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

Correspondence: First Session, March - May 1789

United States, First Congress, 1789-1791. Charlene Bangs Bickford, Kenneth R. Bowling, William Charles diGiacomantonio, and Helen E. Veit, eds.
sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the George Washington University

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Volume 15
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Winner of the 2004 Jefferson Prize given by the Society for History in the Federal Government

Three new volumes in this acclaimed series present letters written by and to members of the First Federal Congress and communications from other informed individuals at the seat of government in New York City by 1789. The letters bring the official record to life by providing details about the political process through which Congress began to accomplish its daunting agenda by establishing the first federal revenue system, fleshing out the executive and judicial branches outlined in the Constitution...

Winner of the 2004 Jefferson Prize given by the Society for History in the Federal Government

Three new volumes in this acclaimed series present letters written by and to members of the First Federal Congress and communications from other informed individuals at the seat of government in New York City by 1789. The letters bring the official record to life by providing details about the political process through which Congress began to accomplish its daunting agenda by establishing the first federal revenue system, fleshing out the executive and judicial branches outlined in the Constitution, drafting the Bill of Rights, and beginning to tackle the divisive issue of locating the permanent federal capital. The documents supply a rich source of information about the members' opinions on issues, lives in New York and concerns about their distant families, and the services they provided for constituents, as well as constituent opinions about issues. They also make available for the first time in English the frank and insightful letters of the French minister on the subject of the new federal government.

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Reviews

This complete and well-edited record of the First Federal Congress is a model documentary edition. Historians of the early republic owe thanks to the editors and publisher of this exemplary collection.

One of the most imaginative and valuable editorial projects ever undertaken for any aspect of American history.

A wealth of materials. For the first time, a significant part of the early history of Congress will be made accessible to legal scholars, a fact that I believe will significantly inform their discourse.

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9
Pages
760
ISBN
9780801871603
Table of Contents

Illustrations
Introduction
Editorial Method
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Symbols
Members of the House of Representatives
Members of the Senate
Subjects Debated in the House of Representatives
Subjects

Illustrations
Introduction
Editorial Method
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Symbols
Members of the House of Representatives
Members of the Senate
Subjects Debated in the House of Representatives
Subjects Debated in the Senate
Appointees to Office During the First Congress
Correspondence: First Session
March 1789
April 1789
May 1789

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.
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Charlene Bangs Bickford

Charlene Bangs Bickford is the director and coeditor 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.