From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 6 April 1792

To Alexander Hamilton

United States [Philadelphia] 6. April 1792.

Sir,

You will lay before the House of Representatives such papers from your Department as are requested by the enclosed resolution.1

G:W.

N.B. The papers alluded to are such as relate to the Expedition under Genl St Clair.

LB, DLC:GW.

1. For the enclosed resolution of 4 April of the House of Representatives requesting papers in the files of the executive departments for the House inquiry into the failure of St. Clair’s expedition, see GW to Henry Knox, 4 April (second letter), n.1. For the appointment of the congressional committee of inquiry, see Knox to GW, 30 Mar., source note.

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Title: From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 6 April 1792
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Hamilton, Alexander
Date: 6 April 1792

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 6 April 1792,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-10-02-0128. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 10, 1 March 1792 – 15 August 1792, ed. Robert F. Haggard and Mark A. Mastromarino. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2002, p. 223.]

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