[United States Senate]:

$1,250 · Offered by William Reese Company

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEING THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SECOND CONGRESS, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 24th, 1791; AND IN THE SIXTEENTH YEAR OF THE ... An important early Congressional document, describing the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792, at the height of the Federalist–Anti-Federalist struggle. As well, George Washington's address to Congress, printed here, contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax would result in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also contains important early legislation on frontier defenses, Ohio, fisheries, lighthouses, the Mint, and militias.

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