Introduction
Washington in domestic life
Washington, LaFayette and Mr. Bradford
Character of Mr. Calhoun
Letter referring to the question of African slavery and the compromise act of 1850
Speech at the meeting of the friends of the Constitution and union, held in Philadelphia, November, 1850
Letter to Mr. Trescot of South Carolina upon public and domestic subjects
Second letter to Mr. Trescot
Character of Mr. Canning
Letter from Paris to Benjamin F. Hallett
Essays
Letters to Mrs. Rush from London
Correspondence with the secretary of state, Mr. Marcy
A glance at the court and government of Louis Philippe in 1847-48 and the French revolution of 1848.