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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00103 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1799 |
| Title | John Adams to James McHenry about his fear of rising debt and taxes |
| Date | 27 July 1799 |
| Author | Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Recipient | McHenry, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Government document |
| Content Description | Fear of rising debt and taxes. Written as President to his Secretary of War. Adams approves McHenry's raising a company of cavalry [sic] but worries at cost. "This system of Debts and Taxes is levelling all government in Europe." John Adams was staying at his home at Quincy at the time |
| Subjects | President Taxes or Taxation Finance Economics Cavalry Quasi-war Global History and Civics Government and Civics |
| People | McHenry, James (1753-1816) Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Place written | Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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