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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 to Simeon Baldwin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08960.01 Author/Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 13 September 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Instructs Baldwin to comply with the enclosed Congressional act ordering that a list of all federal salaries be compiled by the Treasury Department. Baldiwn's reply on verso states that he has complied and enclosed "statements of my fees and expenses."

Baldwin, Simeon, 1761-1851
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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