1To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 21 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Under an Expectation of seeing you on the twenty ulterior I differed answering your last favour wishing to assure you that your favorit Child will be carefully nursed and bread up to your satisfaction without Involving the parents in to Extravagant or usless Expence. My sole Embition being to deliver it worthy of its father and capable of doing honor to his Country. The Gentleman who will hand...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 6 July 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
Perceiving from your letter of the 3d instant that there must have been some misconception of misrepresentation of what you mentioned, respecting me, to M. Soderestrom, and your explanation upon the whole shewing there was nothing contained in your conversation with that gentleman to Injure me nor that could impeach my Integrity or honor—I here testify this to be satisfactory. only as you...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 16 October 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I this moment receive a letter from Colt of paterson on the subject of my account with the society. He Inclose to me a late resolve on the same, together with a bill of charges against me both which Evince the already manifested Intent to Wrong and speculate of my own Expences. In the account I am charged with articles I had nothing to do with and the better in order to reduce the Ballance due...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 4 September 1801 (Hamilton Papers)
I received your letter of the 18th. ulto (say of the 27. according to post.) which came to hand only last monday. with respect to the Sentiments you manifest I can truely say that if I had not Confided in your good disposition and deed not heighly value to retain your friendship—I certainly would not have writen So freely nor so openly to you as I laterly deed? therefore let those Ideas and...
5To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 26 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I have fund Everything at Paterson in as good a state as I had promised from the arrangment made previous to my leaving the place and Judging from the progress making in reducing the Rock I would Continue to indulge the flatering hope of happily Ending the opperations of this season was it not that I Feel a Sudden discouragment in the prosecution of them owing to a Intimation I had that the...
6To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 1 July 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
Being Just this moment told of a conversation you have had with Mr Soderestrom in reply to a note which he handed to you from me, am not perfectly comprehending what he related, he himself seeming to have but a Confuse recollection. While at the same time, as far as he has explained, it appear to me to be all Important well to understand you. I cannot esitate nor do I delay one Instant,...
7To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 14 July 1801 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Washington, July 14, 1801. On July 27, 1801, Hamilton wrote to L’Enfant and referred to “your letter of the 14th.” Letter not found. ] L’Enfant had been a French volunteer in the Corps of Engineers during the American Revolution. After the war he redesigned and converted the old Jacobean City Hall in New York City into Federal Hall, the temporary seat of the Federal Government. In 1791 he...
8To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 6 September 1801 (Hamilton Papers)
since last writing to you, it occured to me as proper to address a congratulatory note to Mr Edw. livingston on his ascession to the mayoralty of new york. as it afforded me occasion to appraise him of the business pending with the Corporation the particular of which however I left to your self to Explain. simply having Expressed an hope of your being facilitated by the broard the personall...
9To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 15 September 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, September 15, 1794. “After all possible exertions on my part, to progress the fortification at and near Mud Island, and however attentive I have been in confining the extent of my operations to the limited sums assigned for, it is with the greatest concern I am to inform you that those means, by proving too small, have long since forced me to relent of the progress; they are at...
10To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 8 April 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
It was my wish long before to gave you some Information about the particular local Intended for the seat of the federal City & I regreted much the Impossibility of seasing upon a moment, having had no leasure one since my arrival at this place where I have been constantly engaged in the most fatiguing work which I ever had to perform—that of surveying at so improper season of the year. But now...
11To Alexander Hamilton from Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 17 September 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The progress of the business here has been as rapide as the time and a stady pursuit of the differents objects to pursue has permitted in the short space since 22d of last mounth that the director have agreed upon the plan which I propos for the canal. The ground through which this is to be carried is already cleared of all timber and immense Rock removed from the way of operation so that I am...