millions of guilders, per contract dated March 9, 1784, at four per cent. per ann.
2,000,000

Loan of one million of guilders, per contract dated June 1, 1787, at five per cent. per ann.
1,000,000

Loan of one million of guilders, per contract dated March 13, 1788, at five per cent. per annum,
1,000,000

Premiums to the lenders and gratifications on the loan of two millions, 837,500

From which deduct this amount paid out of funds obtained by the late government,  180,000

  657,500

9,657,500.

By the Present Government.

Loan of three millions of guilders, per contract dated February 1, 1790, at five per cent. per ann.
3,000,000

Loan of two and a half millions of guilders, per contract dated March 2, 1791, at five per cent. per annum,
2,500,000

Loan of six millions of guilders, per contract dated December 14, 1791, at five per cent. per annum,
6,000,000

Loan of three millions of guilders, per contract dated December 24, 1791, at four per cent. per annum,
3,000,000

Loan of three millions of guilders, per contract dated August 9, 1792, at four per cent. per annum, 3,000,000

Deduct this sum not received 50,000

2,950,000

Loan of one million of guilders, at five per cent. per annum, being a reloan of the instalment due on June 1, 1793, on the loan of five millions, per contracts dated June 11, 1782,
1,000,000

18,450,000.

28,107,500.

On account of which debt, there had been paid on the 31st of Dec. 1793, by Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholas and Jacob van Staphorst and Hubbard, of Amsterdam.

For premiums which fell due in the years 1791 and 1793, on the loan of two millions obtained by the contract dated March 9, 1794,
190,000

Instalment which fell due on the 1st of June, 1793, on the loan of five millions of guilders obtained by the contracts dated June 11, 1782,
1,000,000
1,190,000.

Balance due for monies received on contracts made in Holland previous to Dec. 31, 1793,
26,917,500.
at 40 Cents.
10,767,000.

28,107,500.

Debt Contracted in Antwerp by the Present Government, viz.

Loan of three millions of guilders, per contract dated November 30, 1791, at four and a half per cent. per annum, amount received (950,000 guilders having been suppressed)
2,050,000.

Remaining due on the 31st of December, 1793,
2,050,000.
at 40 Cents.
820,000.

Debt Contracted in Spain by the Late Government.

Dolls. Cts

Amount due to the Government of Spain on the 21st of March, 1782, bearing interest at five per cent. per annum, as stated by the late Commissioner for settling foreign accounts,
174,011.

Interest which fell due before and in the year 1790,
76,371.50

Interest from January 21, 1791, to August 21, 1793, when said debt is considered as having been finally discharged, agreeably to an account received from Holland,
 17,651.12

268,033.62

Which debt is considered as discharged by remittances made to the Government of Spain, by Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholas and Jacob van Staphorst and Hubbard, of Amsterdam, Guilders 615,307.11.3
268,033.62

Amount of the foreign debt of the United States on the 31st of December, 1793, agreeably to statements made at the Treasury, including sums which had been received for the proceeds of loans and which remained unexpended, and the balances of foreign funds transferred to the United States, which are comprised in the statement of unsatisfied appropriations payable at the Treasury,
 14,198,789.55

Statement Exhibiting the Receipt of Monies on Loans Effected in Europe on Account of the United States Under the Present Government, and of the Expenditure Thereof, to the 31st December, 1793.

  Sums Received, Viz.

  Received by W. & J. Willink, N. & J. van Staphorst & Hubbard, at Amsterdam.

  balance remaining unexpended of the proceeds of loans under the late government, agreeably to a statement of their accounts at the Treasury,
  331,188.5.13

  remittance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in the year 1790, out of the funds of the present government,
  100,000.

  on a loan of 3,000,000 guilders, per contract dated

        Feb. 1, 1790,
        3,000,000.

        do.
        of 2,500,000
        Mar. 2, 1791,
        2,500,000.

        do.
        of 6,000,000
        Dec. 14, 1791,
        6,000,000.

        do.
        of 3,000,000
        Dec. 24, 1791,
        3,000,000.

        do.
        of 3,000,000
        Aug. 9, 1792,
        2,950,000.

        do.
        of 1,000,000 being a reloan of the first instalment due on the first of June, 1793, on the loan of 5,000,000 guilders, per contracts dated June 11, 1782,
        1,000,000.

  18,450,000.

  remittances by the Secretary of the Treasury in the year 1793, out of proceeds of foreign loans transferred to the United States, which remittances cost 203,669 ³⁰⁄₁₀₀ dollars, and produced
  536,565.4

  19,417,753.9.13

  Received by C. J. M. de Wolf, at Antwerp, on a loan of 3,000,000 guilders, per contract dated November 30th, 1791,
  2,050,000.

  for bills drawn on W. & J. Willink, N. & J. van Staphorst & Hubbard, of Amsterdam, to enable him to pay the interest due on December, 1792, guilders 88,941.9. which produced,
  91,913.15.

  for bills drawn on Amsterdam, to enable him to pay the interest due on December, 1st, 1793, 86,514.1.8. the product of which at Antwerp is not ascertained,
  86,514.1.8

   2,228,427.16.8

  Guilders,
  21,646,181. 6.9

  Sums Expended, Viz.

  Expended by W. & J. Willink, N. & J. van Staphorst & Hubbard, at Amsterdam.

  on account of the debt due from the United States to France,
  8,105,043.8.

  on account of the debt due from the United States to Spain,
  615,307.11.8

  for an advance to Governeur Morris, on account of the interest on the debt due to certain foreign officers,
  105,000.

  for an advance to Major General La Fayette, on account of his pay and emoluments,
  10,000.

  for the payment of bills of exchange drawn by the Treasurer of the United States,
  5,154,621.2.8

  for the instalment due on the first of June, 1793, on the loan of five millions under the late government,
  1,000,000.

  for premiums drawn by lottery, in 1791 and 1793, by the lenders of two millions, ditto,
  190,000.

  Expended for interest which fell due in the year 1790, on the Dutch debt, commission on payment and expenses of postage,
  348,818.10.

  for charges of effecting the loans under the present government, commission on payment of premiums drawn by lottery, brokerage on remittances to France and Spain, and on remittances from the United States,
  831,871.7.

  for bills drawn by C. J. M. de Wolf, in 1792 and 1793, for interest due on the Antwerp loan,
  175,455.10.8

  for interest which fell due in the years 1791, 1792 and 1793, on the Dutch debt, commission on payment, expenses of postage and of advertising in said years the payment of interest,
  2,788,158.5.9

19,324,275.15.1

  Expended by C. J. M. de Wolf, at Antwerp, on account of the debt due from the United States to France,
  1,975,375.13.

  for the payment of the charges of effecting the loan at Antwerp, and brokerage on payments to France,
  82,499.7.

  for interest which fell due in the years 1792 and 1793, on the loan at Antwerp, commission on the negociation of bills drawn on the commissioners in Amsterdam, and expenses of postage in 1791 and 1792,
    176,353.8.

  2,234,228.8.

  21,558,504.3.1

  Balance remaining unexpended on December 31st, 1793, of loans obtained before that period, agreeably to accounts stated at the Treasury, viz.

  In the hands of W. & J. Willink, N. & J. van Staphorst & Hubbard,
  93,477.14.12

  From which is deducted balance stated to be due to C. J. M. de Wolf,
  5,800.11.4

     87,677.3.8

  Guilders,
  21,646,181.6.9


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Oliver Wolcott, Junior, 26 December 1794
From: Wolcott, Oliver, Jr.
To: Hamilton, Alexander

T DC. Off 26th Decemr. 1794
Sir

I have the honour to transmit a Statement of the Rects. & Expenditures of The United States for the year 1793 which has been prepared pursuant to the Order of the House of Representatives passed on the 30th. of Dece. 1791.
To this Statement an Appendix has been added, exhibiting the operation of the Fund for reducing the Domestic Debt, to the close of the year 1793, also statements of the Foreign & Domestic Debts & of the Expenditure of Foreign Loans obtained under the present Government, to the same period.
Five hundred Copies of this work being the number heretofore directed by the house of Representatives, have been printed and will be delivered to the Clerk of the House.
I am &c

The HonA.H.


