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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.04389
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0091] September-October 1789 
Title Henry Knox to James Swan reporting events in Congress
Date 15 October 1789
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Swan, James  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Informs Swan of recent Congressional proceedings. Describes the Senate and House of Representatives convening from April to September, and passing revenue and judiciary laws. Adds that Congress plans to reconvene at the end of January.
Subjects Revolutionary War General  Government and Civics  Congress  Law  Judiciary  Taxes or Taxation  Economics  Finance  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Swan, James (1754-1831)  
Place written New York, New York
Theme Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Law; Banking & Economics
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859