"I conceive that the great weight of the obligation which lies upon me to render justice to every man, and to every public body, requires that I should not be silent, when I see a measure taken, which,…"

"I had rather be at Mount Vernon with a friend or two about me, than to be attended at the Seat of Government by the Officers of State and the Representatives of every Nation."

"I am clearly in sentiment with you, that no man ought to be deprived of the fruits of his labour but by his own consent."

"The Army, as usual, are without Pay; and a great part of the Soldiery without Shirts; and tho' the patience of them is equally thread bear, the States seem perfectly indifferent to their cries."

"I consider the War as over, and I am preparing to return to that domestic walk of life, in which I have been so long happy."