Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 to Jonathan Trumbull
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06658 Author/Creator: Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 Place Written: Travelers Rest, West Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1790/04/23 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23.4 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy
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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