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Letters and documents of Alexander Hamilton dealing chiefly with political subjects and Hamilton's activities as Secretary of the Treasury.

Letters and documents relating to the Customs House of Baltimore. There are twenty-two letters from Oliver Wolcott (1760-1833), second Secretary of the Treasury, to Robert Purviance, Controller of the Customs in Baltimore, which concern the administration of shipping laws and the financial affairs of the Customs House. There is also a second group of letters from Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), fourth Secretary of the Treasury, to James H. McCulloch, Controller of Baltimore in 1808, concerning the administration of the Embargo Act of 1808. There are also twenty-six autograph letters, circular letters, and documents from various persons.

The correspondence covers personal and business matters of Gage. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from Orville Peckham, counsel for the First National Bank of Chicago, concerning the financial matters of Secretary Gage. Also, correspondence with members of the Gage family dealing with Lyman's wayward son Eli. The remainder of the collection includes correspondence congratulating Gate on his appointment as Secretary of the Treasury, and letters of condolence on the death of his second wife, Mrs. Cornelia Washburne Gage in 1901. Among the notable items are a letter from Theodore Roosevelt expressing regret at Mr. Gage's resignation from the Treasury Dept.; and an engraved certificate admitting Gage to membership in the Knights of Labor, signed by Terence V. Powderley.

Letters and documents, the majority written between 1700 and 1900, dealing with both personal and corporate business and financial matters, assembled by Montgomery. The letters are chiefly by American and English writers. Many of the American letters are to and from various United States Treasury officials, usually the Secretary of the Treasury. Of the 107 letters by Joseph Anderson (1757-1835), U.S. Senator and jurist, the majority are written to Samuel Swartwout (1783-1856) when he was Comptroller of the United States and Collector of the Port of New York. Most of the documents are American with New York City firms predominating.