Available in the United States from the AEI Press, % Publisher Resources Inc., 1224 Heil Quaker Blvd., P.O. Box 7001, La Vergne, TN 37086-7001. Distributed outside the U.S. by arrangement with Eurospan, 3 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8LU England. The entries in this volume were selected from The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, volumes 1-5, 8-16, 17-22, and 24-26, Harold C. Syrett, editor. © 1961- 1979, Columbia University Press. Reprinted by permission. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Selected writings and speeches of Alexander Hamilton. ( AEI studies; 403) 1. United States--Politics and government--1783--1809-- Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. United States--Politics and government--Revolution, 1775-1783--Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Frisch, Morton J. II. Title. III. Series. E302.Hss 1985 321.8 84-4620 ISBN 0-8447-3553-1 ISBN 0-8447-3551-5 (pbk.) 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 AEI Studies 403 © 1985 by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, D.C., and London. All rights reserved. No part of this publica- tion may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without permis- sion in writing from the American Enterprise Institute except in the case of brief quotations embodied in news articles, critical articles, or reviews. The views expressed in the publications of the American Enterprise Institute are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the staff, advisory panels, officers, or trustees of AEI. Printed in the United States of America COVER AND FRONTISPIECE: Engraving of Alexander Hamilton by W. Rollinson from the portrait by Archibald Robertson, 1804. Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York. -ii- |