1From John Adams to Tench Coxe, May 1792 (Adams Papers)
The first Thing I have to communicate to you, must be an Explanation of the Date of my Letter. The Legislature of Massachusetts, last Winter, upon a Petition of the North Parish in Braintree, Seperated it from the rest of the Town, erected it into a new one and gave it the name of Quincy. By this Measure you See they have deprived me of my Title of “Duke of Braintree,” and made it necessary...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 1 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Marseilles, 1 May 1792 . He forwarded with his letter of 16 [i.e., 15] Apr. a letter to him from Capt. O’Bryen and two petitions of American prisoners at Algiers. He encloses another letter from O’Bryen of 9 Jan. received only 5 days ago.—The present dey appears more inclined to treat with the U.S. than the last, and it would be advantageous to American trade if a peace with Algiers could be...
3To George Washington from Enoch Edwards, 1 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
Mr Clymer applied to me to procure for your Excellency a dutch Plough which I will with Pleasure immediately do, but I would wish to know whether you would prefer a Barr-Shear, or one made in the common Way, with a wooden Chip—the difference between the two is that the former runs much lighter than the latter, but there is a little more difficulty it getting it new laid & sharpned. the Bar is...
4To Thomas Jefferson from George Gilmer, 1 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I wish it were in my power to scrible some incidents worthy your attention. Had this been ever practicable should have wrote you very long past. Being in a very low state of animation tempts me now to tresspass on you in hopes of hearing from you that I may be somewhat revivifyed. Disappointed gout or some thing more unfrendly has beset me and has deprived for a long time totally of...
5To George Washington from John Greenwood, 1 May 1792 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Greenwood, 1 May 1792. In his letter to Greenwood of 1 July GW referred to “Your letter of the first of May.”
6From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 1 May 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, May 1, 1792 . On May 2, 1792, Hamilton wrote to Washington: “The case was here before the Secretary’s letter of yesterday was sent to the President.” Letter not found. ]
7The Vindication No. II: First Version, [May–August 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Among the measures in the course of the administration of the Government which have been most loudly inveighed against is the Funding System contained in the Act making provision for the Debts of the United States. Against this measure, numerous objections have been urged, and, as is usual in similar cases, not in perfect concordance with each other. These objections shall be stated and...
8The Vindication No. I, [May–August 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
It was to have been foreseen, that though the virtuous part of those who were opposed to the present Constitution of the UStates while in deliberation before the People would yield to the evidence which experience should afford of its usefulness and safety, there were of a certain character opponents, who as happens in all great political questions would always remain incurably hostile to it....
9The Vindication No. III, [May–August 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
My last number contained a concise and simple statement of facts tending to shew that the public Debt was neither created nor increased by the Funding system, and consequently that it is not responsible either for the existence or the magnitude of the Debt. It will be proper next to examine the allegations which have been made of a contrary tendency. In the first place it is asserted that the...
10The Vindication No. II: Second Version, [May–August 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Of all the measures of the Government, that which has been most bitterly inveighed against is the Funding System contained in the Act making provision for the Debt of the United States. As well for this reason, as on account of its superior importance, the objections which have been made to it are intitled to an examination in the first place. It is a curious phœnomenon in political history...