1To Alexander Hamilton from Lewis Landais, 31 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Persuaded that you will not refuse to hear me, and maybe to take part to my position, I will expose you the motives which engage me to write you. When Major Tousard was at Newport, I used to stay with him and to have half cord of fuel per Month, during the summer and one cord during the winter, when he went from this place to Philadelphia, he sent me to Fort Adams with Captain Henrys company;...