1From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, March, 1792 .] Sends list of names of persons recommended for positions of director of the Mint and treasurer of the Mint. AD , George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. On verso H wrote: “Names which have occurred as for Director or Treasurer.” There are forty names in this list arranged by states. On April 13, 1792, Washington nominated David Rittenhouse of Pennsylvania...
2To George Washington from Anonymous, March 1792 (Washington Papers)
I know you to be good—and you are great, independent of public opinion—I mean intrinsically great, if you were not possessed of that opinion. But you are possessed of it, and stand higher, beyond all comparison in the estimation of persons of every description than any man. The virtuous part of the community who have for years put everything to hazard to obtain a Government, likely to insure...
3List of Plants from John Bartram’s Nursery, March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Catalogue of Trees, Shrubs & Plants, of Jno. Bartram. Nos. Plants feet high a 1. Rhododendron maximum 2 grow from 5 to 10. Evergreen, large maximum rose coloured blossoms. [“Mountain laurel,” great laurel, rosebay] E. d 2. Ulex europeus 2. 3 to 4. Embellished with sweet scented flowers, of a fine yellow colour. [Furze] a 3 Hypericum kalmianum 2 3 to 4. Profusely garnished with fine Gold...
4Hamilton’s Notes on Report of Instructions for the Commissioners to Spain, with Jefferson’s Comments, [1–5 March 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Jefferson’s comments ] [ Hamilton’s notes ] The General Tenor of the Report appears solid and proper. The following observations however on a hasty perusal occur. The Report is amended in conformity this observation. Page 2. Is it to put our Revolution upon the true or the best footing to say that the circumstances which obliged us to discontinue our foreign Magistrate brought upon us the...
5From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 1 March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to submit to the President of the United States the draft of a Report on the subject of the Act concerning distilled Spirits. There are one or two blanks in the draft, to the filling of which some additional examination & enquiry are requisite. The suggestions however to which they relate are true, as they stand, and the sense will be apparent. The...
6To George Washington from a Citizen of Georgia, 1 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Permit me a Member of the Community of the Free Citisens of the State of Georgia, to address you at this critical Period; The Lustre of the former Deeds executed by yr Magnanimity calls on every member of the Union to venerate and esteem you, and even to consider you as a Father to the People of the western World; but suffer me to imprecate you as a Parent fostering your dependant Children, to...
7To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 1 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to submit to the President of the United States the draft of a report on the subject of the Act concerning distilled Spirits. There are one or two blanks in the draft, to the filling of which some additional examination & enquiry are requisite. The suggestions however to which they relate are true, as they stand, and the sense will be apparent. The...
8To George Washington from Reuben Harvey, 1 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Tho’ I have often wish’d for an opportunity of communicating To The President of The United States my heart felt satisfaction that it has pleased our gracious Father to grant thee life & health for the great purposes entrusted to thy Care, yet I found an unwillingness to intrude or break in upon the important & numerous Concerns that daily attend thy time, Nor should I now take the liberty of...
9To George Washington from Henry Knox, 1 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit a draft of a letter to general St Clair; and also, a representation from Judge Putnam relative to the situation of Marietta —If perfectly convenient, I will wait upon you to morrow morning, relative to these subjects, and some others, relative to the appointments of officers soon to be made. I have the honor to be Sir, with the highest respect, Your most obedient...