Propositions of Colonel Hamilton, of New-york, in the Convention for Establishing a Constitutional Government for the United States: Also, a Summary O

Publisher Marketing: Title: Propositions of Colonel Hamilton, of New-York, in the Convention for establishing a constitutional government for the United States: also, a summary of the political opinions of John Adams, late president of the United States, illustrated and proved by extracts from his writings on government: and a most interesting discussion, of the fundamental points of difference between the two great political parties in the United States, by the said John Adams, a Federalist, and Samuel Adams, late governor of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, a Republican: in four letters, written while the former was vice-president of the United States, and the latter was lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts. Author: Alexander HamiltonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01398700CollectionID: CTRG94-B5204PublicationDate: 18020101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Collation: 32 p.; 23 cm Contributor Bio:  Hamilton, Alexander Alexander Hamilton ( 1757-1804) was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher. The chief of staff to General George Washington during the American Revolution, he was a leader of nationalist forces calling for a new Constitution; he was one of America's first Constitutional lawyers, and wrote half of the Federalist Papers, a primary source for Constitutional interpretation. He was more influential than the other three members of Washington's Cabinet, and the financial expert; the Federalist Party formed in support of his policies.