Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 to Jonathan Trumbull

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GLC#
GLC06658
Type
Letters
Date
1790/04/23
Author/Creator
Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806
Title
to Jonathan Trumbull
Place Written
Travelers Rest, West Virginia
Pagination
2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23.4 cm, Width: 18.3 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Complains that the House is wasting constituents' money by spending too long debating measures. Says that he foresaw the trouble created by the debate over the federal assumption of state debts. Despite quarrels, still thinks "the permanence of the Federal Government depends almost entirely on the Assumption."

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