David Ramsay to John Kean, April 8, 1793

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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 (1756-1795)

Creation Date

4-8-1793

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Charleston, South Carolina

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

103 C

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

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Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University