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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 [An Act making Appropriations for the Support of Government for the Year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03014 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 23 December 1791 Pagination: 3 p. : docket : Height: 35.3 cm, Width: 27.7 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Secretary of State Jefferson, and countersigned in type by Speaker of the House Jonathan Trumbull, Vice President Adams, and President Washington. The act details the federal budget for 1792. Issued by the Second Congress of the United States.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Trumbull, Jonathan, Jr., 1740-1809
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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