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 27 December 1794
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

T: D: R: O: Decbr. 27. 1794
Sir

I enclose to you, a letter to me from Tench Francis Esqr. this moment received, as the explanation of his application of yesterday for Cash. You will observe he now requires 35,000 Dols.
You will perceive that it would be necessary to my expressing an opinion, 1st That a statement of the business between the Treasy. & the Agent has been furnished with your letter of the 4th of April committing to me with certain reservations & restrictions the business of the Treasury for the War Department. 2dly That all the orders for expenditure by Mr. Francis should have been made through this Office or at least made known to it. This, from the press of business it is presumed, has not been the case. These circumstances and the 3d paragraph of your letter reserving the money matters to yourself, have occasioned me not to give an opinion upon Mr. Francis’s applications for Cash, but only to transmit them to your Office.
I am. Sir &ca

T: Coxe C. R.
The Secy. of the Treasy.


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Robert Purviance, 27 December 1794
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Purviance, Robert

Treasury Department December 27th 1794
Sir,

The President of the United States having been pleased to pardon and remit to Munnikhuysen & Sadler, Owners of the Schooner Martha the Offence and Penalty incurred by them by the Captain’s permitting certain goods to be laden on board the said Schooner in the Island of St. Domingo, contrary to the intent and meaning of an Embargo Bond given by them to your predecessor in Office—I have to request that in pursuance of the said Pardon duly filed in this Office, You will proceed to cancel the Embargo Bond given by the Parties as aforesaid. A Duplicate of my remission in the case of the Taffia & Molasses imported in the Schooner Martha has been already transmitted to the District Judge.
I am with consideration   Sir   Your most obedient servant

A Hamilton
Robert Purviance Esquire


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Joseph Ball, 28 December 1794
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Ball, Joseph

Treasury DepartmentDecr. 28. 1794

The Secretary of the Treasury presents his Compliments to Mr. Ball Chairman of a Committee of the Bank of The UStates. He would propose that the three hundred thousand Dollars remaining unpaid of the 400000 loan should be paid in three equal installments on the first of November December and January. The point of credits for bills deposited is reserved for further consideration but will be arranged before Mr. Hamilton leaves the Office.


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 28 December 1794
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

[Philadelphia] Sunday Morning Decr. 28th. 1794
Sir

I finished yesterday my letter relative to the Arrangements for procuring the timber from Geora. having commenced the same on Christmas day in Consequence of the receipt of your letter of that date. This last communication (which it will require two days to copy) and that made under the date of the 22d. inst. concerning the naval armament in consequence of the order of the House of Representatives together with the other business for the war department have entirely engrossed my time for the last ten days.
It is in my Judgment indespensibly necessary, that the business committed by law to this office & the light House Business should receive my particular attention during the month prior to your resignation. Your calls from the Seat of Government which occured in August October & November & ⟨your occupation in⟩ the interval between those calls in attention to the Western Insurrection have naturally increased the general reasons for this desire on my part. To these are to be added the weighty considerations enforcing that desire, which result from my great occupation since the 4th. of April by the Business of the War Department, and from the disorders in the Business of the Revenue produced by insurrection opposition and the imperfections of the laws, and arrangements. The Resignation of the Secy. at War affords many reasons for my wishing to make ⟨a⟩ complete arrangement of all that has been done in 1794, before he shall depart from the Seat of Government. If he should conceive that any thing remains to be done which considering the limitations of my power and your participation in the Business I ought to have effected, it will be my wish to have time & opportunity to perform it before he shall return home, and you shall retire from your public station.
I have therefore from a reflected sense of duty to request that the Business of the Treasury for the War department so far as it has lain with me may be considered as not in my hands after the 31st. of Decemr. instant. This I presume will not appear unreasonable taking the foregoing ideas into view & when it is remembered that it was transferred to me on the 4th. of April upon an hour’s Notice & conference in the afternoon of that day and that it was agreed in a conversation between us three Months ago that it should be transfered from my office.
On due reflexion I have not deemed it adviseable for me to engage Mr. Francis in a general agency for all the States without a written Authorization from you, tho with your oral permission. The circumstances which occasion you to wish not ⟨to⟩ appear to do it, and some others drawn from his relationship to me, influence my views of the subject.
I have the honor to be   Sir   Yr. obedt. st.

T. C——
Secy. of Try.


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to William Rawle, 28 December 1794
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Rawle, William

Treasury DepartmentDecember 28. 1794
Sir

Mr. Delaney has obtained information as to the fitting out of some privateers from this & a neighbouring port which I have desired him to communicate to you without delay. The most delicate considerations render it essential that whatever is now practicable should be done. Pray give the matter the most particular attention.
With consideration & esteem   I am Sir   Your obed serv

A Hamilton
William Rawle EsqAtty of the District of Pennsylvania


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 29 December 1794
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Treasury Department, Revenue Office, December 29, 1794. “I beg the favor of a payment as usual on account, to the Superintendent of the Delaware Light House, & the establishments for the Shipping to the amount of three hundred & eighty five Dollars. It is to enable him to discharge, the accounts which will become due on or before the 31st instant.”


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 29 December 1794
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Treasury Department, Revenue Office, December 29, 1794. “I enclose copy of a letter from Wm Pennock Esqr. Naval Agent at Norfolk Virginia with an estimate of money wanted to the amount of 7450 Drs exclusive of the freight of Timber from Georgia.…”


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Tench Coxe, 29 December 1794
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Coxe, Tench

Treasury Department, December 29, 1794. “In answer to your letter of the 26 instant, I remark, that it is not clear the words ‘the thirtieth day of June next’ may not be understood as equivalent to the ‘next thirtieth day of June’ which last would conform to the known intent of the Legislature. At least this is a point to be referred to the President. It will naturally come up when the new arrangement of compensations is presented to his consideration.”


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Pinckney, 29 December 1794
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Pinckney, Thomas

Treasury DepartmentDecember 29th. 1794
Sir

The Treasurer has been directed to remit to you a Bill on our commissioners at Amsterdam for 303, 115 Florins.
It appears upon more particular examination that it would not leave in the hands of the Commissioners a sufficient sum for payment of interest to the first of March inclusively, which was the intention.
I request therefore that you will so arrange the matter as that there be left in their hands a sum adequate to the above object. If before this gets to hand the whole amount of the Bill should have been drawn to England, you will authorise the commissioners, to redraw for as much as they may require for the object.
With great respect & Esteem   I am Sir   Your Obedient Servt

Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Pinkney EsquireMinister PlenipotentiaryIn his absence The Chargé des affairesof the United StatesLondon


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from William Rawle, 29 December 1794
From: Rawle, William
To: Hamilton, Alexander

[Philadelphia, December 29, 1794. On January 2, 1795, Edmund Randolph wrote to George Hammond “respecting the privateer Gemeaux” and enclosing a “Copy of a letter from Mr. Rawle, Dist. Atty. of Pennsyla. to the Secretary of the Treasury dated 29th Decemr. 1794.” Letter not found.]


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 29 December 1794
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Willink, Wilhem,Willink, Jan,Van Staphorst, Nicholaas,Van Staphorst, Jacob,Hubbard, Nicholas

[Philadelphia, December 29, 1794. On June 10, 1795, Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard wrote to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, and referred to letters “from your Predecessor of 29 December and 25 January.” Letter of December 29, 1794, not found.]


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 30 December 1794
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Treasury DepartmentRevenue-office, Decemr 30th 1794
Sir,

I shall apply myself to the draughting the plan of Revenue for the President as fast as possible. In the mean time such is the press of Business that to prepare it in a form, which may not eventually be adopted, will be to be regreted.
I therefore request the favor of your obtaining the sense of the President upon the point.
As the Revenue or Excise has been a topic of public feeling, as the legislature is in Session, and as I in draughting the bill meant the words to apply to the month of June which should next ensue and moreover as the verbage used in the laws wherein a day is designated is uniformly variant from this, and clear, I submit an opinion of the inexpediency of risquing the construction which refers “next” to the day and not to the month.
With great respect, I am, Sir   Your most obedient servant,

Tench CoxeCommissr. of the revenue
The Secretary of the Treasury


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 30 December 1794
From: Randolph, Edmund
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Philadelphia, December 30th. 1794.
Dear Sir

I am sorry to trouble you so often upon the same subject but Mr. Fauchet so constantly presses me and urges the right to arm merchant vessels for the mere purpose of defending them and their cargoes, that I must take the liberty of reminding you of your promise to send me not only the Instructions which have been given from the Treasury department to the Collectors in relation to this subject, but also the Draft of another letter which you were preparing upon the same point.
With great regard, I am, Dear Sir, &c:

Edm: Randolph


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 31 December 1794
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

T: D: R: O: Decr. 31st 1794

Mr Coxe presents his complts. to the Secy. of the Treasy. & requests that he will be pleased to take the necessary measures for the reception of the whiskey (to be purchased for 1795) at the deposite posts of Fort Washington & Pittsburg, and wherever besides the public service may be deemed to require it to be received. A Letter this day received from Kentuckey expresses a wish that this may be particularly attended to.


