Seth Kaller
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George Washington’s “Justice & the Public Good” Letter, Written a Month Before His Inauguration as President of the United States
The still unofficial president-elect George Washington writes about his determination to go into the presidency ready to judge purely the qualifications of every appointment. Washington referred to the standard of “justice & the public good” only a few times in his writings. The present letter is the only example we know of that has ever reached the…
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Samuel Huntington Signed Connecticut Laws, Heavily Annotated Noting Legislative Changes
The volume begins with the Royal Charter granted by King Charles II in 1662, followed by the Articles of Confederation, and then a compilation of the governing acts for Connecticut through 1786, including key legislation that ultimately ended slavery in the state. “And whereas sound Policy requires that the Abolition of Slavery should be effected…