1764–1787
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 I PROCEED now to trace the real characters of the
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 constitution of the executive department of the proposed government