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Henry Lee, 31 December 1794
From: Lee, Henry
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Shirley near Richmond31st. Decr. 1794.
dear sir

Forced to meander on my ride home to close as far as I could the various matters which I considered under my care I never got to Richmond until the 29th. when Col. Carrington gave to me your favor of the 19th Decr.
I am sure you understand too well my conviction of your constant efforts to give comfort to the late army with me, to suppose that I could for a moment impute to want of exertion in you any disappointment to which they may have been submitted.
I will not therefore recur to that part of your letr. which explains the causes of incomplete remittance, for sure I am every possible assistance in every way has been afforded by you. But I will rather try to make you as happy as you ought to be, by telling you that the money sent to Winchester answered an excellent purpose as it allayed all the discontents which Genl. Matthews letr. to me, announced.
From that place I wrote to the S of W for the ballance & sent forward to the P. M. Gen his deputy who will I presume return charged with means & instructions unless Mr Smith may have pursued your orders of drawing bills for the money wanting. In this case the D. P. master ought to return.
Mr Smith had reced. no instructions to that effect, before I left Winchester.
I hear that you certainly leave govt. in all next month. I lament the event but heartily wish that it may be productive of every advantage to your family you expect, & that the affectionate gratitude of our country to whose good you have so constantly & eminently contributed may surround you in your retirement.
From me reckon always on the most affec: respect & regard. farewell

Henry Lee


Title: Measures in the War Department Which It May Be Expedient to Adopt, [December 1794]
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To:

[Philadelphia, December, 1794]

  I
  To organize anew the Militia on a plan something like the following

  To be divided into five clases

  1
  Class consisting of all unmarried men from 18 to 25 except apprentices under 21 to Merchants Mechanics and Manufacturers and students under the same age in universities colleges & academies and of Divinity Law and Medecine.

  2
  Class consisting of all unmarried men from 25 to 40.

  3
  Class consisting of all married men from 18 to 25 excepted in the first class

  4
  Class consisting of all married men from 25 to 40.

  5
  Class consisting of all men above 40 and not exceeding 50.

Each Class to be formed into corps of Infantry Artillery Cavalry combined into legions to consist of four Regiments of Infantry one Regiment of horse & a batalion of Artillery. All who choose to enter into the Cavalry & provide themselves with horses arms & accoutrements to be at liberty to do it. Each class to be called out in succession as numbered, in whole or in part, liable to serve for a year. None of a higher number to be called out until all of any preceding lower number have been called out and served their tour.
In case of domestic insurrection no man able to serve shall be excused on any condition.
In case of foreign war any man may be excused paying 50/100 Dollars.
No militia (except those inhabiting frontier Counties) shall be obliged to serve against Indians, nor those inhabiting frontier Counties for more than   in one year.

Any man who shall refuse to serve his tour when required to be imprisoned during the term of service or compelled to labour at some public work, at the option of the Government.
Cases of exempts to be defined in the laws.
The respective classes to be liable to be called out for Inspection & exercise as follows:

    1st
    Class

    days in a year

    2
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The Militia, when in service, to be subject to the same rules of Discipline and Government as the army of the UStates.
II   A Regiment to be raised consisting of commissioned officers and persons engaged as serjeants and with the pay of such; that is to say in their own corps they shall serve by rotation as serjeants corporals & privates but out of their regiment they shall only be employed as serjeants. All new Regiments which may be raised shall have their serjeants from this corps which shall have a fixed station & be carefully instructed in all the parts of Camp field & garrison service. It may be considered whether this idea may not be extended to artillery & cavalry. This corps to constitute the bones of an army in case of need.
III.   To establish a provisional or auxiliary army composed of four Regiments of Infantry 1 Regiment of Cavalry & 1 batalion of Artillery formed into a legion of two brigades each brigade commanded by a Brigadier & the Legion by a Major General.
This Legion to be raised by voluntary inlistment, according to a certain distribution, in the following parts of the UStates—in the part of Pensylvania & Virginia lying West of the Alleghany, the N Western & S Western Governments, Kentucke South Carolina & Georgia.
The considerations of inlistment to be a suit of Cloaths of the value of ten Dollars per annum & when in the field the same pay and allowance as other troops of the UStates. To be engaged for a term of  years, but except in case of Domestic Insurrection or Foreign Invasion not to be obliged to serve in the field more than  months in one year.

One brigade to be raised in the Western parts of Pensylvania & Virginia the N Western Territory & the State of Kentucke. The brigadier to be immediately charged with all the Military Affairs of the UStates in that scene. The other Brigade to be raised in the other part of the Country above described with the same immediate charge to its Brigadier of the military affairs of the UStates in that scene. The Major General to have the general Direction.
IV   The following miscellaneous objects to be aimed at
 I   The establishment of a system of trade with the Indians under the Agents of Govert.—a plan in detail for this purpose.
 II   The establishing it as a principle that every man in arms to attack or resist Indians except in some County under the actual jurisdiction of the laws shall be ipso facto liable to the rules for the Government of the army.
 III   The establishment of manufactories under public authority of Cannon Muskets & other arms Powder & Ball all articles of Cloathing except hats & shoes.
☞ The organization of the army to be revised, it is presumed to be susceptible of one more perfect.


Title: The French Revolution, [1794]
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To:

[Philadelphia, 1794]

In the early periods of the French Revolution, a warm zeal for its success was in this Country a sentiment truly universal. The love of Liberty is here the ruling passion of the Citizens of the UStates pervading every class animating every bosom. As long therefore as the Revolution of France bore the marks of being the cause of liberty it united all hearts concentered all opinions. But this unanimity of approbation has been for a considerable time decreasing. The excesses which have constantly multiplied, with greater and greater aggravations have successively though slowly detached reflecting men from their partiality for an object which has appeared less and less to merit their regard. Their reluctance to abandon it has however been proportioned to the ardor and fondness with which they embraced it. They were willing to overlook many faults—to apologise for some enormities—to hope that better justifications existed than were seen—to look forward to more calm and greater moderation, after the first shocks of the political earthquake had subsided. But instead of this, they have been witnesses to one volcano succeeding another, the last still more dreadful than the former, spreading ruin and devastation far and wide—subverting the foundations of right security and property, of order, morality and religion—sparing neither sex nor age, confounding innocence with guilt, involving the old and the young, the sage and the madman, the long tried friend of virtue and his country and the upstart pretender to purity and patriotism—the bold projector of new treasons with the obscure in indiscriminate and profuse destruction. They have found themselves driven to the painful alternative of renouncing an object dear to their wishes or of becoming by the continuance of their affection for it accomplices with Vice Anarchy Depotism and Impiety.
But though an afflicting experience has materially lessened the number of the admirers of the French Revolution among us and has served to chill the ardor of many more, who profess still to retain their attachment to it, from what they suppose to be its ultimate tendency; yet the effect of Experience has been thus far much less than could reasonably have been expected. The predilection for it still continues extensive and ardent. And what is extraordinary it continues to comprehend men who are able to form a just estimate of the information which destroys its title to their favour.
It is not among the least perplexing phœnomina of the present times, that a people like that of the UStates—exemplary for humanity and moderation surpassed by no other in the love of order and a knowlege of the true principles of liberty, distinguished for purity of morals and a just reverence for Religion should so long perservere in partiality for a state of things the most cruel sanguinary and violent that ever stained the annuals of mankind, a state of things which annihilates the foundations of social order and true liberty, confounds all moral distinctions and substitutes to the mild & beneficent religion of the Gospel a gloomy persecuting and desolating atheism. To the eye of a wise man, this partiality is the most inauspicious circumstance, that has appeared in the affairs of this country. It leads involuntarily and irresistibly to apprehensions concerning the soundness of our principles and the stability of our welfare. It is natural to fear that the transition may not be difficult from the approbation of bad things to the imitation of them; a fear which can only be mitigated by a careful estimate of the extraneous causes that have served to mislead the public judgment.
But though we may find in these causes a solution of the fact calculated to abate our solicitude for the consequences; yet we can not consider the public happiness as out of the reach of danger so long as our principles continue to be exposed to the debauching influence of admiration for an example which, it will not be too strong to say, presents the caricature of human depravity. And the pride of national character at least can find no alleviation for the wound which must be inflicted by so ill-judged so unfortunate a partiality.

