Alexander Hamilton Papers

From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [22 December 1792]

To George Washington

[Philadelphia, December 22, 1792]

The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President. The name of the person who was employed in superintending the erecting of the Lighthouse by Mr. Newton1 is Lemuel Cornick.2 The compensation to the Keeper of the Delaware Lighthouse is 266 Dollars and ⅔ of a Dollar.

December 22d. 1792.

LC, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Thomas Newton, Jr., inspector of Survey No. 4 in Virginia.

2. See Tobias Lear to H, October 13, 1792; H to Lear, October 18, 1792; Tench Coxe to H, October 17, 1792.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [22 December 1792]
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Washington, George
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    22 December 1792

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [22 December 1792],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-13-02-0189. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 13, November 1792 – February 1793, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1967, p. 357.]

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