1II: From Alexander Hamilton, 4 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President of the United States. He was...
2III: From Thomas Jefferson, 4 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Constitution has declared that “Representatives & direct taxes shall be apportioned among the...
3I: From Henry Knox, 3 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
Agreeably to your directions as delivered to me this day by the Attorney General, I have...
4V: Tobias Lear’s Notes on the Opinions of the Cabinet, c.4 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
The opinion of the Secretary of State declares the bill unconstitutional—for it does not...
5IV: From Edmund Randolph, 4 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
The attorney general of the U.S. has the honor of reporting to the President of the U.S., on the...
6VI: To the United States House of Representatives, 5 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have maturely considered the Act passed by the two Houses, intituled “An Act for an...
7Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
Congress’s presentation of “An Act for an apportionment of Representatives among the several...