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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06047 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1786 |
| Title | Congressional resolution requiring that taxes be paid in specie |
| Date | 18 September 1786 |
| Author | Thomson, Charles (1729-1824) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Printed resolution of the Continental Congress that requires the states, Rhode Island and New Jersey in particular, to make payments on requisitions in specie and not in the paper currency issued by the state. Signed as Secretary of the Continental Congress. |
| Subjects | Articles of Confederation Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Coins and Currency Finance Economics Law |
| People | Thomson, Charles (1729-1824) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |