Letter from Alexander Hamilton to George Washington (1783)
Sir Flattering myself that your knowledge of me will induce you to receive that observations I make as dictated by a regard to the public good, I take the liberty […]
Letter from Alexander Hamilton to George Washington (1789)
In conformity to the intimation you were pleased to honor me with on evening last I have reflected on the etiquette proper to be observed by the President and now […]
Letter from Alexander Hamilton to John Jay (1779)

Dear Sir, Col Laurens, who will have the honor of delivering you this letter, is on his way to South Carolina, on a project, which I think, in the present […]
Letter from Alexander Hamilton to James Duane (1780)

DEAR SIR: Agreeably to your request, and my promise, I sit down to give you my ideas of the defects of our present system, and the changes necessary to save […]
Letter from Alexander Hamilton to George Washington (1783)
Sir, I am duely honored with Your Excellency’s letter of the 4th. and 12th. instant. It is much to be regretted though not to be wondered at, that steps of […]
Federalist 75

The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 THE President is to have power, “by and with the […]
Federalist 74

The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 THE President of the United States is to be “commander-in-chief […]
Federalist 73

The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 THE third ingredient towards constituting the vigor of the executive […]
Federalist 71

The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 DURATION in office has been mentioned as the second requisite […]
Federalist 72

The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 THE administration of government, in its largest sense, comprehends all […]