Washington - A Life Part 23

CHAPTER SIXTY: MAD DOG.

1. WWF, WWF,34:16. Letter to John Jay, November 1, 1794.2. Ibid.3. WWR, WWR,913. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, July 3, 1795.4. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:257. 7:257.5. Stahr, John Jay, John Jay, 336. 336.6. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 487. 487.7. Ibid.8. WWF, WWF,34:254. "Letter Book," August 1 and 25, 1795.9. Ibid., 262. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, July 29, 1795.10. Unger, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, 227. 227.11. WWF, WWF, 34:251. Letter to the Secretary of War, July 27, 1795. 34:251. Letter to the Secretary of War, July 27, 1795.12. Ibid., 264. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, July 29, 1795.13. Ibid., 262.14. Diaries, Diaries,6:208.15. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:282. 7:282.16. McDonald, Presidency of George Was.h.i.+ngton, Presidency of George Was.h.i.+ngton, 164. 164.17. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:279. 7:279.18. WWF WWF 34:276. Letter to the Secretaries of the Treasury and War, August 12-18, 1795. 34:276. Letter to the Secretaries of the Treasury and War, August 12-18, 1795.19. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:293. 7:293.20. Randolph, Vindication of Edmund Randolph Vindication of Edmund Randolph, 1.21. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:294-95. 7:294-95.22. Randolph, Vindication of Edmund Randolph, Vindication of Edmund Randolph, 2. 2.23. WWF, WWF,34:321. Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, October 2, 1795.24. Ibid., 34:340. Letter to Edmund Randolph, October 21, 1795.25. Ibid., 34:344. Letter to Edmund Randolph, October 25, 1795.26. Malone, Jefferson and His Time, Jefferson and His Time, 3:263. 3:263.27. Brookhiser, Founding Father, Founding Father, 117. 117.28. WWF, WWF,34:404. Letter from Alexander Hamilton, December 24, 1795.29. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:335. 7:335.30. WWF, WWF,34:279. Letter to John Adams, August 20, 1795.31. Burns and Dunn, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 115. 115.32. WWR, WWR,918. Letter to Patrick Henry, October 9, 1795.33. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 504. 504.34. Ibid.35. WWF, WWF,26:349. Letter to James Madison, April 22, 1783.36. PWRT, PWRT, 2:500. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, August 9, 1798. 2:500. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, August 9, 1798.37. Malone, Jefferson and His Time, Jefferson and His Time, 3:263. 3:263.38. Smith, John Marshall, John Marshall, 598. 598.39. WWF, WWF, 34:288. Letter to John Marshall, August 26, 1795. 34:288. Letter to John Marshall, August 26, 1795.40. Ibid., 34:318. Letter to Edward Carrington, September 28, 1795.41. Ibid., 35:277. Letter to Charles Lee, November 14, 1796.42. Ibid., 34:375. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, November 23, 1795.43. Ibid., 34:299-300. Letter to George Cabot, September 7, 1795.44. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:304. 7:304.45. Unger, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, 230. 230.46. WWF, WWF, 34:404. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, December 22, 1795. 34:404. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, December 22, 1795.47. Ibid., 34:425. Letter to James Madison, January 22, 1796.48. Ibid., 34:462. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, February 13, 1796.49. Unger, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, 231. 231.50. WWF, WWF,34:473. Letter to Thomas Pinckney, February 20, 1796.51. Ibid., 34:486. Letter to James Madison, March 6, 1796.52. Ibid., 35:62. Letter to Thomas Pinckney, May 22, 1796.53. PWRT, PWRT, 1:209. Letter to Segur, June 24, 1797. 1:209. Letter to Segur, June 24, 1797.54. Lee, Experiencing Mount Vernon, Experiencing Mount Vernon, 62. 62.55. Ibid.56. Unger, Lafayette, Lafayette, 245. 245.

CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE: THE COLOSSUS OF THE PEOPLE.

