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7. Votes and Proceedings of the Assembly of the State of New-York . . . [7 September-10
October 1780] [Poughkeepsie, 1780], 22 (Evans 16907). On 25-26 September the leg-
islature appointed Philip Schuyler, John Sloss Hobart, and Egbert Benson as Convention
delegates.
8. To Hamilton, 16 September 1780, Syrett, II, 433.
9. Votes and Proceedings, 43.
10. 14 November 1780, Smith, Letters, XVI, 333.
11. PCC, Item 67, New York State Papers, 1775-88, Vol. II, 344-59, DNA.
12. Messages from the Governors, II, 127.
13. 24 November 1781, PCC, Item 67, New York State Papers, 1775-88, Vol. II, 443-
47, DNA; and Clinton, Public Papers, VII, 520-22.
14. 11 September 1782, Smith, Letters, XIX, 149.
15. Hamilton to Clinton, 12 January 1783, Syrett, III, 240.
16. 14 October 1783, Washington Papers, DLC.
17. Hamilton to George Washington, 8 April 1783, Syrett, III, 318.
18. Hamilton to Robert Morris, 13 August 1782, ibid., 138.
19. George Clinton to Christopher Tappen, 26 January 1787, Lloyd W. Smith Collec-
tion, Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, N.J.
20. Alexander Hamilton to Robert R. Livingston, 25 April 1785, and Hamilton to
Robert Morris, 13 August 1782, Syrett, III, 608-9, 139.
21. Alexander Hamilton had previously criticized Clinton for secretly taking positions
on public matters and then taking care "to propagate his sentiments, in the manner in
which it could be done with most effect. This," Hamilton asserted, "appears to have been
his practice" (Daily Advertiser, 15 September 1787, I below).
22. William Floyd to George Clinton, 17 March 1783, Smith, Letters, XX, 35.
23. PCC, Item 67, New York State Papers, 1775-88, Vol. II, 465-67, DNA.
24. Charles DeWitt and Ephraim Paine to George Clinton, 9 April 1784, Smith, Letters,
XXI, 503-4.
25. Jay to George Clinton, 7 October 1779 and Livingston to Clinton, 30 November
1779, Smith, Letters, XIV, 38-41, 240-41.
26. Clinton to Robert R. Livingston, 7 January 1780, Clinton, Public Papers, V, 445-46.
27. Ibid., 499-502, VI, 203-5.
28. Smith, Letters, XXI, 504.
29. Paine to Clinton, 29 April 1784, ibid., 556-57.
30. DeWitt to Clinton, 4 June 1784, ibid., 664.
31. On 28 April 1786 the New York legislature appointed James Duane, Robert R.
Livingston, Egbert Benson, John Haring, Melancton Smith, Robert Yates, and John Lan-
sing, Jr., as its agents. It authorized any five of them to settle the "Controversy" with
Massachusetts "otherwise than by the said Federal Court" (Laws ofNew-York [31 January-
5 May 1786] [New York, 1786], Chapter XLIX, 95 [Evans 19854]).
32. Article VI, CDR, 88.
33. Clinton, Public Papers, VIII, 108-9.
34. New York Delegates to George Clinton, 9 April 1783, Smith, Letters, XX, 157.
35. Hamilton to George Clinton, 1 June 1783, ibid., 296. Clinton greatly objected to
Hamilton's handling of this matter.
36. Paine to Clinton, 29 April 1784, Smith, Letters, XXI, 556.
37. Ephraim Paine to Robert R. Livingston, 24 May 1784, ibid., 640.
38.JCC, XXVII, 530-40; Hugh Williamson toJames Duane, 8June 1784, Smith, Letters,
XXI, 674-75.
39. "A Rough Hewer," New York Journal, 17 March 1785.
40. Schuyler to Abraham Ten Broeck et al., 19 February 1786, N.

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