George Washington: “It is with great concern that I communicate to you the information received from Major-General St. Clair of the…”

I must not conceal from you my earnest wish that the choice had fallen upon a man less declined in years and better qualified to encounter the usual vicissitudes of war.

It is with peculiar satisfaction I can say, that prompted by a high sense of duty in my attendance on public worship, I have been gratified by the liberal and interesting discourses delivered in your Churches.

Believe me, sir, no one can more cordially approve of the wise and prudent measures of your Administration.

A good government must be founded on the principle of justice and liberty for all its citizens.