If there be any thing solid in virtue—the time must come when it will have been a disgrace to have advocated the Revolution of France in its late stages.
This is a language to which the ears of the people of this country have not been accustommed. Every thing has hitherto conspired to confirm the pernicious fascination by which they are enchained. There has been a positive and a negative conspiracy against the truth which has served to shut out its enlightening ray. Those who always float with the popular gale perceiving the prepossession of the people have administered to it by all the acts in their power—endeavouring to recommend themselves by an exaggerated zeal for a favourite object. Others through timidity caution or an ill-judged policy unwilling to expose themselves to the odium of resisting the general current of feeling have betrayed by silence that Truth which they were unable not to perceive. Others, whose sentiments have weight in the community have been themselves the sincere dupes of . Hence the voice of reason has been stifled and the Nation has been left unadmonished to travel on in one of the most degrading delusions that ever disparaged the understandings of an enlightened people.
To recal them from this dangerous error—to engage them to dismiss their prejudices & consult dispassionately their own good sense—to lead them to an appeal from their own enthusiasm to their reason and humanity would be the most important service that could be rendered to the UStates at the present juncture. The error entertained is not on a mere speculative question. The French Revolution is a political convulsion that in a great or less degree shakes the whole civilized world and it is of real consequence to the principles and of course to the happiness of a Nation to estimate it rightly.


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [1794]
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Washington, George

[Philadelphia, 1794]

Mr Hamilton will with pleasure execute the commands of the President by the time appointed and have the honor of waiting upon him.


Title: Articles of Agreement between Alexander Hamilton and Samuel Breck, 1 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander,Breck, Samuel
To:

Treasury Department, January 1, 1795. “Articles of agreement between Alexander Hamilton … And Samuel Breck Esquire of the City of Philadelphia in behalf of the Proprietors of the Canvas or Sail cloth Manufactory at Boston…. First That the United States agree to purchase of the said company of Manufacturers … One thousand five hundred and fifty four bolts of Sail canvas or sail cloth…. Secondly that the said Canvas or sail cloth shall be delivered at the town of Boston in Massachusetts to the person or persons appointed to receive the same….


Title: Draft of a Proclamation by George Washington, [1 January 1795]
From: Hamilton, Alexander,Washington, George
To:

[Philadelphia, January 1, 1795]
Proclamation
By George Washington President of the UStates
Amidst the calamities which afflict so many other nations [and trouble the sources of individual quiet security and happiness,] the present condition of the UStates affords much matter of consolation and satisfaction. Our exemption hitherto from the evils of foreign war, an increasing prospect of the continuance of that precious exemption—the great degree of internal tranquillity we have enjoyed, the recent confirmation of that tranquillity by the suppression of an insurrection which so wantonly threatened it—the happy course of our public affairs in general—the unexampled prosperity of all classes of our citizens—are circumstances which peculiarly mark our situation with [peculiar] indications of the Divine beneficence towards us. In such a state of things it becomes us in an especial manner as a People, with devout reverence and affectionate gratitude to bow down before the Majesty of the Almighty to acknowlege our numerous obligations to him & to implore under a deep sense of his past goodness a continuance and confirmation of the blessings we experience.
Deeply penetrated with this sentiment I George Washington President of the Ustates do recommend to all religious societies and denominations and to all persons whomsoever within the U States to set apart and observe Thursday the 19th day of Feby next as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer and on that day to meet together & render their sincere and hearty thanks to the Great Ruler of Nations, for the manifold and signal mercies which distinguish our lot as a Nation; particularly for the possession of Constitutions of Government which unite & by their union establish Liberty with Order for the preservation of our peace foreign and domestic, for the seasonable check which has been given to a spirit of disorder in the suppression of the late Insurrection, and generally for the prosperous course of our affairs public and private; and at the same time humbly and fervently to beseech the kind Author of these blessings graciously to prolong them to us—to imprint on our hearts a deep and solemn sense of our obligations to him for them—to teach us rightly to estimate their immense value—to preserve us from the wantonness of prosperity, from jeopardizing the advantages we enjoy by culpable or delusive projects—to dispose us to merit the continuance of his favours, by not abusing them, by our gratitude for them, and by a correspondent conduct as citizens and as men to render this country more & more a secure & propitious asylum for the unfortunate of other countries—to diffuse among us true & useful knowlege to diffuse and establish habits of sobriety, order, morality and Piety and finally to impart all the blessings we possess or ask for ourselves to the whole family of Mankind, that so Men may be happy & God glorified throughout the Earth.
Done etc.


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 2 January 1795
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Sir
T: D: R: O: Jany 2d 1795
I have this moment received your letter af the 29th Ulo. relative to the transfer back to your office of the business under the 5th Section of the act of the 8th day of May 1792 making alterations in the Treasury & War Departments. I have verbally apprized Mr. Francis of the part of the letter which relates to him and shall write to him also. I shall likewise apprize the agents throughout the U: States of the alteration agreeably to your desire. The views I had in my letters of the 13th and 28th Ultimo &ca. so far as they had any reference to censure, were to prevent my being blamed for any apparent dificiencies in the public business to which I then had a relation. It was not my intention to impute blame to any other person. I found that now & then, a piece of business might possibly create such an impression in the mind of a person who was either uninformed of circumstances, or who was much occupied by a great variety of things of moment. I am really not sensible of any delays or deficiencies in the execution of my duties beyond the other officers of government, and the course of human nature. Yet I wish to know of them, if they exist, in order to amendment.
I trust I may claim from all the Departments some little merit for objects not relative to my proper Duties. In regard to the means of getting several matters of business forwarded in your absences, there occured to me impediments as far as I was able to Judge, they are now terminated.
The circumstance which created pain in my mind was that part of your correspondence appeared to me to be so expressed as to leave ground of future censure. You say that it has not been your intention to impute blame to me. Wherefore my mind is eased.
My obvious intentions in my letter of the 28. Ulo. were first to be relieved from a duty, from which you thought three months before, I ought on the score of public advantage to be relieved. 2dly To have a month for my proper duties before you should retire, & 3dly to have some time to wind up my business for the War
Department before the late Secy. at War Genl. Knox should leave the seat of Government. In these you will not think I was unreasonable as a man or improvident as a public Officer.
I forbear to make any further explanatory remarks, or observations, and shall conclude with a request, That as things relative to my duties occur which you think it will be advisable to attend to, I may receive your observations or instructions.
I am, Sir, with great respect &c

T. Coxe C: R:
The Secy. of the Treasy.

You will find inclosed a rough draught of a contract for Salt Petre and a copied one for Canvas, neither of which I have now power to execute.


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Pickering, 2 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Pickering, Timothy

Treasury Department, January 2, 1795. This letter is essentially the same as that which Hamilton wrote to Edmund Randolph on the same date.


