1To George Washington from “An American”, 14 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
To the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES. SIR, BEING an American by birth, an early admirer of your principles and conduct, and feeling a consciousness of the dignity attached to a free citizen of the United States, I take the liberty of addressing you in this public manner. Sure I am, that if you were acquainted with the secret recesses of my heart, you would excuse any improper expression, and...