This volume presents documents written during the final sessions of the First Congress. Congress passed legislation that established a national bank and federal excise, and increased the size of the army. Washington also gave a lot of time to the new federal city on the Potomac.
| ISBN: | 9780813917498 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 1998 |
| Author: | George Washington |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 768 pages |
| Series: | Presidential Series |
| Genres: |
Diaries, letters and journals History and Archaeology Political leaders and leadership |