Dismal State of U.S. and European Fiscal Affairs
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Dismal State of U.S. and European Fiscal Affairs
Description
Adams waxes depressedly about the state of U.S. financial affairs, comparing them to the similar dismal state of "debt and taxes" in Europe.
short description
Ltr, dis European fiscal system.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
27
author
sent from location
Quincy
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
James McHenry
John Adams
Trenchard
Gordon
Bolingbroke
Barnard
Walpole
Hume
Burgh
Burke
Secretary of War
President United States
cavalry
notable location
Quincy
Massachusetts
Europe
Great Britain
notable item/thing
rush upon my memory and frighten me out of my witts
system of debts and taxes is levelling all government in Europe
arrive at the European crisis
practicable or imaginable expedient to escape
rec'd your favor
objection to the plan you propose of raising a company of cavalry
think of our means without shuddering
declarations as well as demonstrations
document number
1799072740001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AIE17 (2 pages) | Collection: Gilder Lehrman Collection. | GLC00103 |
| [view document] (1 pages) | IDO13 (1 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 120 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Auction Catalog, Baltimore, 1859 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Works of John Adams | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Adams | Quincy | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |