View of the Finances of the United States
Document 1798Responding to a request from the Secretary of War, this is a presentation of US revenues: duties, imports, and finances from 1795-1798. It discusses debt: interest and the proposed payment. It includes a list of expenditures: diplomatic expenses, military pensions, light house estimates, annuities and grants, treaties with the Barbary Pirates, Indian expenses, military and naval establishments. It discusses plans to recoup the money by obtaining more loans and a proposed treaty with Great Britain.
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Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Responding to a request from the Secretary of War, this is a presentation of US revenues: duties, imports, and finances from 1795-1798. It discusses debt: interest and the proposed payment. It includes a list of expenditures: diplomatic expenses, military pensions, light house estimates, annuities and grants, treaties with the Barbary Pirates, Indian expenses, military and naval establishments. It discusses plans to recoup the money by obtaining more loans and a proposed treaty with Great Britain.
Date
11/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798111640301
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Barbary Pirates
Indians
House of Representatives
Committee of Ways and Means
Notable locations
Post Office
Bank of the United States
Great Britain
Treasury Department
War Department
Notable items
Domestic Distilled Spirits
Foreign Spirits
Wine
Stamps
Light Houses
Carriages