Description
David Ramsay wrote from Charleston, South Carolina to John Kean in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ramsay discussed debts incurred during the American Revolution and Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton’s, plan. Ramsay praised Kean’s letter to Congress regarding Revolutionary War debt and mentioned an excerpt was published anonymously in a newspaper. Ramsay also mentioned that a French Frigate brought official dispatches of a formal declaration of war against England.
Author/Creator
David M. Ramsay (1749-1815)
Recipient
John Kean (1755-1795)
Creation Date
4-8-1793
Document Type
Manuscript
Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Inventory Location
Bay 1, Column 1, LHC Series 2
Recommended Citation
Ramsay, David. David Ramsay to John Kean, April 8, 1793. Manuscript. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Liberty Hall Collection 1790s. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1790s/525
Rights
This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.
Publishing Repository
Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University
Collection
Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)