1From George Washington to Philip Freneau and Alexander Menut, 5 July 1797 (Washington Papers)
Declining by public notification to receive any of the Gazettes of United States after the first of March last (unless particularly ordered) I presumed the design of sending the “Time piece” was to discover whether I was inclined to become a Subscriber or not. Under this persuasion I expected after a lapse of sufficient time to assertain this fact that every succeeding paper would be the last;...