Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 [Decision in the cases of Munnikhuysen and Sadler, owners of the schooner Martha].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00043.25 Author/Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: December 18, 1794 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 32 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy
Signed by Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury. Munnikhuysen and Sadler were convicted of violating "...'An Act concerning Spirits distilled within the United States' and 'An Act for enrolling & licensing Ships or Vessels employed in the Coasting trade & fisheries and for regulating the same'..." Penalites and forfetiures remitted, as the violations were unintentional, but ordered to pay costs.
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