“I commend you, my dear sir, my other friends, and with them the interests and happiness of our dear Country, to the keeping and protection of Almighty God.
“George Washington”
JANUARY 11
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
DEFENDER OF THE CONSTITUTION
THE CONSTITUTION; OR, THE NEW ROOF
1787
Our roof is now raised, and our song still shall be
A Federal Head o’er a People that’s free!
Huzza! my brave boys, our work is complete,
The World shall admire Columbia’s fair seat;
Its strength against tempest and time shall be proof;
And thousands shall come to dwell under our roof.
Francis Hopkinson (Condensed)