“What a pity it is that our Congress had not known this discovery, and that Alexander Hamilton’s projects of raising an army of fifty thousand Men, ten thousand of them to be Cavalry and his projects of sedition Laws and Alien Laws and of new taxes to support his army, all arose from a superabundance of secretions which he could not find whores enough to draw off! and that the same vapours produced his Lyes and Slanders by which he totally destroyed his party forever and finally lost his Life in the field of Honor.”
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Old Family Letters: Copied from the Originals for Alexander Biddle... Series A-[B]
This book is a compilation of letters that have been meticulously copied from their original sources, intended for Alexander Biddle. The letters provide a glimpse into personal correspondence, offering a window into the lives and relationships of the individuals involved during the time the letters were written. more
Author
John Adams
John Adams, the second President of the United States, was a statesman, diplomat, and writer. Born on October 30, 1735, and died on July 4, 1826, Adams played a significant role in the American Revolutionary War. He was one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence and served as the President from 1789 to 1797. more
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