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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC05299
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1791
Title	Alexander Hamilton to Sharp Delany regarding Delaware station
Date	22 January 1791
Author	Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804)
Recipient	Delany, Sharp
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Instructions for commissioning a new revenue cutter for Delaware station, to be built on strict budget. Written from the Treasury Department. Addressed to Delany as Collector for Philadelphia.
Subjects	Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation Maritime Building Construction Finance
People	Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) Delany, Sharp (1739-1799)
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
Transcript	Show/hide Treasury Department January 22d 1791 Sir It being deemed necessary to proceed in the building of the cutter for the Delaware station I have now to request that you will immediately proceed in the business. It may be well that you should be informed that the Massachusetts Cutter has been contracted for at Newbury Port at about 22 ½ Dollars per Ton fitted completely as a vessel with sails, rigging, anchors & including two Boats, one of which would be sufficient for the present. The cutter for New York has been agreed for upon the terms [2] already communicated, and for Hampton is expected to be completed for 1,000 Dollars. Her heel is 40 feet straight rabbit and she is of 48 Tons. I hoped that building in Philadelphia would prove as cheap as the medium of those three places and therefore expected that 1,000 Dollars would have been adequate to the building & fitting a proper vessel. I authorise [sic] you however to exceed that price if necessary by 10 percent, but not more. You will of course engage that punctual & vigilant attention of Capt. Montgomery to building and fitting his Cutter. I am, Sir, very respectfully Your Obedt. Servt. Alexander Hamilton

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