1The Stand No. I, [30 March 1798] (Hamilton Papers)
With an immense ocean rolling between the United States and France—with ample materials for ship building, and a body of hardy seamen more numerous and more expert than France can boast, with a population exceeding five millions, spread over a wide extent of country, offering no one point...
2The Stand No. II, [4 April 1798] (Hamilton Papers)
Observations on the Dispute between the United States and France: Addressed by Robert G. Harper, Esq. of South Carolina to His Constituents, in May, 1797
3The Stand No. VI, [19 April 1798] (Hamilton Papers)
For the text of the “Convention Defining and Establishing the Functions and Privileges of Consuls and Vice Consuls,” signed by the United States and France on November 14, 1788, see