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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00960 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1790 |
| Title | Report... relative to... the support of the public credit... |
| Date | 1790 |
| Author | Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | First printing. Bookplate of Jolen [Johanne] White and ownership signature of William Henderson, a New York Federalist, manufacturer and friend of Hamilton. The Secretary argued for assumption of both foreign debts and state debts incurred during the Revolution. The vigorous debates were only resolved when Jefferson and Madison permitted assumption in exchange for moving the capital to the Potomac. |
| Subjects | Assumption of State Debt Government and Civics Economics Finance Revolutionary War |
| People | Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |