Lowrie, Walter; Clark, Matthew St. Clair; et al. American State Papers. Finances (5 volumes) Class 3, Vols. 1-5. Documents of the Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States...&c. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1833-1859. First Editions. [11609]
Sometime rebound in brown buckram, ex library with labels to spines, ink stamps on the end papers,rest clean. 13 x 8 1/2 inches. Each volume about 900 pages plus an extensive index (volume five has about 1200 pp.); will ship in two parcels. Good. Hardcover.
These five volumes cover the years 1789 to 1828, and includes all of the documents pertaining to the Finances of the newly-formed United States. They are full of incredible details on Banking; Manufacturing; Public Debt; Public Credit; Import Duties; the Mint; National Bank; Spirits - Foreign and Domestic; Loans; Internal Revenue; Direct Taxes; Military Funding; Sinking Funds; Digest of Manufactures - an incredibly detailed list of what was produced in each county in the United States; Tariffs; State Banks; List of Factories in Each State (1824); Correspondence relative to Public Deposits; Reports of Financial Mismanagement; Frauds upon the Revenue Laws; etc.
These books are necessary for anyone studying the history of this period. They are full of primary information and accounts unavailable elsewhere.
