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The Papers of George Washington: December 1790-March 1791 Volume 7

The Papers of George Washington: December 1790-March 1791 Volume 7

Washington, George
Twohig, Dorothy

Hardcover

Series: Papers of George Washington: Presidential, Book 7

Historical FiguresPresidents & Heads of StateRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

ISBN10: 0813917492
ISBN13: 9780813917498
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: May 29 1998
Pages: 649
Weight: 2.68
Height: 1.94 Width: 6.32 Depth: 9.49
Language: English

Volume 7 of the series presents documents written during the final sessions of the First Congress, a period of intense activity for Washington and his administration. Between December 1790 and March 1791, Congress passed legislation that established a national bank and a dederal excise, incresed the size of the army, and provided for the admission of Vermont. Filling the offices created by these and other acts occupied much of Washington's attention; the excise service alone was one of the largest bureaucracies created during the Early Republic. The Indian war on the northwest frontier continued to be a major concern. Washington also devoted a large part of his time to the new Federal City on the Potomac. All of these activites were set against a background of increasing partisan division within the government, brought into high relief in February 1791 by the controversy over the bill to incorporate the Bank of the United states. George Wshington also devoted a part of his time during these months to planning his upcoming tour of the southern states. The volume closes on 21 March 1791, the day Washington left Philadelphia on the first leg of his triumphal Southern Tour.

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