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Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) An Act making Provision for the Reduction of the Public Debt.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00003 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 12 August 1790 Pagination: 2 p. ; 23.7 x 17.1 cm.

Summary of Content: Official act of Congress, signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State. Enacts provisions made by the second session of Congress on 4 January 1790 for deceasing the national debt of the United States. Printed names of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Adams, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate, and George Washington as President of the United States.

People: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750-1801
Washington, George, 1732-1799

Historical Era: The New Nation, 1783-1815

Subjects: BankingPresidentCongressLawGovernment and CivicsEconomicsFinance

Sub Era: The Early Republic

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