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Title: Hamilton, Alexander to Ortho Holland Williams, 1789 November 7; No. 501 Alexander Hamilton to Ortho Holland Williams
Identifier(s): text:347909
Description: Concurs that difficulties exist regarding the laws of impost and tonnage and discusses the method of keeping accounts in the Treasury Department; discusses a tonnage act and an act for registering vessels and points out that both laws may require alteration.
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury
Date: 1789-11-07; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to the collectors of the customs, 1791 September 20; No. 462 Alexander Hamilton to the collectors of the customs
Identifier(s): text:347743
Description: Gives instructions for counteracting persons engaged in foreign trade who might purchase casks marked "Old Stock" in order to evade the revenue and impost.; "Circular"
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury
Date: 1791-09-20; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to the collectors of the customs,1790 September 23; No. 461 Alexander Hamilton to the collectors of the customs
Identifier(s): text:347804
Description: Requests the early transmission of quarterly returns and accounts and gives instructions for submitting them.; "Circular"
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury
Date: 1790-09-23; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to Stephen Smith, 1789 December 4; No. 491 Alexander Hamilton to Stephen Smith
Identifier(s): text:347967
Description: Commends his transmission of public money to Boston in compliance with Hamilton's instructions of 20 Nov. and remarks that "every unau- thorized disposition of Public money ought to be avoided"; points out that it is impossible for Hamilton to authorize any contravention of the Collection Act [of 31 July 1789].
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury
Date: 1789-12-04; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to William Ellery, 1793 December 18; No. 466 Alexander Hamilton to William Ellery
Identifier(s): text:347746
Description: Instructs him not to exceed the specified allowance for one season to any of the fishing vessels.
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury; Ellery, William, 1727-1821
Date: 1793-12-18; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to William Ellery, 1790 October 7; No. 465 Alexander Hamilton to William Ellery
Identifier(s): text:347772
Description: Clarifies statements made in Hamilton's letter of 27 Sept. regarding the collection by Rhode Island of a duty of tonnage called "light money" without the consent of Congress.; See also no. 464
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury; Ellery, William, 1727-1820
Date: 1790-10-07; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to William Ellery, 1794 April 3; No. 467 Alexander Hamilton to William Ellery
Identifier(s): text:347729
Description: In compliance with a Congressional act [of 20 March 1794] regarding fortifying the port of Newport, gives instructions for engaging an agent to procure materials, tools, and laborers and to disburse money and gives instructions for keeping accounts; includes a "Form of Receipt."; Circular; see also no. 468
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury; Ellery, William, 1727-1822
Date: 1794-04-03; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to John Cochran, 1794 March 24; No. 460 Alexander Hamilton to John Cochran
Identifier(s): text:347845
Description: Informs him that Hamilton directed the Treasurer of the United States [Samuel Meredith] to remit a draft on the Office of Discount and Deposit in New York in order to enable Cochran to discharge interest due on stocks.
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury; Meredith, Samuel, 1741-1817
Date: 1794-03-24; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to Thomas Smith, 1793 May 6; No. 492 Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Smith
Identifier(s): text:347987
Description: Informs him that while the Comptroller of the Treasury [Oliver Wolcott, Jr.] is ill, the latter's principal clerk will be authorized to countersign warrants for transferring stock to the books of Smith's office [the Commissioner of Loans].; "Circular"
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury; Smith, Thomas, 1745-1809; Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833
Date: 1793-05-06; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to William Ellery, 1794 August 21; No. 468 Alexander Hamilton to William Ellery
Identifier(s): text:347819
Description: Informs him that Hamilton directed the Treasurer of the United States [Samuel Meredith] to remit money to Ellery on account of fortifications being erected at Newport and gives instructions about same.; See also no. 467
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury; Ellery, William, 1727-1823; Meredith, Samuel, 1741-1817
Date: 1794-08-21; 2022

Title: Morris, Robert to Benjamin Franklin, 1782 October 1; No. 966 Robert Morris to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:998
Description: Discusses procuring a French ship-of-the-line to safely convoy money to America.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Morris, Robert, 1734-1806et al
Subject: Economy; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States. Department of the Treasury
Date: 1782-10-01; 2021