1. WWR, WWR,933. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, March 31, 1796.2. Ibid., 934.3. Ibid., 931. " To the House of Representatives," March 30, 1796.4. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:376. 7:376.5. WWF, WWF,35:62. Letter to Thomas Pinckney, May 22, 1796.6. McDonald, Presidency of George Was.h.i.+ngton, Presidency of George Was.h.i.+ngton, 173. 173.7. Ellis, American Creation, American Creation, 200. 200.8. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 499. 499.9. Ellis, American Creation, American Creation, 200. 200.10. Ibid.11. WWF, WWF,35:30. Letter to Charles Carroll, May 1, 1796.12. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 499. 499.13. Malone, Jefferson and His Time, Jefferson and His Time, 3:269. 3:269.14. Ibid., 268.15. WWR, WWR,952. Letter to Thomas Jefferson, July 6, 1796.16. Ibid., 952.17. Malone, Jefferson and His Time, Jefferson and His Time, 3:270. 3:270.18. WWR, WWR,951-52. Letter to Thomas Jefferson, July 6, 1796.19. Ibid., 952.20. Thompson, Memorandum for the Martha Was.h.i.+ngton Anniversary Committee, Memorandum for the Martha Was.h.i.+ngton Anniversary Committee, 18. 18.21. PWRT, 2:176. "Comments on Monroe's A View of the Conduct of the Executive in the Foreign Affairs of the United States, A View of the Conduct of the Executive in the Foreign Affairs of the United States," ca. March 1798.22. WWR, WWR,936. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, May 8, 1796.23. WWF, WWF, 15:199. Letter to Archibald Cary, ca. May 1779. 15:199. Letter to Archibald Cary, ca. May 1779.24. Rosenfeld, American Aurora, American Aurora, 34. 34.25. Henriques, Realistic Visionary, Realistic Visionary, 121. 121.26. Monroe, View of the Conduct of the Executive, View of the Conduct of the Executive, liv. liv.27. Ibid., xlviii.28. Ibid., x.x.x.29. Paine, Complete Writings of Thomas Paine, Complete Writings of Thomas Paine, 705. 705.30. Ibid.31. Ibid., 695.32. Rosenfeld, American Aurora, American Aurora, 33. 33.33. Nelson, Thomas Paine, Thomas Paine, 305. 305.34. WWF, WWF,35:359.35. Rosenfeld, American Aurora, American Aurora, 33. 33.36. Miles, George and Martha Was.h.i.+ngton, George and Martha Was.h.i.+ngton, 39. 39.37. Ibid., 42.38. Barratt and Miles, Gilbert Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, 139. 139.39. MTV. "Early Descriptions, 1800-1841." "Early Descriptions, 1800-1841."40. Unger, Unexpected Was.h.i.+ngton, Unexpected Was.h.i.+ngton, 232. 232.41. Fields, "Worthy Partner," "Worthy Partner," 276. 276.42. Flexner, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 3:196. 3:196.43. Barratt and Miles, Gilbert Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, 191. 191.44. Ibid.45. Ibid., 193.46. Ibid.47. Ibid., 191.48. Ibid.49. WWF, WWF,34:458. Letter to Elizabeth Parke Custis, February 10, 1796.50. Barratt and Miles, Gilbert Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, 192. 192.51. Lee, Experiencing Mount Vernon, Experiencing Mount Vernon, 62. 62.52. DiariesA, DiariesA,415.53. Ibid., 413.54. PWRT, PWRT, 1:266. Letter to George Was.h.i.+ngton Parke Custis, July 23, 1797. 1:266. Letter to George Was.h.i.+ngton Parke Custis, July 23, 1797.55. WWF, WWF,35:295. Letter to George Was.h.i.+ngton Parke Custis, November 28, 1796.56. PWRT, PWRT,1:153. Letter to Samuel Stanhope Smith, May 24, 1797.57. Ibid., 1:159. Letter from George Was.h.i.+ngton Parke Custis, May 29, 1797.58. WWR, WWR,907. Letter to Charles Carter, March 10, 1795.59. WWF, WWF,34:502. Letter to William Pearce, March 20, 1796.60. Ibid., 34:451. Letter to William Pearce, February 7, 1796.61. Wiencek, Imperfect G.o.d, Imperfect G.o.d, 308. 308.62. WWR, WWR,911. Letter to William Pearce, May 10, 1795.63. Wiencek, Imperfect G.o.d, Imperfect G.o.d, 349. 349.64. WWF, WWF, 34:453. Letter to David Stuart, February 7, 1796. 34:453. Letter to David Stuart, February 7, 1796.65. Ibid., 35:182. Letter to James Anderson, August 18, 1796.

CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO: THE MASTER OF FAREWELLS.

1. Thompson, Statements Regarding the Physical Appearance, Statements Regarding the Physical Appearance, 47. 47.2. Wright, "Pickering's Letter."3. Stahr, John Jay, John Jay, 358. 358.4. WWF, WWF,35:37. Letter to Governor John Jay, May 8, 1796.5. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 505. 505.6. WWR, WWR,938. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, May 15, 1796.7. Ibid., 946. "Draft of the Farewell Address," May 15, 1796.8. Ibid., 948.9. Ibid., 950. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, June 26, 1796.10. WWF, WWF, 35:104. Letter from Alexander Hamilton, July 5, 1796. 35:104. Letter from Alexander Hamilton, July 5, 1796.11. Ibid., 35:126. Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, July 6, 1796.12. Ibid., 35:178. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, August 10, 1796.13. Ibid., 35:190. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, August 25, 1796.14. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:403. 7:403.15. WWR, WWR, 962. "Farewell Address," September 19, 1796. 962. "Farewell Address," September 19, 1796.16. Ibid., 963.17. Ibid.18. Ibid., 965.19. Ibid., 968.20. Ellis, His Excellency: George Was.h.i.+ngton, His Excellency: George Was.h.i.+ngton, 237. 237.21. WWR, WWR,968. "Farewell Address," September 19, 1796.22. Ibid., 969.23. Ibid., 973.24. Ibid.25. Ibid.26. Ibid., 975.27. Ibid., 977.28. Thompson, Statements Regarding the Physical Appearance, Statements Regarding the Physical Appearance, 54. Chernow, 54. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 507. 507.29. Ketcham, James Madison, James Madison, 366. 366.30. Ibid.31. Schutz and Adair, Spur of Fame, Spur of Fame, 37. 37.32. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 508. 508.33. Schutz and Adair, Spur of Fame, Spur of Fame, 226. 226.34. Cappon, Adams-Jefferson Letters, Adams-Jefferson Letters, 349. 349.35. Schutz and Adair, Spur of Fame, Spur of Fame, 226. 226.36. Brookhiser, Founding Father, Founding Father, 103. 103.37. WWF, WWF, 34:154. Letter to William Pearce, March 22, 1795. 34:154. Letter to William Pearce, March 22, 1795.38. Ibid., 34:476. Letter to William Pearce, February 21, 1796.39. Wilentz, Rise of American Democracy, Rise of American Democracy, 62. 62.40. Rosenfeld, American Aurora, American Aurora, 30. 30.41. Schutz and Adair, Spur of Fame, Spur of Fame, 224. 224.42. Brookhiser, Founding Father, Founding Father, 177. 177.43. WWR, WWR,594. Letter to Robert Morris, April 12, 1786.44. Decatur, Private Affairs of George Was.h.i.+ngton, Private Affairs of George Was.h.i.+ngton, 268. 268.45. Cadou, George Was.h.i.+ngton Collection, George Was.h.i.+ngton Collection, 204. 204.46. Harvey and O'Brien, George Was.h.i.+ngton's South, George Was.h.i.+ngton's South, 202. 202.47. Ibid.48. Wiencek, Imperfect G.o.d, Imperfect G.o.d, 323. 323.49. Harvey and O'Brien, George Was.h.i.+ngton's South, George Was.h.i.+ngton's South, 202. 202.50. Fields, "Worthy Partner," "Worthy Partner," 287. 287.51. WWF, WWF, 35:201. Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, September 1, 1796. 35:201. Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, September 1, 1796.52. Ibid., 35:202.53. Ibid.54. Wiencek, Imperfect G.o.d, Imperfect G.o.d, 326. 326.55. Ibid.56. WWF, WWF, 35:297. Letter to Joseph Whipple, November 28, 1796. 35:297. Letter to Joseph Whipple, November 28, 1796.57. Ibid.58. Ibid.59. Ibid., 35:298.60. Ibid.61. PWRT, PWRT,4:237. Letter to Burwell Ba.s.sett, Jr., August 11, 1799.62. Wiencek, Imperfect G.o.d, Imperfect G.o.d, 332. 332.63. Lee, Experiencing Mount Vernon, Experiencing Mount Vernon, 204. 204.64. PWRT, PWRT, 2:60. Letter to Frederick Kitt, January 29, 1798. 2:60. Letter to Frederick Kitt, January 29, 1798.65. Ibid., 2:16. Letter to Frederick Kitt, January 10, 1798.66. Harvey and O'Brien, George Was.h.i.+ngton's South, George Was.h.i.+ngton's South, 203. 203.67. PWRT, PWRT, 1:83. 1:83.68. Ibid., 1:422. Letter to Bushrod Was.h.i.+ngton, October 23, 1797.69. PWRT, PWRT,1:469. Letter to George Lewis, November 13, 1797.

CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE: EXITING THE STAGE.

1. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:420. 7:420.2. WWR, WWR,985. "Eighth Annual Message to Congress," December 7, 1796.3. Unger, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, 236. 236.4. Sullivan, Public Men of the Revolution, Public Men of the Revolution, 145. 145.5. Smith, John Marshall, John Marshall, 182. 182.6. Grant, John Adams, John Adams, 384. 384.7. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:425. 7:425.8. Nelson, Thomas Paine, Thomas Paine, 304. 304.9. Jefferson, Writings, Writings, 1319. 1319.10. DiariesA, DiariesA,404.11. Brady, Martha Was.h.i.+ngton, Martha Was.h.i.+ngton, 211. 211.12. Unger, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, 237. 237.13. WWF, WWF, 35:409. Letter to Henry Knox 35:409. Letter to Henry Knox, March 2, 1797. March 2, 1797.14. Ibid., 35:412. Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, March 3, 1797.15. Ibid.16. Diaries, Diaries,6:236. Diary entry for March 4, 1797.17. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:437. 7:437.18. Ibid.19. Custis, Recollections and Private Memoirs of Was.h.i.+ngton, Recollections and Private Memoirs of Was.h.i.+ngton, 434. 434.20. Irving, Life of George Was.h.i.+ngton, Life of George Was.h.i.+ngton, 613. 613.21. Henriques, Realistic Visionary, Realistic Visionary, 64. 64.22. Ibid.23. Malone, Jefferson and His Time, Jefferson and His Time, 3:298. 3:298.24. Ibid., 3:307.25. Rosenfeld, American Aurora, American Aurora, 35. 35.26. Ibid., 31.27. Ibid., 31-32.28. Grant, John Adams John Adams 387. 387.29. PWRT, PWRT,1:130. Letter to Mary White Morris, May 1, 1797.30. Ibid., 1:28. Letter from Elizabeth Willing Powel, March 11, 1797.31. Ibid., 1:29.32. Ibid., 1:52. Letter to Elizabeth Willing Powel, March 26, 1797.33. Ibid., 1:25. Letter to Tobias Lear, March 9, 1797.34. Unger, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, 241. 241.35. PWRT, PWRT,1:71. Letter to James McHenry, April 3, 1797.36. Wood, Empire of Liberty, Empire of Liberty, 85. 85.37. Magnet, "Alexander Hamilton," City Journal, City Journal, Winter 2009. Winter 2009.38. Schutz and Adair, Spur of Fame, Spur of Fame, 108. 108.

CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR: SAMSON AND SOLOMON.

1. Brady, George Was.h.i.+ngton's Beautiful Nelly, George Was.h.i.+ngton's Beautiful Nelly, 31. 31.2. Ibid.3. Unger, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, 240-41. 240-41.4. PWRT, PWRT,1:79. Letter to James Anderson, April 7, 1797.5. Ibid., 1:335. Letter to Lawrence Augustine Was.h.i.+ngton, September 3, 1797.6. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:453. 7:453.7. WWR, WWR,1002-3. Letter to Lawrence Lewis, August 4, 1797.8. Ibid.9. PWRT, PWRT,1:53. Letter to Elizabeth Willing Powel, March 26, 1797.10. WWR, WWR,998. Letter to David Humphreys, June 26, 1797.11. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:469. 7:469.12. WWR, WWR,996. Letter to James McHenry, May 29, 179713. Cadou, George Was.h.i.+ngton Collection, George Was.h.i.+ngton Collection, 173. 173.14. Brady, Martha Was.h.i.+ngton, Martha Was.h.i.+ngton, 215. 215.15. WWR, WWR,996. Letter to James McHenry, May 29, 1797.16. Ibid., 996-97.17. Lee, Experiencing Mount Vernon, Experiencing Mount Vernon, 84. 84.18. PWRT, PWRT, 1:495. Letter to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., December 3, 1797. 1:495. Letter to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., December 3, 1797.19. Lee, Experiencing Mount Vernon, Experiencing Mount Vernon, 57. 57.20. PWRT, PWRT, 2:273. Letter to Sarah Cary Fairfax, May 16, 1798. 2:273. Letter to Sarah Cary Fairfax, May 16, 1798.21. Ibid., 2:272.22. Ibid., 2:274.23. Ibid., 1:79. Letter to James Anderson (of Scotland), April 7, 1797.24. Ibid., 2:74. Letter to James Anderson, February 6, 1798.25. Ibid., 1:378-79. Letter to Thomas Law, October 2,1797.26. WWF, WWF, 35:369. Letter to George Dunnington, January 15, 1797. 35:369. Letter to George Dunnington, January 15, 1797.27. PWRT, PWRT, 1:247. Letter to Samuel Was.h.i.+ngton, July 12, 1797. 1:247. Letter to Samuel Was.h.i.+ngton, July 12, 1797.28. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:493. 7:493.29. Malone, Jefferson and His Time, Jefferson and His Time, 3:267. 3:267.30. Ibid., 3:305.31. Wood, Empire of Liberty, Empire of Liberty, 235-36. 235-36.32. Henriques, Realistic Visionary, Realistic Visionary, 123. 123.33. Malone, Jefferson and His Time, Jefferson and His Time, 3:310. 3:310.34. Callahan, Henry Knox, Henry Knox, 361. 361.35. PWRT, PWRT, 1:313. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, August 21, 1797. 1:313. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, August 21, 1797.36. Ibid., 1:158. Letter to Thomas Pinckney, May 28, 1797.37. Ibid., 1:384. Letter from Lafayette, October 6, 1797.38. Ibid., 3:282. Letter to Lafayette, December 25, 1798.39. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:496. 7:496.40. PWRT, PWRT,2:241. Letter to James Lloyd, April 15, 1798.41. Wood, Empire of Liberty, Empire of Liberty, 245. 