1To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, [21 September 1778] (Hamilton Papers)
In order to get rid of your present accumulations you will be pleased to take the pills agreeable...
2To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 6 December 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Paramus, New Jersey, December 6, 1778 . “… desire Colo. Harrison to write to Genl. Greene on...
3To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, [18 March 1780] (Hamilton Papers)
His Excellency commands me to acknowlege and thank you for the News-papers and your letter of—....
4Poem by Major James McHenry, [14–15 December 1780] (Hamilton Papers)
Steiner, James McHenry Bernard C. Steiner, The Life and Correspondence of James McHenry...
5To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 31 January 1782 (Hamilton Papers)
I reckon, my dear sir, among the contrasted events which have diversified my life, to have been...
6To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 11 August 1782 (Hamilton Papers)
If you are not in the humor to read a long letter do, prithee, give this to the child to play...
7To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 22[–23] October 1783 (Hamilton Papers)
I obey you. The homilies you delivered in Congress are still recollected with pleasure. The...
8To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 27 October 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
Being obliged to attend our Legislature the first of next month it will be out of my power to...
9To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 3 January 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
You may think I have neglected you from my long silence, but I can assure you I have never forgot...
10To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 3 May 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I did not receive your letter of the 26th till the morning of the 2d. I immediately after saw...
11To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 October 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The electors of the Senate of Maryland have chosen me one of the Senate of our State legislature,...
12To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 19 November 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
Since taking my seat in the Senate, which I have done more in conformity with your opinion than...
13To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 16 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I mentioned Mr. Carroll as proper to be brought forward to oppose a man whom I expect the...
14To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 20 [September] 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been confined by a fever to my bed ⟨for⟩ 17 days. Yesterday and to-day I have sat up a...
15To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 30 September 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I received your letter of the 23 in the order of the mail, and yesterday yours of the 27th. With...
16To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, [19–23 October 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Knowing that I was apt to lose letters out of my pocket, and recollecting that you are a little...
17To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 18 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
We have scattered in air the long string of amendments that had been proposed to be incorporated...
18To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 14 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Though exceedingly mortified and hurt at Mr. Perry’s being refused that inspectorship I did not...
19To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 17 February 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
What shall I say to you? Convince you that though I have been a long time silent I have not...
20To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 4 July 1796 (Hamilton Papers)
Wilkinson continues to heap charges upon Wayne; is condensing them into a consistent form, and I...
21To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 1796–January 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, 1796–January, 1797. At this time, McHenry “suggested to Hamilton the...
22To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 14 April 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
The letter you sent me has been confined to myself; but the other letters you have written on the...
23To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 19 April 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose you a further request on the subject of the paper communicated to you in my last, that...
24To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 14 May 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
I received your letters and papers. I added to them, but changed nothing, for the train of ideas...
25To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 May 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
I wrote you a line yesterday acknowleging the receipt of your late letters from Albany. I expect...
26To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, [7 August 1797] (Hamilton Papers)
I have recd and read the enclosed. I think the advice contained in the last paragraph ought to be...
27To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 19 August 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received this morning your letter of the 17th inst. Mr Jones is without your letter of the...
28To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 26 January 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
Will you assist me or rather your country with such suggestions and opinions as may occur to you...
29To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 12 February 179[8] (Hamilton Papers)
I have recd. the result of my request to you and cannot be otherwise than pleased with it and...
30To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, [8 March 1798] (Hamilton Papers)
I have transferred your certificates and received your interest. I have also paid to Mr. Wolcott...
31To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 12 May 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I shall in a short time be able to get to sea, one or two of our frigates, and perhaps, in less...
32To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 4 June 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I have just recd. yours of the 1st. I have calculated to be able to leave this on Wednesday, to...
33To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 6 June 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I had reckoned upon the immediate arrival of the Secry. of Marine when I wrote you that I should...
34James McHenry to the Military Committee of New York City, 13 June 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of war, requests the opinion of the gentlemen composing the military committee of...
35To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 20 July 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I retained the inclosed letter which was put into my hands with permission to take a copy of it....
36To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 25 July 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I am directed to inform you that the President of the United States, by, and with the advice and...
37To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 30 July 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
You must be fully aware how liable the Executive is to be misled in forming a just estimate of...
38To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 5 August 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Trenton, August 5, 1798. On this date McHenry wrote to Hamilton “asking for a list of officers...
39To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 6 August 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Trenton, August 6, 1798. On this date McHenry wrote to Hamilton “stating that he is indisposed...
40To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 10 August 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I have written to the President lately, mentioning that the more I contemplated the detail of...
41To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 11 August 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I have just recieved a letter (of which the enclosed is a Copy) dated the 5th. instant from...
42To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 13 August 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been able to go today to the office, to attend to business, and prepare to leave this City...
43Enclosure: James McHenry to Henry Knox, [19 August 1798] (Hamilton Papers)
An answer to your letter of the 5th instant has been delayed by some degree of ill health on my...
44To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 28 August 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I received your note of the 25 inst. yesterday. I had written on saturday to the Lieutenant...
45To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 6 [September] 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
The inclosures will explain to you, infinitely better than the longest letter I could write, the...
46To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 10 September 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I received your letter of the 8th this morning. Mine to you to which it is an answer ought to...
47To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 12[–27] September 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I inclosed you in a note of the 28th of Augt. ulto, a copy of a letter to General Washington...
48To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 13 September 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I recd. yours of the 9th this morning. Why is it necessary you should repeat to me your request,...
49To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 5 October 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
The sun begins to shine. I reced. this morning from the President a letter dated the 30th ulto....
50To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 11 October 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
As it may be attended with very great inconvenience to add any new buildings this season to the...