1796 Oliver Wolcott Jr. Treasury Report — Public Credit and National Debt — Washington Presidency
Philadelphia: Francis Childs, 1796.
Original eighteenth-century congressional pamphlet presenting Treasury Secretary Oliver Wolcott Jr.’s recommendations for administering the repayment of the United States’ public debt.
Dated January 26, 1796, and presented to the House of Representatives on February 3, the report examines federal six-percent securities, the division of payments between principal and interest, the operation of the sinking fund, and arrangements involving foreign creditors in Amsterdam and Antwerp.
Wolcott succeeded Alexander Hamilton as Treasury secretary. This publication offers a contemporary record of the federal government’s efforts to maintain public credit and manage its obligations during George Washington’s presidency.
The title page states that the pamphlet was published by order of the House of Representatives. Wolcott’s name and official title appear in print at the conclusion.
Condition: Age toning, scattered foxing and staining, minor edge wear, and penciled bibliographical notations on the title page. Generous margins and clearly readable printing. Gray paper wrapper
Philadelphia: Francis Childs, 1796.
Original eighteenth-century congressional pamphlet presenting Treasury Secretary Oliver Wolcott Jr.’s recommendations for administering the repayment of the United States’ public debt.
Dated January 26, 1796, and presented to the House of Representatives on February 3, the report examines federal six-percent securities, the division of payments between principal and interest, the operation of the sinking fund, and arrangements involving foreign creditors in Amsterdam and Antwerp.
Wolcott succeeded Alexander Hamilton as Treasury secretary. This publication offers a contemporary record of the federal government’s efforts to maintain public credit and manage its obligations during George Washington’s presidency.
The title page states that the pamphlet was published by order of the House of Representatives. Wolcott’s name and official title appear in print at the conclusion.
Condition: Age toning, scattered foxing and staining, minor edge wear, and penciled bibliographical notations on the title page. Generous margins and clearly readable printing. Gray paper wrapper
