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

Debates in the House of Representatives, Second Session: April-August 1790

edited by Helen E. Veit, Charlene Bangs Bickford, Kenneth R. Bowling, and William C. diGiacomantonio

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Volume 13
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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.

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A treasure-trove of incomparable knowledge about the beginnings of Congress.

A window into [the] time... Rich in anecdotes and illuminating detail.

This Documentary History is of immense historical significance and is the kind of record that helps all branches of government keep their constitutional bearings.

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9
Pages
888
ISBN
9780801845772
Table of Contents

Illustrations
April 1790
May 1790
June 1790
July 1790
August 1790
Index

Author Bios
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Helen E. Veit

Helen E. Veit is an associate editor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789–1791.
Featured Contributor

Helen E. Veit

Helen E. Veit is an associate editor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789–1791.
Featured Contributor

Charlene Bangs Bickford

Charlene Bangs Bickford is the director and coeditor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789–1791.