View of the Finances of the United States
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Title
View of the Finances of the United States
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.
year created
1798
month created
11
day created
16
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Barbary Pirates
Indians
House of Representatives
Committee of Ways and Means
notable location
Post Office
Bank of the United States
Great Britain
Treasury Department
War Department
notable item/thing
Domestic Distilled Spirits
Foreign Spirits
Wine
Stamps
Light Houses
Carriages
notable idea/issue
Foreign Debt
Interest
Principal
Expenditures
Annuities
Grants
Diplomatic Expenses
Military Pensions
Barbary Pirates
Indian Expenses
document number
1798111640301
page start
1
number of pages
7
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | PCA17 (7 pages) | Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. | B:11, P:84 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |