1From George Washington to Henry J. Sleght, 16 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
I receive with peculiar pleasure, the affectionate Address of the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Kingston—Your polite & friendly reception of me is a proof of its sincerity. While I view with indignation the marks of a wanton & cruel enemy, I perceive with the highest satisfaction that the heavy Calamity which befel this flourishing Settlement seems but to have added...