1Draft of George Washington’s Seventh Annual Address to Congress, [28 November–7 December 1795] (Hamilton Papers)
I trust, I do not deceive myself, while I indulge the persuasion, that I have never met you at any period, when more than at the present, the situa⟨tion⟩ of our public affairs has afforded just cause for mutual congratulation and for inviting you to join with me in profound gratitude to the Author of all Good for the numerous and signal blessings we enjoy. The Termination of the long expensive...
2[The Defence No. XXVII], [28 November 1795] (Hamilton Papers)
ADf , in the handwriting of Rufus King, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; The [New York] Herald; A Gazette for the Country , November 28, 1795. For background to this document, see the introductory note to “The Defence No. I,” July 22, 1795 . Except for a few phrases and sentences inserted by H, the draft of “The Defence No. XXVII” is in the handwriting of Rufus King.
3To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 28 November 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
If indisposition, or business of a pressing nature, should have prevented your looking into, and making a digest of the papers I sent you on the 16th. Inst I pray you to return them to me by the first Post after this letter is received. The meeting of Congress is near at hand and there is good reason to expect a punctual attendance of the members. I should be extremely unwilling therefore to...
4To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 28 November 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, November 28, 1795. Second letter of November 28 not found. ] In the “List of Letters from G—— Washington to General Hamilton,” Columbia University Libraries, two letters to H from Washington for November 28, 1795 , are listed.
5From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 28 November 1795 (Washington Papers)
If indisposition, or business of a pressing nature, should have prevented your looking into, and making a digest of the papers I sent you on the 16th Inst. I pray you to return them to me by the first Post after this letter is received. The meeting of Congress is near at hand—and there is good reason to expect a punctual attendance of the members. I should be extremely unwilling therefore to...
6To James Madison from John Montgomery, 28 November 1795 (Madison Papers)
I take the Liberty of recomending the Bearer the Revd David Beard to your notice youll find him a Sensible Judicous man he is related to our fumbly 3 townships Composed the District for which he was Choosen a representive in Congrass for this state two of the townships acted under the old Election Law and the Judges met at the place apointed on the day but one of the townships who had Sent out...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 28 November 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your Letter of the 13th Inst. in answer to mine of the 28th. September. On looking over the papers in my hands, I do not find among them what Mr. Grand calls your private account, nor do I recollect ever to have seen it. If you would be good enough to furnish a Copy of this, it might, with the other papers you propose to forward, enable me to remove all...