Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791

Format
Hardback
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Country
United States
Published
15 March 1992
Pages
768
ISBN
9780801841781

Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791

Volumes 12 and 13 of this highly acclaimed documentary edition cover the first Congress’s second session, from January to August 1790. Among other important issues in this critical period, Congress debated Hamilton’s report on the public credit, federal assumption of state Revolutionary War debts, and antislavery petitions from Pennsylvania Quakers. The editors once more have assembled the most complete and reliable text of the debates by examining a variety of sources: stenographer Thomas Lloyd’s shorthand notes, his ‘Congressional Register’, and contemporary newspaper accounts. Praise for previous volumes: A treasure-trove of incomparable knowledge about the beginnings of Congress. –‘Presidential Studies Quarterly.’ A window into [the] time…Rich in anecdotes and illuminating detail. –‘Washington Post.

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