CONTENTS.

LETTER I.

State of the country in 1783 — Massachusetts embarrassments.

LETTER II.

Massachusetts insurrection - Governor Bowdoin.

LETTER III.

Massachusetts rebellion.

LETTER IV.

Governor Hancock — state of society.

LETTER V.

Governor Hancock - Lieutenant Governor Lincoln — Washington's

visit.

LETTER VI.

Old confederation - Federal constitution — Massachusetts convention

- Federalist, by Jay, Madison, and Hamilton.

LETTER VII.

Massachusetts convention — Fisher Ames - Rufus King - Charles

Jarvis.

LETTER VIII.

Adoption of the constitution - origin of parties — first Congress.

LETTER IX.

Hancock's death - Rev. Dr. Cooper-state of society - Brissot -

education.

LETTER X.

Beginning of the National Government — President Washington —

Vice President Adams — first Congress.

LETTER XI.

First cabinet - public debt funded — Bank — Jefferson — Hamilton.

LETTER XII.

Excise law - French revolution - civic feast — Resolutions against

Hamilton - Mr. Giles's remarks on Washington.

LETTER XIII.

French revolution — parties - Genet - Jacobin clubs — Mifflin - Dal-

las - English captures.

LETTER XIV.

Congress in 1793 - Jefferson's commercial report - Marshall's charac-

ter of Jefferson — parties in Congress — distinguished members —

renewed attack on Hamilton.

LETTER XV.

Mission to England - John Jay - Fauchet - rebellion in Pennsylva-

nia - Talleyrand — Knox and Hamilton resign.

LETTER XVI.

Jay's treaty - Washington's letter to the Selectmen of Boston.

LETTER XVII.

Fauchets intercepted despatches - Edmund Randolph - Pinckney.

LETTER XVIII.

Adet, French minister — Washington's reply to Adet — Jay's treaty –

popular movements on this treaty — debate in Congress — Monroe -

France.

LETTER XIX.

Washington - Lafayette - Bollman- Lord Lyndhurst — third election

of President - Paine's letter to Washington -- Jefferson's letter to

Paine – charges against Washington.

LETTER xx.

Adet's address to Americans - French influence — Washington's letter

to Jefferson.

LETTER XXI.

Washington's last speech to Congress — farewell address — Jefferson's

remarks, and Jay's letter, on the address — Washington's personal
appearance and deportment - reception of visiters.

LETTER XXII.

Washington's administration - its difficulties - Colonel Isaac Hayne

– funding public debt - national bank - policy of Washington.

LETTER XXIII.

Essex Junto — General Benjamin Lincoln.

LETTER XXIV.

General Henry Knox – Jefferson's opinions of Knox – Jefferson's

Writings.

LETTER XXV.

Duke of Kent - present King of France — Sir A. Baring - foreign

ministers — distinguished members of Congress — Philadelphia in

1797 — Robert Morris.

LETTER XXVI.

Samuel Adams — Increase Sumner - Francis Dana - Theodore Sedg-

wick - state of society.

LETTER XXVII.

Election of John Adams - of Jefferson, Vice President – mission to

France.

LETTER XXVIII.

Treatment of envoys in France - X, Y, Z affair - war with France

- new missions to France - measures taken to impair Mr. Adams's

popularity — affair of Jonathan Robbins.

LETTER XXIX.

Alien law — sedition law — combination of foreigners - Callender's

“ Prospect before Us ” — Jefferson and Callender - Logan's mission.

LETTER XXX.

New judiciary law, February, 1801 — pardon of Fries - end of the

federal administration - character.

LETTER XXXI.

Death of Washington.

LETTER XXXII.

Jefferson’s Mazzei letter - speech as Vice President - Jefferson's

remarks on the Mazzei letter - Jefferson's personal appearance -

his vice presidency.

LETEER XXXIII.
Mr. Jefferson — principles of action - elements of parties – reasons
why Mr. Jefferson's “ Writings” should be noticed.

LETTER XXXIV.

Mr. Jefferson's Writings.

LETTER XXXV.

Mr. Jefferson's attack on the funding system and the bank, as federal

measures.

LETTER XXXVI.

Mr. Jefferson's charge against federalists, as intending to introduce

monarchy.

LETTER XXXVII.

Mr. Jefferson's election to the presidency - his remarks on James

A. Bayard — vindication by Mr. Bayard's sons — Mr. Jefferson's

policy.

LETTER XXXVIII.

Contradictory opinions entertained concerning Mr. Jefferson when

elected to the presidency.

LETTER XXXIX.

Inaugural speech - answer to New Haven remonstrance - invitation

to apostacy — author of party government.

LETTER XL.

Mr. Jefferson's opinion of the judiciary.

LETTER XLI.

Mr. Jefferson proposes to Congress to repeal all federal measures -

judiciary law — acts of Judge Chase, which led to his impeachment.

LETTER XLII.

Impeachment and trial of Judge Chase.

LETTER XLIII.

Purchase of Louisiana.

LETTER XLIV.

Mr. Jefferson's proposal to repeal the alien law - his former opinions

on aliens.

LETTER XLV.

Mr. Jefferson's hostility to the navy - his gun-boat system.

LETTER XLVI.

Difficulties on purchase of Louisiana - Miranda's expedition from New

York to South America — Burr's conspiracy.

LETTER XLVII.

Burr's arrest and trial for treason.

LETTER XLVIII.

Burr's trial - Mr. Wirt.

LETTER XLIX.

Alexander Hamilton - duel with Burr.

LETTER L.

Mr. Jefferson's gift of two millions to Napoleon -- John Randolph's

pamphlet on this subject.

LETTER LI.

Jefferson and England - rejects treaty of 1806 — embargo of 1807 —

state of the country.

LETTER LII.

Governor Strong -- Governor Sullivan - Lieutenant Governor Lincoln

- proceedings of Massachusetts Legislature.

LETTER LIII.

Governor Gore – members of Massachusetts Legislature - merchants

- Governor Gerry – Governor Strong.

LETTER LIV.

Mr. Jefferson's retirement — his various accounts of embargo system.

LETTER LV.

Mr. Jefferson's account of himself - examination of his account - au-

thor of nullification.

LETTER LVI.

Examination of his policy - effects of his policy.

LETTER LVII.

How Mr. Jefferson found the United State's in 1801 — how he left them

in 1809- Mr. Madison - his policy - continuation of Mr. Jefferson's.