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to William Ellery, 1790 September 27; No. 464 Alexander Hamilton to William Ellery
Identifier(s): text:347796
Description: Mentions recommending a man to the President [George Washington] for a regular appointment as a lighthouse keeper; instructs him to take measures to discontinue collection of a duty on vessels by Rhode Island because it conflicts with Congress's power of regulating trade and remarks: "I should not wish to see any formal question made on the subject if it can be avoided"; suggests the desirability of Rhode Island ceding its right and title to a lighthouse; gives instructions for granting new certificates of registry for vessels, points out that Hamilton inserted additional checks in the plan of a new bill for regulating coasting vessels, and comments on the difficulty of making regulations that will "secure the Revenue, & at the same time not embarrass the Trade."; See also no. 465
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: Lighthouse keepers; United States. Department of the Treasury; Ellery, William, 1727-1820; Washington, George, 1732-1799
Date: 1790-09-27; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to Samuel Hodgdon, 1793 April 17; No. 471 Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon
Identifier(s): text:347828
Description: Instructs him to call.for a warrant that Hamilton signed for ,000 in favor of the Quartermaster General's department, which is to be forwarded in post notes of the Bank of the United States.
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department; United States. Department of the Treasury; Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Date: 1793-04-17; 2022

Title: Hamilton, Alexander to Sharp Delany, 1789 September 13; No. 463 Alexander Hamilton to Sharp Delany
Identifier(s): text:347779
Description: Instructs him to cooperate with Hamilton's assistant, [William] Duer, when the latter goes to Philadelphia in order to transact business with the bank.
Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804et al
Subject: United States. Department of the Treasury; Delany, Sharp, 1736-1799; Duer, William, 1747-1799
Date: 1789-09-13; 2022

Title: William John Duane to Andrew Jackson, 1833 September 21
Identifier(s): text:211850
Description: Duane refuses to use position of Secretary of the Treasury to close the Bank of the United States. Mentions his refusal to resign.
Subject: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Duane, William John, 1780-1865; Bank of the United States (1816-1836); United States. Department of the Treasury; United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary
Date: 1833-09-21

Title: Andrew Jackson to William John Duane, 1833 June 26
Identifier(s): text:210973
Description: Jackson's entire policy regarding proposed closure of the Bank of the United States.; Fair Copy
Subject: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Duane, William John, 1780-1865; Bank of the United States (1816-1836); United States. Department of the Treasury; United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary
Date: 1833-06-26

Title: Andrew Jackson to William John Duane, 1833 July 17
Identifier(s): text:211558
Description: Response to Duane's objections to his policy of de-regulation of the Bank of the United States, and dispersal of funds to state banks.; Copy
Subject: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Duane, William John, 1780-1865; Bank of the United States (1816-1836); United States. Department of the Treasury; United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary
Date: 1833-07-17

Title: Andrew Jackson to William John Duane, 1833 July 22
Identifier(s): text:211847
Description: Jackson asserts his authority, and demands that Duane follow his instructions to begin proceedings designed to transfer monies to state banks.
Subject: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Duane, William John, 1780-1865; Bank of the United States (1816-1836); United States. Department of the Treasury; United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary
Date: 1833-07-22

Title: John William Duane to Andrew Jackson, 1833 July 10
Identifier(s): text:211358
Description: Refuses Jackson's order, refutes his points in order.; Copy
Subject: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Duane, William John, 1780-1865; Bank of the United States (1816-1836); United States. Department of the Treasury; United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary
Date: 1833-07-10

Title: Nathan Sellers statement to the United States Treasury department of expenses for making paper, 1778 May 2; Sellers, Nathan, 1751-1830. Statement to the U.S. Treasury department of expenses for making paper
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8210
Description: A statement written by Nathan Sellers that itemizes the cost of making paper money for Congress.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; Paper money; Papermaking; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States. Department of the Treasury
Date: 1778-05-02; 2022