HAMILTON, Alexander (1755-1804). Autograph document signed ("Alexander Hamilton," with decorative flourish) as Secretary of the Treasury, to the Cashier of the Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, 18 February 1795. 1 page, oblong (3 x 7 7/8 in.), neatly inlaid. Museum-quality mat, fine giltwood frame.
HAMILTON, Alexander (1755-1804). Autograph document signed ("Alexander Hamilton," with decorative flourish) as Secretary of the Treasury, to the Cashier of the Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, 18 February 1795. 1 page, oblong (3 x 7 7/8 in.), neatly inlaid. Museum-quality mat, fine giltwood frame. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE HAMILTON CHECK DRAWN ON THE BANK HE CREATED. Hamilton directs the cashier to "pay to Edward Jones or order [$360.]...." Jones (d.1820) was the first chief clerk of the Treasury Department, appointed by Hamilton himself. The bank was chartered by Congress in 1791 and approved by Washington following plans drawn up by Hamilton in his classic Report on a National Bank (1790). The bank as designed by Hamilton was closely linked to the Treasury and the Mint, to serve as the financial agent of the Treasury, regulate the supply of specie and serve as the depository of Federal funds. HAMILTON CHECKS ARE VERY RARE. No similar check is listed in ABPC since at least 1975; there were no examples in the Kadlec Collection (sold Winslow, 1991) or another private collection recently dispersed. Even the William E. Simon Collection of Historical Documents (sold Christie's, 14 June 2005) contained no Hamilton check among its extensive Hamilton materials.
HAMILTON, Alexander (1755-1804). Autograph document signed ("Alexander Hamilton," with decorative flourish) as Secretary of the Treasury, to the Cashier of the Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, 18 February 1795. 1 page, oblong (3 x 7 7/8 in.), neatly inlaid. Museum-quality mat, fine giltwood frame.
HAMILTON, Alexander (1755-1804). Autograph document signed ("Alexander Hamilton," with decorative flourish) as Secretary of the Treasury, to the Cashier of the Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, 18 February 1795. 1 page, oblong (3 x 7 7/8 in.), neatly inlaid. Museum-quality mat, fine giltwood frame. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE HAMILTON CHECK DRAWN ON THE BANK HE CREATED. Hamilton directs the cashier to "pay to Edward Jones or order [$360.]...." Jones (d.1820) was the first chief clerk of the Treasury Department, appointed by Hamilton himself. The bank was chartered by Congress in 1791 and approved by Washington following plans drawn up by Hamilton in his classic Report on a National Bank (1790). The bank as designed by Hamilton was closely linked to the Treasury and the Mint, to serve as the financial agent of the Treasury, regulate the supply of specie and serve as the depository of Federal funds. HAMILTON CHECKS ARE VERY RARE. No similar check is listed in ABPC since at least 1975; there were no examples in the Kadlec Collection (sold Winslow, 1991) or another private collection recently dispersed. Even the William E. Simon Collection of Historical Documents (sold Christie's, 14 June 2005) contained no Hamilton check among its extensive Hamilton materials.
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