History of the Republic of the United States of America

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by

JOHN C. HAMILTON,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.

ERRATUM.

On page 537, for “finest” read “firmest.”

CHAPTER XXXIX.

Negotiations at Paris-Instructions as to a commercial treaty-Despatch
of Adams-Plan of treaty-Pitt and Fox advocates of a liberal com-
mercial policy-British regulations-Congress meet-Jefferson; his
birth, education, member of “Burgesses," elected to Congress, averse
to independence, withdraws from Congress, returns, draws Declaration
of Independence, declines a re-election, resigns and hastens from Phil-
adelphia-Again, in Burgesses, a reviser of the laws, elected Gover-
nor, his delinquency, resigns, admits his disgrace, and condemnation,
elected to Congress-Audience of Washington, his letter to Steuben,
his resignation of command, at Annapolis, retires to Mount Vernon-
Report on Finances-Jefferson's plan of government of Western Terri-
tory-Jefferson's report on foreign relations, proposed as commissioner
to treat, objected to, appointed-Resolution by Massachusetts-Report

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CHAPTER XXXVII.

Rejoicings in France, at the treaty of peace-Procession-Discontents of

England-Parliamentary Reform-Hamilton returns to New York-

McHenry and Jay to Hamilton-Hamilton at the bar-Argument on

the treaty-Decision-Legislative violence.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

-Replies-Second "Phocion"-Hamilton and Ledyard-Land bank

-Hamilton plans bank of New York-Manumission Society-La

Fayette.

CHAPTER XXXIX.

Negotiations at Paris-Instructions as to a commercial treaty-Despatch
of Adams-Plan of treaty-Pitt and Fox advocates of a liberal com-
mercial policy-British regulations-Congress meet—Jefferson; his
birth, education, member of "Burgesses," elected to Congress, averse
to independence, withdraws from Congress, returns, draws Declaration
of Independence, declines a re-election, resigns and hastens from Phil-
adelphia-Again, in Burgesses, a reviser of the laws, elected Gover-
nor, his delinquency, resigns, admits his disgrace, and condemnation,
elected to Congress-Audience of Washington, his letter to Steuben,
his resignation of command, at Annapolis, retires to Mount Vernon-
Report on Finances-Jefferson's plan of government of Western Terri-
tory-Jefferson's report on foreign relations, proposed as commissioner
to treat, objected to, appointed-Resolution by Massachusetts-Report

on foreign relations discussed-Treaty discussed-Garrison of frontier
posts-Congress again, in session-Courts on territorial controversies
organized-Indians-Site of a Federal City-Ordinance as to Western
Territory-Fiscal policy.

CHAPTER XL.

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