1To George Washington from William Grayson, 3 October 1785 (Washington Papers)
The requisition is at length finished, & which I have now the honor of inclosing; the article of 30,000 dollars for fœderal buildings at Trenton is expunged; & I think the opposition to that measure is gaining strength. Some of the Southern States begin to view it in a different light. Congress have passed a resolution authorizing the Post Master general under the direction of the Board of...