[98] Ibid.
[99] C.M. Bowen, The Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington, 1892, pp. 15, 16.
[100] "Mr. Lear does himself the honor to inform Major L'Enfant that Mrs. Washington intends to visit the federal building at six o'clock this evening.—Saturday morning, 13th June, 1789." (L'Enfant papers.)
[101] Martha J. Lamb, History of the City of New York, 1881, vol. II, pp. 321 ff.
[102] Ten had already voted the Constitution, which made its enactment certain, for Congress had decided that an adoption by nine States would be enough for that. As is well known, there remained in the end only two dissenting States, North Carolina and Rhode Island.
[103] To James Madison, August 12, 1801.
[104] Number of July 24, 1788.
[105] Martha J. Lamb, ibid.
[106] July 26, 1788.
[107] New York Journal, July 24.