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Edmund Randolph, 2 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Randolph, Edmund

Sir
Treasury DepartmentJanuary 2, 1795
I send you copies of two letters one from me to The Collector of Charlestown of September 4th & another from the comptroller to the same Officer of October 6th, on the subject of a construction which has been given in that port to the rules of the President & the Act of Congress of last session concerning the equipping of armed Vessels.
I fear much mischief has ensued from this construction which in the end will be not a little expensive to the UStates.
It appears that the District Attorney of South Carolina has participated in the Error which renders it necessary that a circular instruction should go to the Officers of that description.
The like may be necessary with regard to the Executives of the respective states for which purpose copies of these letters are preparing for the Secy at War also.
On my leaving this City for the Westward in the close of Septemr. I left a memorandum with the Comptroller to make a communication of this matter, in order that they might cooperate, to the Secretaries of State & War. He informs me that he took an early opportunity of doing it.
With great respect   I have the honor to be Sir   Yr. Obed servt
The Secy of State


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 3 January 1795
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Treasury Department, Revenue Office, January 3, 1795. “Messrs. Willing & Francis this day ask for the payment on account of their agreement for Salt Petre, of which I have promised to inform you. It is   dollars & was to be paid on the 1st January, if demanded. You will very much oblige me by procuring the Presidents determination in regard to the keeper of Baldhead Light House. It has become necessary, that order be taken concerning the Superintendence of that Establishment, as it is now finished.”


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Tench Coxe, 3 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Coxe, Tench

[Philadelphia, January 3, 1795. On January 3, 1795, Coxe wrote to William Lindsay: “I have this day received from the Secretary of the Treasury a note….” Letter not found.]


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Henry Lee, 5 January 1795
From: Lee, Henry
To: Hamilton, Alexander

My dear sir
Shirley near RichmondJany 5th 95
I wrote to you the other day in reply to your ler. recd from Col. Carrington.
The communications from my friends since my return go to tell me that I have become an object of the most virulent enmity of a certain political junto who affect to govern the U S & belch their venom on every Citizen not subservient to their will. Mr. Marshall says that my imagination cannot present to me in true colours their invention & circulation of tales to deprekate me.
Thus warned I am collecting defensive weapons least they may overcome by renewing their attack on me unprepared.
One point I wish to draw from you the Presidents opinion upon, merely for my own satisfaction & information.
He wrote to me as Governor of Virga. to take the field telling me that I should command the army.
By referring to the constitution & the law the president has a right to require the service of the militia & is ex officio Commander in chief. The militia law passed by Congress is the law of organization & does not mention a state commander in chief, which is the governor.
It is therefore argued that the President cannot call on a Governor to take the field.
Farther the Presidents calling on me as Governor to command the army was not consistent with his prudence for if my command lasted only to the short day which closed my magistracy then a new commander might have been necessary in a critical moment, a change which wisdom would not permit in the arrangements.
Refer to the constitution of U. States & State & to the law of the first, then write to me at length as you know the reasons which swayed the P on the occasion. Burn my le[tte]r as it is intended merely for your own eye.
Adieu yours always

H L

Should the reasoning of the Virga. assembly be just the law of Congress ought to be amended otherwise the command of the army will be filled by the state govts. sending into the field the oldest officer, & not by the C. Magistrate of the Union who is responsible to the people for the conduct of Militia called into the field by his order.


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Matthews, 5 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Matthews, Thomas

[Philadelphia, January 5, 1795. On February 16, 1795, Edmund Randolph wrote to Oliver Wolcott, Jr.: “Let me beg the favor of you to take some immediate and definitive arrangements respecting the pilot-boat, upon which your Predecessor wrote to General Matthews on the 5th. ultimo.” Letter not found.]


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 5 January 1795
From: Randolph, Edmund
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Sir
Department of State, January 5th 1795.
I called at your Office on Saturday, to confer with you on the subject of this letter, but I was not so fortunate as to meet you.
By the last letters from our Minister Resident at Lisbon, it seems probable, as I took the liberty of intimating to you some days ago, that he is employed in negotiating a peace and ransom with the Dey of Algiers. If the circumstances of Holland should according to any advices which you may have received render a failure of the Loan projected there probable, shall I beg the favor of you to turn your attention to some other mode, which may be executed as quickly as possible? I will co-operate if it be necessary in any plan, which you may find warranted by the Law. One thing perhaps deserves to be noted, that the species of money, required for this exigency is Piastres.
I have the honor to be, Sir, &c:

Edm: Randolph.


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 5 January 1795
From: Randolph, Edmund
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Sir
The Department of StateJanuary 5th 1795.
I informed the President, that you were of opinion, that the public service would not be at all affected by the absence of the Revenue Cutter of Philadelphia, on a voyage to the British West Indies, for the accommodation of those Merchants, who have suffered by spoliation &c: In consequence thereof he instructed me to inform you, that he had no objection that she should be dispatched for the purpose of collecting records, as is contemplated by the Committee of Merchants, of which Mr. Fitzsimons is the Chairman. I shall therefore request that Gentleman to call upon you, that her departure may be arranged, and must take the liberty of requesting you to confer with him upon the occasion.
I have the honor to be, Sir, &c:

Edm: Randolph.


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Edmund Randolph, 5 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Randolph, Edmund

Sir,
T D Jany 5th 1795
I have recd your two letters of the 3d instant.
On the 2d instant Mr. Dela Forest produced at my Office a draft of the Minister for forty thousand Dollars payable the 3d of September next. In consequance of what had passed between us, I took it for granted on the appearance of this draft, that the affair had been arranged between the Minister and you; and as the case was represented to be very urgent, I immediately accepted and registered the Bill expecting momently a communication from you. Thus is that point anticipated, and for the reasons given, in a manner, which I hope is agreeable to you.
I shall immediately write to General Mathew on the subject of the vessel. But would it not be adviseable to counsel Mr. Vaughan to take the Vessel back into his care till the inquiry is completed and an ultimate direction given. If this be expedient, it seems to me that it will be best for the advice to go to him through the Governor of Virginia, to whom he has addressed himself.
With great respect & esteem, I have the honor to be Sir your Obt Servt.
Edmund Randolph Esqr.Secretary of State


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Philip Schuyler, 5 January 1795
From: Schuyler, Philip
To: Hamilton, Alexander

My Dear Sir
Poughkepsie [New York] January 5th 1795
Your favor of the 20th ult. passed me on my way to this place and was returned this morning.
My Dear Eliza’s perfect recovery affords me the most heartfelt satisfaction.
The paragraph you mention shall be disposed of as you wish. It has however already been Anticipated as far as verbal declarations extended, as soon as I found that Fairly and others of his complexion assigned as one of the motives for your resignation, a wish to be Governor of this state, that person also assigned another to wit that the affairs of your department were so deranged, that It was not possible for you to extricate It from the confusion In which It was Involved. Doubting If I was at Liberty to name my author who had heard Fairly make the Assertions, I contented myself with an Opportunity of declaring in his presence that the propagator of such a Calumny was a liar and a villain.
We have reason to conclude that success will attend our endeavours for the re-appointment of Mr. King. We shall however keep a close attention to the Object as we have to do with wiley adversaries.
If a good snow should fall would [it] not be most Eligible to send Eliza and the Children to NYork before February. I shall probably be there as Governor Clintons Indisposition will prevent his Attendance here, but should we not remove; and she arrive at New York at any time after the Appointment of the Senator, I would go and bring her up.
If you have not a copy of your report on the Institution of the bank of the Un: States, would It not be well to procure one before you are out of Office?
I am this moment informed that Chancellor Livingston has proposed to our friends at New York To form a Coalition, I do not know on what principles. I hope he has not met with encouragement for I am persuaded any kind of Coalition with him ⟨w⟩ould be Injurious to us.
Mr Rensselaer & Margret are arrived. She immediately proceeds to NYork—they join me in love.
God bless You   Yours ever Affectionately

