Three new volumes in this acclaimed series present letters
written by and to members of the First Federal Congress and
communications from other informed individuals at the seat of
government in New York City by 1789. The letters bring the official
record to life by providing details about the political process
through which Congress began to accomplish its daunting agenda by
establishing the first federal revenue system, fleshing out the
executive and judicial branches outlined in the Constitution,
drafting the Bill of Rights, and beginning to tackle the divisive
issue of locating the permanent federal capital. The documents
supply a rich source of information about the members' opinions on
issues, lives in New York and concerns about their distant
families, and the services they provided for constituents, as well
as constituent opinions about issues. They also make available for
the first time in English the frank and insightful letters of the
French minister on the subject of the new federal government.
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