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[George Washington to the Senate and House of Representatives], [7 January 1795]

[George Washington to the Senate and House
of Representatives]1

[Philadelphia, January 7, 1795]

JCHW description begins John C. Hamilton, ed., The Works of Alexander Hamilton (New York, 1851–1856). description ends , V, 62.

1. Although John Church Hamilton attributes this message to Congress to H, no other evidence of H’s authorship has been found. In addition, the date is incorrect, for Washington sent this message to Congress on January 7, 1794 (Journal of the House description begins Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (Washington, 1826), I, II, III, IV. description ends , II, 28).

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    [George Washington to the Senate and House of Representatives], [7 January 1795]
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    “[George Washington to the Senate and House of Representatives], [7 January 1795],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-18-02-0025. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 18, January 1795 – July 1795, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1973, p. 26.]