P Schuyler
Hon: Alexander Hamilton


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 5 January 1795
From: Willink, Wilhem,Willink, Jan,Staphorst, Nicholaas van,Staphorst, Jacob van,Hubbard, Nicholas
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Triplicate
Sir!
Amsterdam 5 January 1795
Referring to our last Respects of 6 Ultimo We have to acknowledge the Receipt of your esteemed favors of 27 September and 27 October, the latter signed by Oliver Wolcott Esqr.
We have written to Mr. de Wolf at Antwerp, that We have your orders to supply him the Monies, to discharge the Interest due last Month, on the Loan Negotiated by Him for the United States, and that We should immediately fulfill them, but for the Laws of this Country forbidding our making any Remittances or Payments to Persons residing in Countries occupied by the Arms of France. We assured him, that so soon as this obstacle should be removed, He might depend upon receiving the necessary Funds; which we requested him to advertise or make known to the Holders of American Bonds at Antwerp, to tranquilize them, and evince that the United States had been attentive to provide means for the regular and punctual discharge of their Engagements. A precaution which can not fail to preserve the Credit and honor, of your Country from all Blemish.
We have desired Mr. De Wolf, to transmit us an Account of the Produce of the Bills, He drew upon us to discharge the Interest of December 1793. and immediately on its reaching us, we will forward same to you.
We have taken due Note, of your order to the Treasurer of the United States, to draw upon us Three Hundred Thousand Current Florins, to honor same as usual on presentation: But We flatter ourselves that on receiving our Letter of 23 September, you will have cancelled such an Amount of those Bills then unnegotiated as shall leave us Cash in hand to discharge the Interest due the 1st. March next, and will have adopted means, to insure the timely arrival to us, of Remittances to Pay regularly the f 127 000.– Interests and Reimbursement due the 1st. of June next, especially do we rely upon this, because we were so early in forewarning you against what is still the case, and unfortunately likely to remain so, the total impossibility to provide for the discharge of these Engagements by the raising of a new Loan, or by the prolongation of the Instalment due the first of Juny 1795.
We are most fully persuaded that you will have been deeply impressed with the importance of the subject, and therefore have resorted, to speedy, suitable, and adequate means to make us the necessary remittances, and if you found difficulty in procuring a sufficient Amount of good Bills, We hope you will have resolved to make us Shipments of Dollars, that being the most sure, as well as beneficial Mode of making over Funds to Holland in the present critical juncture. We presuming the Navigation of the United States to be entitled to sufficient respect, to induce any and every one of the Belligerant Powers, to let pass unmolested the Remittances your Government might make for its own Account: or should they be interrupted, we cannot suppose any Power would refuse their immediate restoration, on being claimed by your Minister as the property of the United States, and destined to fulfill their Engagements in Europe.
To the immense Loss, our Money Lenders have sustained, by the suspension of the Payments of Interests and Reimbursements on their French Stocks, and upon the public and private Polish Loan, negotiated here, are now to be added the suspension of the Payment of Interests, and Reimbursments by our East India Company, and by the Emperor; both of which are objects of a very considerable magnitude, and likewise upon a Loan of one Million Florins, Negotiated here for Account of the Caraccas Company.
Such Events, at same time they demonstrate most forcibly, the preference we have invariably contended that the united States deserved in point of Credit over the European Powers, tends to discourage our Money Lenders from investing their Monies in all Loans whatever: Their reluctance however, will probably be but momentary; after its evaporation, We trust We may again succeed to obtain Loans for the United States, if peace should take place: but without peace, We have not the least Idea, of being able to borrow more Monies in this Country, and how far or when such a desireable work, will be accomplished, is we confess not only out of our knowledge, but even far beyond the calculation of our judgments.
It is truly flattering to us that our Zeal and unwearied exertions to promote and extend the Credit of the united States all in our Power, should be duly appreciated and esteemed by you: A commendation of this Sort can but operate as a powerful stimulus to us to persevere more and more in the same Line, so as to acquire new Titles to your approbation.
The Nature of the Insurrection in the Western Parts of Pennsylvania, has been well known here; The manner of extinguishing it, must inspire new Confidence in your Constitution for the Power it confers on its Government, and Credit in the Government for its firm wise and moderate exercise of that Power, to support the tranquility, Credit and honor of the united States.
Herewith You have the Account Current of the United States with us, up to the 1st Inst. The Balance whereon Hd. Cy. f 665555. 3. 8 due by us We transfer to their Credit in a new Account. Please cause same to be examined, and finding all right, pay it in Conformity.
We are respectfully   Sir!   Your mo: ob: hb: Servt

Wilhem & Jan WillinkN & J. Van Staphorst & Hubbard
Alex: Hamilton Esqr. Secretary of the Treasury.


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Sharp Delany, 6 January 1795
From: Delany, Sharp
To: Hamilton, Alexander

[Philadelphia, January 6, 1795. On January 15, 1795, Edmund Randolph wrote to George Hammond, the British Minister to the United States, “respecting the privateer Les Jumeaux” and enclosed “Jan 6 1795 Copy of a Letter from the Collector of the port of Philadelphia to the Secretary of the Treasury enclosing, Report of the Militia Officers of Delaware, and of Captain Montgomery of the Revenue Cutter.” Letter not found.]


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Andrew Dunscomb, 6 January 1795
From: Dunscomb, Andrew
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Richmond, January 6, 1795. “An event I am informed is about to take place, which excites my sorry for the cause, but still, the motives I doubt not, are most completely justifyable…. But before you relinquish your Office, permit me to solicite your Official opinion upon my claim against the United States and your acceptance of my wish for your health peace and happiness.”


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 7 January 1795
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Treasury Department, Revenue Office, January 7, 1795. “… the House of Whelen & Miller propose to set a part a specimen of Salt Petre for the Standard, above or below which they are content to vary the price of 12 50/100 Dolls. It is called rough Salt Petre, and is 10 ⅌ Ct. below the requisite degree of refinement.”


Title: [George Washington to the Senate and House of Representatives], [7 January 1795]
From: Washington, George
To: Senate and House of Representatives

[Philadelphia, January 7, 1795]


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 8 January 1795
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Sir,
T: D: R: O: Jany 8 1795
Messrs Richard & Hunt Downing have rendered to me the enclosed minute of their supplies at Downingston to the Pennsylvania Division of the Militia Army on their return. As the quantity is small & Mess. Downings were employed by Mr. Williams to supply the Troops on the march westward, it appears expedient, to wrap up the whole in a settlement thro’ Mr. Williams. If you should approve that Idea, you will be pleased to direct a payment of about three hundred Dollars to be made to Messr. Wheelen & Miller who I understand are Agents for A. Williams to be by them paid to Messr. Downings in part of the Rations supplied on the outward & homeward March. This will of course be over & above any sum which Messr. Wheelen & Miller may have applied for, with a view to their transactions under Mr. Williams Orders.
With great respect I am Sir,   Your mo: Obedt Servant

T. Coxe C. R.
The Secy of the Treasy.


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Tench Coxe, 8 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Coxe, Tench

Treasury DepartmentJany 8. 1795
The Secretary of the Treasury requests the Commissioner of the Revenue to take measures with District Attorney for arresting proceedings against the stills which have been seized in the fourth survey of the District of Pensylvania till some definitive plans shall have been adopted.


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Pickering, 8 January 1795
From: Pickering, Timothy
To: Hamilton, Alexander

[Philadelphia, January 8, 1795. On January 20, 1795, Hamilton wrote to Pickering and referred to “your letter of the 8th. instant.” Letter not found.]


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 9 January 1795
From: Olney, Jeremiah
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Providence, January 9, 1795. Transmits “Schedule of Bonds for December,” and states that the pressure of “Business of my Office” has prevented “the transmission, by this Post, of my Weekly Return of Monies from the 1st to the 7th instant, inclusive.”


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 10 January 1795
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Treasury Department, Revenue Office, January 10, 1795. “… a payment of about fifteen hundred Dollars is desired by Mr. Samuel Richards of Philadelphia upon his contract for Iron carriage wheels….”


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Robert Purviance, 10 January 1795
From: Purviance, Robert
To: Hamilton, Alexander

[Baltimore, January 10, 1795. On January 29, 1794, Hamilton wrote to Purviance: “Your letter of the 10th. instant with its inclosures has been duly received.” Letter not found.]


