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1 | Hamilton, Alexander | Sullivan, John | From Alexander Hamilton to John Sullivan, 6 June 1788 | 1788-06-06 | You will no doubt have understood that the Antifederal party has prevailed in this State by a... |
2 | Hamilton, Alexander | Madison, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James Madison, [8 June 1788] | 1788-06-08 | In my last I think I informed you that the elections had turned out, beyond expectation,... |
3 | Hamilton, Alexander | Madison, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James Madison, [19 June … | 1788-06-19 | Yesterday, My Dear Sir, The Convention made a house. That day and this have been spent in... |
4 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Notes for a Speech, [20 … | 1788-06-20 | I Various Interests Navigating and Non Navigating— Great and Small— Struggle for Commercial point... | |
5 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (Francis … | 1788-06-20 | The hon. Mr. Hamilton then rose. Mr. Chairman the honorable Member, who spoke yesterday, went... | |
6 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (John McKesson’s … | 1788-06-20 | The Gentleman who spoke yesterday has been treated as having dealt in the flowry Fields of... | |
7 | Smith, Melancton | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (Melancton … | 1788-06-20 | The Govt. is to be rejected if bad. Not call reasoning, declamation. Radical defect of the... | |
8 | Hamilton, Alexander | Hamilton, Elizabeth | From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, [21 June … | 1788-06-21 | I thank you My beloved for your letter by the Post. I have time only to tell you that I am well... |
9 | Hamilton, Alexander | Madison, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James Madison, [21 June … | 1788-06-21 | I thank you for your letter of the 9th. instant and am glad to learn that you think the chance is... |
10 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of June 21 … | 1788-06-21 | Mr. Hamilton then reassumed his argument. When, said he, I had the honor to address the committee... | |
11 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of June 21 … | 1788-06-21 | I endeavoured to Shew that the Contending Interests of the States produced that Compromise— That... | |
12 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of June 21 … | 1788-06-21 | Mr. Hamilton. Agrees with me in the first principle of a broad basis. It resulted from... | |
13 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of June … | 1788-06-21 | Mr. Hamilton I do contend that this Constitution is a federal Republic. John McKesson MS Notes,... | |
14 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Third Speech of June 21 … | 1788-06-21 | The Hon. Mr. Hamilton . Mr. Chairman I rise to take notice of the observations of the hon. member... | |
15 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Third Speech of June 21 … | 1788-06-21 | Under the present Confederation 26 Men may do every thing that the proposed Governmt. may do—and... | |
16 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Fourth Speech of June … | 1788-06-21 | Mr. Hamilton . I only rise to observe that the gentleman has misunderstood me. What I meant to... | |
17 | Childs, Francis | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of June 23 … | 1788-06-23 | The honorable Mr. Hamilton . It is not my design, Mr. Chairman, to extend this debate by any new... | |
18 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of June 23 … | 1788-06-23 | It is true the great object of the Smaller States was an equal Suffrage in Senate—but some of... | |
19 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of June … | 1788-06-23 | Mr. Hamilton . I recollect well the alteration which the gentleman alludes to; but, it by no... | |
20 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Notes on Debates, [24 … | 1788-06-24 | Lansing … mode of appointment duration in office means of controul— Chancellor— Senators equally... | |
21 | Childs, Francis | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (Francis … | 1788-06-24 | Honorable Mr. Hamilton . I am persuaded, Mr. Chairman, that I in my turn, shall be indulged, in... | |
22 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (John McKesson’s … | 1788-06-24 | We all Aim at the best Govt. We should mix the Happy Ingredients, and not go into Extremes or we... | |
23 | Smith, Melancton | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (Melancton … | 1788-06-24 | The mind at ye Revolution run into extremes—the extreme was, we consulted nothing but to tie the... | |
24 | Hamilton, Alexander | Madison, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James Madison, [25 June … | 1788-06-25 | I am very sorry to find by your letter of the 13th that your prospects are so critical. Our... |
25 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of June 25 … | 1788-06-25 | The Hon. Mr. Hamilton . Mr. Chairman, in debates of this kind it is extremely easy, on either... | |
