1To George Washington from “a Sailor”, 25 June 1790 (Washington Papers)
Of all the different classes of People in this Country Our New Constitution and subsequent laws has provided for the encouragement of all but Sailors, why those people Should be Neglected I cannot Conceive, they certainly are Necessary to every commercial Country, and ought to meet the Patronage of the Government, Our Harbours are crouded with foreign Ships, to carry our produce to Market, and...