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Edmund Randolph, 10 January 1795
From: Randolph, Edmund
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Sir,
Department of StateJanuary 10th. 1795
I do myself the honor of inclosing to you a copy of a letter from the Minister of the French Republic, dated yesterday. I will thank you to inform me at the earliest moment of your convenience, whether the additional thirty thousand Dollars cannot be obtained. If practicable, this sum will, I perceive, be a very cordial relief.
I have the honor to be, Sir,   with great respect and esteem, &c:

Edm: Randolph


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Théophile Cazenove, [12 January 1795]
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Cazenove, Théophile

My Dear Sir,
[Philadelphia, January 12, 1795]
I mentioned to you some time since my wish if practicable to change the foreign into Domestic Debt—that is to pay the interest & reimburse the interest here rather than abroad. You will oblige me by reflecting what additional compensations would be capable of inducing the Creditors to change their ground whether by premums increased interest &c &c.
You will of course understand that nothing is thought of which would for a moment interrupt the course of things as the contracts stand now or hereafter except as to those who freely agree to the change.
I will see you in a day or two.   Yrs. truly

A Hamilton
Theo Cazenove Esq


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Edmund Randolph, 12 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Randolph, Edmund

Sir,
Treasury DepartmentJanuary 12. 1795.
In reply to your letter of the 10. instant I am to inform you, that I have this day accepted the French minister’s draught for Thirty thousand Dollars in addition to the Forty thousand, for which he drew upon me a few days since. I have also further to add, that there is now no obstacle with this Department to accept drafts (including those abovementioned) for the amount of the Instalments accruing in September and November next, making together Two millions five hundred thousand Livres.
I have the honor to be   Sir,   With great respect & esteem   Your most obedient servant

Alexander Hamilton
The Secretary of State


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 12 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Washington, George

Sir,
Treasury Department Jan: 12. 1795.
For a considerable time past the Commissioner of Loans for New York, has laboured under a degree of bodily infirmity little suited to the arduous duties of his station. A belief that his demise would speedily have terminated the embarrassment, united with other considerations, has hitherto prevented me from officially representing his situation to you, & the possible inconvenience to the public service from it. Hitherto nothing has materially suffered. But some new shocks of his complaint have added to his inability and the disease being of the paralytic kind, there is no prospect of any considerable amendment.
Fearing that the public service may henceforth suffer, & unwilling to leave to my successor a disagreeable task; I feel it a duty, tho’ with extreme regret & reluctance, to state to you that the officer in question is now incapable of doing justice to the duties of his station; that there is no prospect of his restoration to a competent condition, and that in my opinion it is indispensable he should be changed with all convenient dispatch.
With perfect respect &c.

A Hamilton.


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from William Bradford, 13 January 179[5]
From: Bradford, William
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Sir.
[Philadelphia] Jan. 13th 179[5].
In conformity to your request I have perused the records annexed to the Writs of error sued out in the case of Jeremiah Olney plntf in Error against Edward Dexter and Welcome Arnold.
The pleadings do not state with clearness the fact which you consider as the material one in the cause to Wit, that the assignment of the Cargo was pretended & Collusive. In such case, Welcome Arnold would have been the real proprietor of the Cargo at the time of the Collector’s refusal & that should regularly have been avered and the averment of the plntf, that the property was at that time in him, should have been traversed. But still as the transfer is stated to have been fraudulent, I conceive the opinion of the Court ought to be taken on the record as it stands, since the pleadings cannot be amended nor aided by the assignments of errors.

The assignments of errors appear to be drawn in a manner proper to give jurisdiction to the S. Court of the United States. But I am inclined to think that they should be signed either by the party himself or by some person who is an Attorney of the Supreme Court. Mr. Barnes who signs them is a Counsellor and not an Attorney of that Court. I would therefore recommend out of caution that copies of the Assigments be forwarded to Mr Olney to be signed by him & returned here. The name of “Edward” is by mistake inserted in one of the Assignments of Errors instead of “Welcome Arnold” & must be corrected accordingly.
It would have been a more regular mode of Serving the Citations, if the defendants in Error had been furnished with a Copy of them: but this cannot now be done.
I have the honor to be with great Esteem   Sir Your Most Obedt Servt.

Wm. Bradford.
The Secretary of the Treasury


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Théophile Cazenove, [13 January 1795]
From: Cazenove, Théophile
To: Hamilton, Alexander

[Philadelphia, January 13, 1795]
Quelques détails Sur les circonstances & le Carracterre des propriétaires des titres à la charge des Etats Unis provenants des Emprunts faits en Hollande, mettront le mieux à même de juger la probabilité de la réussite de la mutation projettée & de l’espéce d’appas qui tenterait les propriétaires.
Quoi qu’il y ait sans doute dans les Provinces Unies un grand nombre de particuliers fort riches, ce n’est point eux qu’il faut considerer comme les Sources où les Agens des Emprunts étrangers puisent les grands moyens d’argent qui ont été graduélement réquis pour la réussite de ces Emprunts. La richesse collective des Hollandois est principalement produite par le bien étre des classes d’habitans qui dans d’autres Contrées n’ont pas l’ordre & l’èconomie qui carracterise les petits Bourgeois, les Artisans & même les bons doméstiques Hollandois. Ceux-là, Et les habitans des petites villes intérieures des Sept Provinces Unies qui vivent sur le Révenû d’un petit Capital; Et les families qui vivent Sur leur terres dans les Provinces de la Guelder—OverYjsel—Zeelande &cra, placent leurs petits Capitaux dans les emprunts étrangers qui se font à Amsterdam, parceque l’intérét des éffets hollandois est trop bas; parceque la Subdivision en appoints de f 1000. facilite le placement de petites Sommes que chaqu’un économise; parceque les titres au porteur se transmettent Surement par la poste; parceque dans les bésoins inopinés d’argent, la réalisation de cette éspéce d’Effets, généralement au porteur, ne donne aucune éspéce d’embarras; parceque les partages n’èxigent aucune formalité & Surtout parceque les coupons d’intéréts annèxés aux titres (Bonds) des Emprunts accrédites, circulent dans les petits payemens comme les Billets de Banque ici. Dans chaqu’une des villes intérieures, les maisons d’Amsterdam qui Suivent ce Commerce, ont des corréspondans qui prennent comme argent comptant ces coupons d’intéréts, tellement que chaque petit propriétaire touche à sa porte les intéréts de Son petit Capital & même trouve à les percevoir quelquetems avant l’èchéance s’il est dans le bésoin de Ses petites rentes.
On croit ne point S’ècarter du vrai en Supposant qu’aumoins les deux-tiers des environ Vingt Cinq millions de florins, que les Etats Unis ont emprunté en Hollande, Sont dans la possession de la classe d’habitans aux quels la mutation projettée ne Saurait convenir & vis à vis des quels aucune augmentation d’intéréts ne Saurait compenser les facilités qu’ils rétirent des formes actuélement établies. Les circonstances de la plus grande partie de ces propriétaires S’opposent à ce qu’ils Se Soumettent aux embarras de faire percévoir leurs intéréts & à toucher le remboursement à une si grande distance. Leur confiance n’a actuélement pour objet que le titre indentique qu’ils ont acquis & dont ils touchent les intéréts sans intermédiaire. La persuasion de pouvoir vendre à l’instant, & contre éspéces aussitot que cette confiance n’èxiste plus, joint à la facilité introduite pour la circulation des coupons d’intéréts, Sont les motifs qui les ont déterminé à prefferer cette éspéce d’èffets là.
La partie des Emprunts qui appartient aux riches Capitalistes, ne Sera point facile à échanger non plus: Pour un d’entr’eux qui Sera tenté par les avantages offerts, il y en aura quatre qui ne S’en Soucieront pas. Tout ce qui est changement les inquiete; Avoir à confier à une si grandes distances une grande Valeur pour le cas des remboursemens, Sera un risque qu’ils ne Voudront point courrir; De nouvelles corréspondances à ouvrir; avoir à attendre leurs intéréts de si loin, à la place de la facilité que les coupons d’intéréts donne, Seront pour eux des embarras. C’est avec ces coupons que beaucoup de Veuves & de rentiers riches payent leurs comptes annuels & même l’opération de détacher ces coupons à certains jours fixés pour cela, est pour les riches Veuves une operation agréable, en ce que sans avoir de lettres à écrire ni de confiance à donner, elles arrangent elles mêmes leurs affaires par la Simple entremise de la clèf qui ouvre le Bureau & des sciseaux qui coupent le coupon.
Dans le grand nombre des propriétaires, il y en aura Sans doute quelques uns qui accéderont aux propositions qui leur Seront offertes, si en rétour de la mutation on leur propose une augmentation d’intéréts, ou bien une augmentation de Capital en forme de prime. On croit que le meilleur moyen d’attierer un plus grand nombre de consentans, Serait de laisser aux propriétaires la faculté de choisir l’une ou l’autre de ces deux avantages. L’offre d’une prolongation de terme peuétre consideré comme un avantage, puis que les remboursemens Sont toujours incommodes & onereux aux proprietaires hollandois lorsque ce Sont des Effets dans les quels ils ont grande confiance. En Supposant que le terme du remboursement des effets proposés en échange Soit porté jusqu’en 1810. ou 1815, & en Supposant l’offre d’un pour Cent pour l’accroissement d’intérét, le taux de la prime, Soit de l’augmentation du Capital de la Dette, pourra étre calculé de maniere à rendre la chose indifferente aux Etats Unis.
Les circonstances peuvent avoir obligé une quantité de riches Capitalistes hollandois à quitter leur domicile à l’approche des francais & ceux le ne rentreront point en Hollande, au moins de Sitot, si les francais se sont rendûs maitres des Provinces Unis. Ces Capitalistes émigrés auront probablement emporté avec eux des quantités assés considérables des titres des divers Emprunts faits à Amsterdam; cette classe de propriétaires accederont probablement avec empressement à la mutation projettée. On prend même la liberté de récommander avec instances, qu’il Soit Songé à quelques dispositions particulieres, pour que les porteurs des titres (Bonds) de f 1000. chaque issûs par les Agens des Etats Unis dans Amsterdam, puissent operer la mutation projettée Sans avoir à renvoyer leur titres en Hollande. Ils pourroient rémettre ces titres à l’envoyé des Etats Unis dans Londres, ou y constater l’identité de ces titres pour le cas où il Serait ordonné de les éxhiber en nature en Amérique pour y obtenir ceux des titres qui seront donnés en échange.
Sur l’ensemble on croit dévoir faire observer qu’il éxiste en Hollande une opinion que les foreign Debts Sont intrinsêquement plus Solides que les Domestic Debts: L’opinion Sur les dègrés de ce plus de Solidité varie en raison des notions, vraïes ou fausses, que chaque individû Se forme de l’importance d’un crédit dans l’ètranger qui assure des réssources d’argent dans tous les cas, & des moyens qui dans certaines circonstances verseroient les réssources éxistantes sur l’objet particulier des Emprunts étrangers de prefference aux Emprunts Doméstiques.
Market street ce 13. Janvier 1795.


