Documentary History of First Federal Congress of United States of - Debates in House of Representatives, Second Session: April August

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.

About the author

Helen E. Veit is an associate editor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789–1791. Charlene Bangs Bickford is the director and coeditor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789–1791.Kenneth R. Bowling is the coeditor of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789–1791

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: United States, Helen E. Bickford United States Congress Veit
• Assisted by: Charlene B. Bickford (Editor), Charlene Bangs Bickford (Editor), Charlene Bangs (The George Washington University) Bickford (Editor), Bickford Charlene Bangs (Editor), Kenneth R Bowling (Editor), Kenneth R. Bowling (Editor), Kenneth R. (The George Washington University) Bowling (Editor), Bowling Kenneth R. (Editor), United States Congress (Editor), William Charles Digiacomantonio (Editor), United States Congress (Editor), Helen E Veit (Editor), Helen E. Veit (Editor), Helen E. (The George Washington University) Veit (Editor), Veit Helen E. (Editor)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.1994
• EAN: 9780801845772
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-4577-2
• No. of pages: 888
• Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791; Documentary History of the Fir; Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791; Documentary History of the Fir
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