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Collection Reference Number GLC08759
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1789 
Title Gazette of the United States no. 45
Date 16 September 1789
Author Fenno, John (1751-1798)  
Document Type Newspapers and Magazines
Content Description Prints the debate on a permanent capital for the federal government. Contains a long speech by James Madison in favor of the Potomac River as a site for the capital. (See Pendleton-Madison correspondence, GLC00099.144?) Reports a copy of the act to establish the Treasury Department.
Subjects Banking  Washington, D.C.  Government and Civics  President  Congress  Law  
People Madison, James (1751-1836)  
Place written New York, New York
Theme Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Law
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859