Callahan, Charles Hilliard, 1858-1944 · Washington : National Capital Press · leaf 256
in Philadelphia for ten years, beginning with the session ofthe second Congress, during which time pubhc buildings could beerected at some place on the Potomac River. A territory ten milessquare was selected for the purpose on the confines of Mar>land andVirginia, ceded by those states to the… … WASHINGTONS FIRST CABINET. WASHINGTON THE PRESIDENT. l6l efficacious. An immense floating debt was funded in a manner per-fectly satisfactory to the creditors and an ample revenue provided forthe necessities of the government. Jefferson, in commenting on the discord that characterizedCongress,…
