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Hamilton, Alexander (1757-1804) to Edward Wigglesworth

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05540 Author/Creator: Hamilton, Alexander (1757-1804) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 June 1792 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.8 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy

Circular letter. As Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton tells Wigglesworth of Newburyport, Massachusetts (possibly port collector there) to henceforth deposit no public monies in the Bank of Massachusetts, but rather to deposit them in the United States Bank in Boston.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

(Circular) Treasury Department June 28 1792

Sir

I have to request that you will after the receipt of this letter discontinue paying the public monies into the Bank of Massachusetts; and that in future, you will from time to time make your remittances to the office of discount & deposit of the United States Bank at Boston taking from the Cashier duplicate receipts for each payment as usual.

I am Sir
Your Obed. Servt.
A Hamilton

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Wigglesworth, Edward, 1732-1794

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