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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, [21 September … | 1778-09-21 | In order to get rid of your present accumulations you will be pleased to take the pills agreeable... |
| 2 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 6 December … | 1778-12-06 | [ Paramus, New Jersey, December 6, 1778 . “… desire Colo. Harrison to write to Genl. Greene on... |
| 3 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, [18 March … | 1780-03-18 | His Excellency commands me to acknowlege and thank you for the News-papers and your letter of—.... |
| 4 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 31 January … | 1782-01-31 | I reckon, my dear sir, among the contrasted events which have diversified my life, to have been... |
| 5 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 11 August … | 1782-08-11 | If you are not in the humor to read a long letter do, prithee, give this to the child to play... |
| 6 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 22[–23] … | 1783-10-23 | I obey you. The homilies you delivered in Congress are still recollected with pleasure. The... |
| 7 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 27 October … | 1789-10-27 | Being obliged to attend our Legislature the first of next month it will be out of my power to... |
| 8 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 3 January … | 1791-01-03 | You may think I have neglected you from my long silence, but I can assure you I have never forgot... |
| 9 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 3 May 1791 | 1791-05-03 | I did not receive your letter of the 26th till the morning of the 2d. I immediately after saw... |
| 10 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 October … | 1791-10-15 | The electors of the Senate of Maryland have chosen me one of the Senate of our State legislature,... |
| 11 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 19 November … | 1791-11-19 | Since taking my seat in the Senate, which I have done more in conformity with your opinion than... |
| 12 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 16 August … | 1792-08-16 | I mentioned Mr. Carroll as proper to be brought forward to oppose a man whom I expect the... |
| 13 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 20 … | 1792-09-20 | I have been confined by a fever to my bed ⟨for⟩ 17 days. Yesterday and to-day I have sat up a... |
| 14 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 30 September … | 1792-09-30 | I received your letter of the 23 in the order of the mail, and yesterday yours of the 27th. With... |
| 15 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, [19–23 … | 1792-10-23 | Knowing that I was apt to lose letters out of my pocket, and recollecting that you are a little... |
| 16 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 18 November … | 1792-11-18 | We have scattered in air the long string of amendments that had been proposed to be incorporated... |
| 17 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 14 April 1793 | 1793-04-14 | Though exceedingly mortified and hurt at Mr. Perry’s being refused that inspectorship I did not... |
| 18 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 17 February … | 1795-02-17 | What shall I say to you? Convince you that though I have been a long time silent I have not... |
| 19 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 4 July 1796 | 1796-07-04 | Wilkinson continues to heap charges upon Wayne; is condensing them into a consistent form, and I... |
| 20 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 1796–January … | ≈1796-01-01 | [ Philadelphia, 1796–January, 1797. At this time, McHenry “suggested to Hamilton the... |
| 21 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 14 April 1797 | 1797-04-14 | The letter you sent me has been confined to myself; but the other letters you have written on the... |
| 22 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 19 April 1797 | 1797-04-19 | I enclose you a further request on the subject of the paper communicated to you in my last, that... |
| 23 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 14 May 1797 | 1797-05-14 | I received your letters and papers. I added to them, but changed nothing, for the train of ideas... |
| 24 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 May 1797 | 1797-05-15 | I wrote you a line yesterday acknowleging the receipt of your late letters from Albany. I expect... |
| 25 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, [7 August … | 1797-08-07 | I have recd and read the enclosed. I think the advice contained in the last paragraph ought to be... |
| 26 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 19 August … | 1797-08-19 | I have received this morning your letter of the 17th inst. Mr Jones is without your letter of the... |
| 27 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 26 January … | 1798-01-26 | Will you assist me or rather your country with such suggestions and opinions as may occur to you... |
| 28 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 12 February … | 1798-02-12 | I have recd. the result of my request to you and cannot be otherwise than pleased with it and... |
| 29 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, [8 March … | 1798-03-08 | I have transferred your certificates and received your interest. I have also paid to Mr. Wolcott... |
| 30 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 12 May 1798 | 1798-05-12 | I shall in a short time be able to get to sea, one or two of our frigates, and perhaps, in less... |
| 31 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 4 June 1798 | 1798-06-04 | I have just recd. yours of the 1st. I have calculated to be able to leave this on Wednesday, to... |
| 32 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 6 June 1798 | 1798-06-06 | I had reckoned upon the immediate arrival of the Secry. of Marine when I wrote you that I should... |
| 33 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 20 July 1798 | 1798-07-20 | I retained the inclosed letter which was put into my hands with permission to take a copy of it.... |
| 34 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 25 July 1798 | 1798-07-25 | I am directed to inform you that the President of the United States, by, and with the advice and... |
| 35 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 30 July 1798 | 1798-07-30 | You must be fully aware how liable the Executive is to be misled in forming a just estimate of... |
| 36 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 5 August 1798 | 1798-08-05 | [ Trenton, August 5, 1798. On this date McHenry wrote to Hamilton “asking for a list of officers... |
| 37 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 6 August 1798 | 1798-08-06 | [ Trenton, August 6, 1798. On this date McHenry wrote to Hamilton “stating that he is indisposed... |
| 38 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 10 August … | 1798-08-10 | I have written to the President lately, mentioning that the more I contemplated the detail of... |
| 39 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 11 August … | 1798-08-11 | I have just recieved a letter (of which the enclosed is a Copy) dated the 5th. instant from... |
| 40 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 13 August … | 1798-08-13 | I have been able to go today to the office, to attend to business, and prepare to leave this City... |
| 41 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 28 August … | 1798-08-28 | I received your note of the 25 inst. yesterday. I had written on saturday to the Lieutenant... |
| 42 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 6 [September] … | 1798-09-06 | The inclosures will explain to you, infinitely better than the longest letter I could write, the... |
| 43 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 10 September … | 1798-09-10 | I received your letter of the 8th this morning. Mine to you to which it is an answer ought to... |
| 44 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 12[–27] … | 1798-09-27 | I inclosed you in a note of the 28th of Augt. ulto, a copy of a letter to General Washington... |
| 45 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 13 September … | 1798-09-13 | I recd. yours of the 9th this morning. Why is it necessary you should repeat to me your request,... |
| 46 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 5 October … | 1798-10-05 | The sun begins to shine. I reced. this morning from the President a letter dated the 30th ulto.... |
| 47 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 11 October … | 1798-10-11 | As it may be attended with very great inconvenience to add any new buildings this season to the... |
| 48 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 October … | 1798-10-15 | I have the honour to inclose your Commission as Major General in the army of the United States,... |
| 49 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 16 October … | 1798-10-16 | You will see by the enclosed, the steps I have taken, and the information and the aid which I... |
| 50 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 22 October … | 1798-10-22 | I have been favored with your letter of the 19th instant. You will see by the enclosed copy of a... |