245.42. Brady, George Was.h.i.+ngton's Beautiful Nelly, George Was.h.i.+ngton's Beautiful Nelly, 52. 52.43. PWRT, PWRT, 2:280. Letter from Alexander Hamilton, May 19, 1798. 2:280. Letter from Alexander Hamilton, May 19, 1798.44. Ibid.45. Ibid.46. Ibid., 2:298. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, May 27, 1798.47. Ibid.48. Ibid.49. Ibid., 3:284. Letter to Lafayette, December 25, 1798.50. Ibid., 2:310. Letter from Alexander Hamilton, June 2, 1798.51. Lee, Experiencing Mount Vernon, Experiencing Mount Vernon, 86. 86.52. Ibid.53. Ibid., 87.54. PWRT, PWRT,2:352. Letter from John Adams, June 22, 1798.55. Ibid.56. Ibid., 2:369. Letter to John Adams, July 4, 1798.57. Ibid., 2:370.58. Ibid., 2:457. Letter to John Trumbull, July 25, 1798.59. Ibid., 2:383. Letter to James McHenry, July 5, 1798.60. Ibid., 2:387. Letter from Timothy Pickering, July 6, 1798.61. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 556. 556.62. Schutz and Adair, Spur of Fame, Spur of Fame, 93. 93.63. WWR, WWR,1006. Letter to John Adams, July 13, 1798.64. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 558. 558.65. Ibid.66. PWRT, PWRT, 2:425. Letter to Henry Knox 2:425. Letter to Henry Knox, July 16, 1798. July 16, 1798.67. Callahan, Henry Knox, Henry Knox, 363. 363.68. PWRT, PWRT,2:469. Letter from Henry Knox, July 29, 1798.69. Ibid., 2:506. Letter to Henry Knox, August 9, 1798.70. Callahan, Henry Knox, Henry Knox, 368. 368.71. PWRT, PWRT, 2:563. Letter from Henry Knox, August 26, 1798. 2:563. Letter from Henry Knox, August 26, 1798.72. Smith, John Marshall, John Marshall, 240. 240.73. PWRT, PWRT,3:59. Letter to James McHenry, September 30, 1798.74. Ibid.75. Smith, John Marshall, John Marshall, 241. 241.76. PWRT, PWRT,3:21. Letter from James McHenry, September 19, 1798.77. Ibid., 2:589. Letter from James McHenry, September 7, 1798.78. Ibid., 2:609. Letter from Timothy Pickering, September 13, 1798.79. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 560. 560.80. PWRT, PWRT,3:37. Letter to John Adams, September 25, 1798.81. Ibid., 3:38.82. Ibid., 3:41-42.83. Ibid., 3:42.84. Ibid., 3:43.85. PWRT, PWRT, 3:123. Letter to Henry Knox 3:123. Letter to Henry Knox, October 21, 1798. October 21, 1798.86. Callahan, Henry Knox, Henry Knox, 372. 372.87. PWRT, PWRT, 3:241. Letter to Lawrence Lewis, December 2, 1798. 3:241. Letter to Lawrence Lewis, December 2, 1798.88. Ibid., 3:298. Letter to David Stuart, December 30, 1798.89. Unger, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, 253. 253.90. PWRT, PWRT,3:246. Letter from Elizabeth Willing Powel, December 7, 1798.91. Ibid., 3:247.92. Bordewich, Was.h.i.+ngton, Was.h.i.+ngton, 61. 61.93. Cappon, Adams-Jefferson Letters, Adams-Jefferson Letters, 346. 346.94. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 593. 593.

CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE: A MIND ON THE STRETCH.

1. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 570. 570.2. WWR, WWR,1016. Letter to Alexander Spotswood, November 22, 1798.3. PWRT, PWRT,3:287. Letter to William Vans Murray, December 26, 1798.4. Ibid., 3:398. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, February 25, 1799.5. PWRT, PWRT, 4:51. Letter to Bushrod Was.h.i.+ngton, May 5, 1799. 4:51. Letter to Bushrod Was.h.i.+ngton, May 5, 1799.6. Bordewich, Was.h.i.+ngton Was.h.i.+ngton, 209.7. PWRT, PWRT,1:220. Letter to David Humphreys, June 26, 1797.8. Bordewich, Was.h.i.+ngton, Was.h.i.+ngton, 211. 211.9. Ibid., 98.10. Wiencek, Imperfect G.o.d, Imperfect G.o.d, 346. 346.11. Thompson, "They Appear to Live Comfortable Together."12. PWRT, PWRT, 2:119. Letter to John McDowell, March 5, 1798. 2:119. Letter to John McDowell, March 5, 1798.13. Ibid., 2:448-49. Letter to George Was.h.i.+ngton Parke Custis, July 24, 1798.14. Ibid., 3:179. Letter to Henry Lee, Jr., November 4, 1798.15. Ibid., 3:291. Letter to Richard Raynal Keene, December 28, 1798.16. Ibid., 3:471. Letter to James Welch, April 7, 1799.17. Ibid., 4:423. Letter to Alexander Addison, November 24, 1799.18. Ibid., 4:296. Letter to James McHenry, September 14, 1799.19. Ibid., 4:297.20. Ibid., 2:109. Letter to William Augustine Was.h.i.+ngton, February 27, 1798.21. Ibid., 4:292. Letter to James Anderson, September 10, 1799.22. Ibid., 4:144. Letter from Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., June 22, 1799.23. WWR, WWR, 1044. Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., July 21, 1799. 1044. Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., July 21, 1799.24. Ibid.25. Ibid.26. Ibid., 1045.27. Ibid.28. PWRT, PWRT,4:275-76. Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., August 30, 1799.29. Ibid., 4:276.30. Ibid.31. Ibid., 4:373. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, October 27, 1799.32. Ibid., 4:401. Letter from James McHenry, November 10, 1799.33. Ibid., 4:410. Letter to James McHenry, November 17, 1799.34. Ibid., 4:453. Letter from Gouverneur Morris, December 9, 1799.35. Ibid.

CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX: FREEDOM.

1. Lee, Experiencing Mount Vernon, Experiencing Mount Vernon, 68. 68.2. Wiencek, Imperfect G.o.d, Imperfect G.o.d, 348. 348.3. Lee, Experiencing Mount Vernon, Experiencing Mount Vernon, 79. 79.4. Ibid.5. Wiencek, Imperfect G.o.d, Imperfect G.o.d, 351. 351.6. Ibid., 352.7. PWRT, PWRT,2:613. Letter to Alexander Spotswood, September 14, 1798.8. Ibid., 4:256. Letter to Robert Lewis, August 17, 1799.9. Ibid., 4:256-57.10. Ibid., 2:615.11. Ibid., 1:404. Letter to William Stoy, October 14, 1797.12. Harvey and O'Brien, George Was.h.i.+ngton's South, George Was.h.i.+ngton's South, 197. 197.13. Freeman, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 7:583. 7:583.14. PWRT, PWRT, 4:491. "George Was.h.i.+ngton's Last Will and Testament," July 9, 1799. 4:491. "George Was.h.i.+ngton's Last Will and Testament," July 9, 1799.15. Ibid., 4:479.16. Ibid., 4:480.17. Ibid.18. Ibid.19. Ibid.20. Ibid.21. Ibid., 4:480-81.22. Ibid., 4:482.23. Ibid., 4:489.24. DiariesA, DiariesA,426.25. WWR, WWR, 1050. Letter to Burges Ball, September 22, 1799. 1050. Letter to Burges Ball, September 22, 1799.

CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN: .HOMECOMING.

