Papers of John Adams, volume 20

The Board of the Sinking Fund to Congress

To Mercy Otis Warren

To John Adams from Alexander Hamilton, 21 December 1790 Hamilton, Alexander Adams, John
From Alexander Hamilton
Decr. 21. 1790

The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the Vice President and sends him the report of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund with the Documents referred to in it, in Triplicates according to the direction of the Board—1 He begs leave to remind The Vice President that this is the last day; of course it is necessary it should be presented to day. He is sorry that it could not have been prepared sooner. But that for the President is under cover directed to him & that for the House of Representatives is under cover directed to the Speaker so that nothing remains but to sign & transmit

RC (Adams Papers).

1.

According to the board’s 21 Dec. report to Congress, initial sales of the public debt generated $278,687.30, although the treasurer had thus far collected only $150,239.24 in specie ( Amer. State Papers, Finance, 1:81–82).