Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 Report on public credit. Appendix Treasury Department, March 4, 1790
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01044 Author/Creator: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 Place Written: New York Type: Pamphlet Date: December 13, 1790 Pagination: 7 p. : folio ; Height: 34 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Download PDF
Written by Hamilton as an appendix to his Public Credit report and issued six weeks later. He recommended raising duties on imported liquor and enacting an excise tax on domestic Whiskey. (This tax eventually led to the Whiskey Rebellion).
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