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from John Laurance, 13 January 1795
From: Laurance, John
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Dear sir
Philada 13th Jan 1795
Mr Fitzsimmons was to have paid an acceptance of mine, yesterday, for 1500 Drs, which was discounted at the Bank. He has not paid it, which may occasion me some inconvenience, as I propose leaving this place, with my Family, early on Thursday morning. Colonel Wadsworth mentioned to me he had paid you some money on account of Mr Church, which you might wish in New York. If you have 1500 Dollars, and can spare them until next week I will ⟨pay⟩ them in New York, or send them here for you. If you can oblidge me let me have your Check payable to my order.
I am   Your obed servt

John Laurance
Col Hamilton

P S   Since writing the above Mr Fitzsimmons has informed me the acceptance shall be given either this week or the next so that I cannot depend on his payment before I go. You will therefore oblige me if you can as above.


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 14 January 1795
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Sir,
Treasury Department,Revenue-Office, January 14th 1795
It may be useful in the case of the suit for the carriage tax in Virginia, that the Attorney General be apprized, that by the laws of Virginia, the magistrates, singly, have exclusive Jurisdiction in all cases wherein the sum does not amount to six Dollars. The Carriage tax on some classes, is only one Dollar. The suit however may be brought for the tax upon a Coach or a Chariot, which are Ten and eight Dollars, if resort should be had to the State Judiciary.
It is clear that distress can only be levied in case of an Election to pay at the House of the owner of the carriage. This point however does not appear to be of any consequence to the constitutional question tho noticed in the Supervisors letter to the attorney of the United States for Virginia.
Hyltons case was expected to be tried at the March District court. But I have instructed the Supervisor to suspend all further movements.
John Marshall Esqr, I have desired him to retain instantly, and have apprized him that the case is under the consideration of the attorney general, who probably will attend.
I am, sir, with great respect,   Your most obedient Servant

Tench CoxeCommissr of the revenue
The Secretary of the Treasury


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 4 January 1795
From: Washington, George
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Philadelphia, January 4, 1795. “Pay to the Director of the Mint Eight thousand Dollars; to be applied to the purposes of that Establishment, agreeably to an Estimate exhibited by the said Director of the probable expenses of the Mint of the United States for the present quarter commencing the 1st Instant.”


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [14 January 1795]
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Washington, George

[Philadelphia, January 14, 1795]
Mr Hamilton presents his respects to the President. He has written the Letter to Mr Clarkeson which the President desired, & which if not countermanded will go by post. But in the course of writting it, the following reflection has pressed upon his mind with so much force that he thinks it his duty to submit it to The President.
Clarkeson held the office of Marshal, a troublesome & unprofitable place. He resigned it (as is believed) in a short time. Giles has taken & kept it for a considerable time & during a period when disagreeable things were to be done, no doubt looking forward to something better. Clarkson is a man of considerably better fortune, & smaller family than Giles. Giles is as capable & trustworthy as Clarkson. Will he not have some cause to be dissatisfied if he sees an opportunity of doing something for him turn to the benefit of his predecessor?

No answer is expected unless the President should change his view of the subject.
January 14, 1795.


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Matthew Clarkson, 15 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Clarkson, Matthew

Philadelphia, January 15, 1795. “I am directed by the President to inform you that the Office of Commissioner of loans is at your service, if you incline to accept it. Answer immediately, for a new appointment presses. In either event you will of course say nothing of the offer.”


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from George Pollock, 15 January 1795
From: Pollock, George
To: Hamilton, Alexander

 New York, January 15, 1795. “I have understood from common report that it is Your Intention very shortly to resume your Practice at the Bar…. If … the report be true,… I have to entreat the favour of You to be one of my Counsel in a Cause of great Importance I am now Carrying on against Mr. William Greene, for the recovery of a Respondentia Bond he gave several Years since in Bengal. My Counsel already retained are Messrs. Harrison, Troup, & Br. Livingston….”


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Tredwell, 15 January 1795
From: Tredwell, Samuel
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Edenton [North Carolina] January 15, 1795. “I had the Honor to write you on the 29 July last on the subject of two Ports of Delivery within this District Vizt. Winton and Benits Creek…. To fill the Office of Surveyor of Winton … I beg leave to recommend Mr. Laurence Mooney of that place a person in every respect well qualified to discharge the duties of the Office.”


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to John Adams, 16 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Adams, John

Sir,
Treasury Department January 16th. 1795
I beg leave through you to inform the Senate that pursuant to the second Section of the Act establishing the Treasury Department which expressly makes it the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury “to digest and prepare plans for the improvement and management of the Revenue and for the Support of public Credit” I have digested and prepared a plan, on the basis of the actual revenues, for the further Support of public Credit, which is ready for communication to the Senate.
This plan embraces, a further provision for the unsubscribed Debt, a provision for converting with the consent of the Creditors the foreign into Domestic Debt, a provision for augmenting the Sinking Fund so as to render it commensurate with the intire Debt of the United States, Suggestions for giving effect to the Act of the last Session granting a million of Dollars for the purposes of foreign intercourse; with some auxiliary propositions.
With perfect respect   I have the honor to be   Sir   Your Obedient Servant

Alexander HamiltonSecy of the Treasy
The Vice President of theUnited Statesand President of the Senate


Title: To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 16 January 1795
From: Coxe, Tench
To: Hamilton, Alexander

Treasury Department, Revenue Office, January 16, 1795. “I have this moment sent over to your office, a requisition of Col. Nevill for Three thousand dollars. As Mr McNair, for whom the money is wanted, leaves Philadelphia to day, it will be particularly desirable that a warrant for it may be got thro’ with expedition. It being the first money that Col. Nevill has received, there can be no doubt, I presume, of its propriety.”


Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg, 16 January 1795
From: Hamilton, Alexander
To: Muhlenberg, Frederick A. C.

Treasury Department, January 16, 1795. The letter which Hamilton wrote to John Adams on January 16, 1795, was sent on the same date to Muhlenberg in his capacity as Speaker of the House of Representatives.