26 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of June 25 … | 1788-06-25 | The Principles laid down on both Sides may be true to a certain Extent— Each appears plausible... | |
27 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of June … | 1788-06-25 | Mr. Hamilton—The Genl. Intent of the Clause is Suppose what is expressed in the Resolution... | |
28 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks, [26 June 1788] | 1788-06-26 | Mr Hamilton—This matter was fully debated in the Convention and left ⟨–⟩. It will not be... | |
29 | Hamilton, Alexander | Madison, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James Madison, [27 June … | 1788-06-27 | A day or two ago General Schuyler at my request sent forward to you an express with an account of... |
30 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Notes on Debates, [27 … | 1788-06-27 | Mel Smith Powers ought to be precisely defined— Peculiarly so in a government of the particular... | |
31 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (Francis … | 1788-06-27 | The hon. Mr. Hamilton . This is one of those subjects, Mr. Chairman, on which objections very... | |
32 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (John McKesson’s … | 1788-06-27 | It is more natural to the Mind of man to examine the Powers by which money is to be taken from... | |
33 | Smith, Melancton | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (Melancton … | 1788-06-27 | It is natural to suspect such a power—of money—more than necessity of govt. Men predjudiced. Have... | |
34 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of June 28 … | 1788-06-28 | The hon. Mr. Hamilton . Mr. Chairman, in the course of these debates, it has been suggested, that... | |
35 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of June 28 … | 1788-06-28 | Mr. Hamilton—Requests several Resolutions & reports from the Journal of the Senate be read— 7... | |
36 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of June … | 1788-06-28 | Mr. Hamilton . We shall make the same reservation. By the indisputable construction of these... | |
37 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Third Speech of June 28 … | 1788-06-28 | Mr. Hamilton . The honorable gentleman from Ulster has given a turn to the introduction of those... | |
38 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Third Speech of June 28 … | 1788-06-28 | These Resolutions were introduced to shew that it was the settled opinion of the Legislature as... | |
39 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Third Speech of June 28 … | 1788-06-28 | The Gent. of Ulster seems to suspect ⟨ags.⟩ were intrd. to shew inconsisty. The papers read, to... | |
40 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Fourth Speech of June 28 … | 1788-06-28 | A letter of the 1st inst. says, “That on Saturday the 28th ult. the Convention were still... | |
41 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Fourth Speech of June 28 … | 1788-06-28 | Mr. Hamilton—There would be a rivalship of Power—That the danger was that the State Govts. would... | |
42 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (Newspaper … | 1788-06-30 | On Monday Mr. Yates was again called upon by Mr. Lansing for his evidence; to which Mr. Hamilton... | |
43 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Remarks (John McKesson’s … | 1788-06-30 | Mr. Lansing stated the differences between him & Mr. Hamilton on Saturday— Mr. Hamilton stated... | |
44 | Hamilton, Alexander | Madison, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James Madison, [2 July 1788] | 1788-07-02 | Your letter of the 20th. came to hand two days since. I regret that your prospects were not yet... |
45 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of July 2 … | 1788-07-02 | Loans in Time of Peace peculiar to our Govt. because made thro Necessity— The Inconvenience of... | |
46 | Smith, Melancton | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of July 2 … | 1788-07-02 | Mr. Hamilton—The Gentn. states, the danger of making Loans in extreme—no Instances to prove. A... | |
47 | McKesson, John | New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of July 2 … | 1788-07-02 | The Gent says if they are disinclined to a War they will clogg it agreed —but his Amendment is to... | |
48 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of July 2 … | 1788-07-02 | Mr Hamilton sd. If the States are not united, therefore necessary to clog it—concludes the other... | |
49 | McKesson, John | New York Ratifying Convention. Third Speech of July 2 … | 1788-07-02 | Mr. Hamilton—I add to enforce the Ideas of the member who spoke last The Gent from Dutchess says... | |
50 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. Third Speech of July 2 … | 1788-07-02 | Power of Restraint dangerous—we may have a War of defence—therefore dangerous. The reasoning... |