John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Collection. 1955 - 1955. Treasury Department Circulars and Letters from Alexander Hamilton. 1955 - 1955. Letter from Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, to Thomas Willing, President of the Bank of the United States
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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American revolutionary, statesman and Founding Father of the United States. Hamilton was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, the founder of the Federalist Party, as well as a founder of the nation's financial system, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper. As the first secretary of the treasury, Hamilton was the main author of the economic policies of the administration of P...
Willing, Thomas, 1731-1821
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Thomas Willing (December 19, 1731 – January 19, 1821) was an American merchant, politician and slave trader who served as mayor of Philadelphia and was a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress. He also served as the first president of the Bank of North America and the First Bank of the United States. During his tenure there he became the richest man in America. Born in Philadelphia, Willing completed preparatory studies in Bath, England, then studied law in London at the Inner...
