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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05540 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1792 |
| Title | Alexander Hamilton to Edward Wigglesworth instructing Wigglesworth to deposit public money in the United States Bank |
| Date | 28 June 1792 |
| Author | Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) |
| Recipient | Wigglesworth, Edward |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Finance American Statesmen Bank of the US Banking |
| People | Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) Wigglesworth, Edward (1732-1794) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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