1. PWRT, PWRT, 1:520. Letter from Martha Was.h.i.+ngton to Elizabeth Willing Powel, December 17, 1797. 1:520. Letter from Martha Was.h.i.+ngton to Elizabeth Willing Powel, December 17, 1797.2. Lee, Experiencing Mount Vernon, Experiencing Mount Vernon, 89. 89.3. MTV. "Early Descriptions Ante 1800." Howell Lewis, December 9, 1799.4. Burns and Dunn, George Was.h.i.+ngton, George Was.h.i.+ngton, 136. 136.5. WWR, WWR,1051. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, December 12, 1799.6. Henriques, Realistic Visionary, Realistic Visionary, 192. 192.7. DiariesA, DiariesA,428. Diary entry for December 12, 1799.8. WWR, WWR,1052. Letter to James Anderson, December 13, 1799.9. PWRT, PWRT,4:548.10. DiariesA, DiariesA,428.11. Ibid., 429.12. Ibid.13. Ibid.14. Henriques, Realistic Visionary, Realistic Visionary, 202. 202.15. Ibid.16. DiariesA, DiariesA,430.17. Ibid., 430.18. PWRT, PWRT, 4:545. 4:545.19. DiariesA, DiariesA,430.20. Ibid.21. Ibid., 431.22. Ibid.23. Ibid.24. PWRT PWRT 4:491. "George Was.h.i.+ngton's Last Will and Testament," July 9, 1799. 4:491. "George Was.h.i.+ngton's Last Will and Testament," July 9, 1799.25. Lee, Experiencing Mount Vernon, Experiencing Mount Vernon, 104. 104.26. Furstenberg,In the Name of the Father, 26. 26.27. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, 601. 601.28. Ibid.29. Cappon, Adams-Jefferson Letters, Adams-Jefferson Letters, 488. 488.30. DiariesA, DiariesA,423.31. Furstenberg,In the Name of the Father, 32. 32.32. Wills, Cincinnatus, Cincinnatus, 32. 32.33. Unger, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, Unexpected George Was.h.i.+ngton, 266. 266.34. Weintraub, George Was.h.i.+ngton's Christmas Farewell, George Was.h.i.+ngton's Christmas Farewell, 66. 66.35. Schutz and Adair, Spur of Fame, Spur of Fame, 229. 229.36. Neely, "Mason Locke Weems's Life Life."37. Furstenberg, "Spinning the Revolution," New York Times, New York Times, July 4, 2006. July 4, 2006.38. Furstenberg,In the Name of the Father, 135. 135.39. Ibid., 121.40. Smith, John Marshall, John Marshall, 331. 331.41. Ibid.42. Brady, Martha Was.h.i.+ngton, Martha Was.h.i.+ngton, 226. 226.43. Decatur, Private Affairs of George Was.h.i.+ngton, Private Affairs of George Was.h.i.+ngton, 306. 306.44. MTV. "Early Descriptions 1800-1841." Letter from Sally Foster Otis to Mrs. Charles W. Apthorp, January 13, 1801.45. MTV. "Early Descriptions 1800-1841." Diary of Mana.s.seh Cutler, January 2, 1802.46. PWRT, PWRT,4:494.47. MTV. "Early Descriptions 1800-1841." Abigail Adams letter, December 21, 1800. "Early Descriptions 1800-1841." Abigail Adams letter, December 21, 1800.48. Bryan, First Lady of Liberty, First Lady of Liberty, 378. 378.49. PWRT, PWRT, 4:494. 4:494.50. MTV. "Early Descriptions 1800-1841." Undated letter by Sir Augustus John Foster.51. Malone, Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty, Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty, 3:443. 3:443.52. Smith,Correspondence and Miscellanies of the Hon. John Cotton Smith, 224. 224.53. Smith, John Marshall, John Marshall, 19. 19.54. MTV. "Early Descriptions 1800-1841." Diary of Mana.s.seh Cutler, January 2, 1802.55. Brady, Martha Was.h.i.+ngton, Martha Was.h.i.+ngton, 229. 229.

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