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United States in Congress Assembled. Thomson, Charles Report of the Grand Committee of Congress respecting the debt of the U.S.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05901 Author/Creator: United States in Congress Assembled. Thomson, Charles Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Document signed Date: 27 September 1785
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Lists foreign and domestic debt, assessment of each state. Numbered "no. 26" in ink.

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