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BOX 23-26 REEL 20-23 Speeches and Writings File, 1778-1804
Drafts and copies of speeches, articles, notes, reports, and miscellaneous writings.
Arranged chronologically. Poems and undated and miscellaneous writings are located at the end of the series.
BOX 23 REEL 20 1778, Dec. 24 , "Narrative of an Affair of Honor between General [Charles] Lee and Colonel [John] Laurens"
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[1782, Apr. 18] , "The Continentalist, No. V," incomplete
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1783
[18 June] , "Report on a Military Peace Establishment"
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July , defense of Congress
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[July] , unsubmitted resolution calling for a convention to amend the Articles of Confederation
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[1784, Feb. 23-Mar. 15] , constitution and outline of a charter for the Bank of New York
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[1786, Dec.] , "Notes on the History of North and South America"
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BOX 23 REEL 21 1787
New York Assembly
[Feb. 9] , An Act for Raising certain Yearly Taxes within this State, outline and three drafts
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[Mar. 14] , An Act Acknowledging the Independence of Vermont, draft
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[Mar. 14] , Remarks on an Act Acknowledging the Independence of Vermont
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Constitutional Convention
[June 1-26] , notes taken in the convention
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[June 18] , "Plan of Government"
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[June 18] , "Notes for Speech in the Convention proposing a Plan of Government"
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[Sept. 17] , draft of a constitution, facsimile copies
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[Sept. 17-30] , "Conjectures about the New Constitution"
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1788
[Jan.-Feb.] , An Act to Incorporate the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Town of Marbletown
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New York ratifying convention
[June 20] [24 June] , notes on debates
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[June 27] , notes on a speech by Melancton Smith
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[July 12 and July 17] , notes for speeches
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[1789, July 4] , "Eulogium on the late Major-General [Nathanael] Greene"
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1790
[Jan. 9] , An Act Imposing Certain Inland Duties on Foreign Wines
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[Jan. 9] , "Report Relative to a Provision for the Support of Public Credit"
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[Aug. 5] , "Report on Additional Sums Necessary for the Support of the Government"
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[Dec. 1] , "Notes of Objects for Consideration of the President"
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BOX 24 REEL 21 [Dec. 13] , "First Report on the Further Provision Necessary for Establishing Public Credit"
First draft
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Second draft
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[Dec. 13] , "Second Report on the Further Provision Necessary for Establishing Public Credit (Report on a National Bank)"
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[Dec.] , An Act to Incorporate the Bank of the United States
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1791
[Jan. 28] , "Report on the Establishment of a Mint"
First draft
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Second draft
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Notes
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[Feb. 23] , "Report on the Constitutionality of a National Bank," draft and two copies
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[Aug.] , Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures prospectus
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[Dec. 5] , "Report on the Subject of Manufactures"
First draft
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Second draft
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Third draft
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Fourth draft and outline
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1792
[Jan. 23] , "Report on Public Debt and Loans," first and second drafts and an abstract
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[Mar. 1-4] , notes on Thomas Jefferson's "Report of Instructions for the Commissioners to Spain"
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[May-Aug.] , "The Vindication"
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[Aug. 4 and 11] , "An American, Nos. I-II"
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[Aug. 19] , "Anti-Defamer"
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[Sept. 11] , "Civis to Mercator"
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[Sept. 15-Oct. 17] , "Catullus, Nos. 1-2, 4"
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[Oct. 15-31] , draft of George Washington's fourth annual address to Congress
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[Oct. 30-17 Nov. 17] , "A Plain Honest Man"
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[1792-1793] , "View of the Commercial Regulations of France and Great Britain in Reference to the United States"
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[1792-1795] , "The Defence, No. I"
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1793
"Idea Concerning a Lottery"
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"On James Blanchard," includes document dated 1793, Jan. 8 used as part of the evidence
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[Mar. 13-15] , "Observer"
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[Apr.] , statement on remarks by John F. Mercer
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[May 14-16] , "On the Reception of Edmond Charles Genet in Philadelphia"
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[May 15] , "Opinion respecting prizes taken by privateers fitted out at Charleston"
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[May] , "Defense of the President's Neutrality Proclamation"
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