THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS: THE COMPROMISE OF 1790
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    • The Dinner
    • Following Through >
      • Relocating the Capital
  • Averting Political Crises
  • Economic Legacy
    • Jefferson's Account
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Background

Congress has been long embarrassed by two of the most irritating questions that ever can be raised among them, 1. the funding the public debt, and 2. the fixing on a more central residence. 
- Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, June 20, 1790
Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, June 20, 1790 p. 1 (Library of Congress).
Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, June 20, 1790 p. 2 (Library of Congress).
Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, June 20, 1790 p. 3 (Library of Congress).
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New-Hampshire Spy, August 4, 1790 (Newsbank).

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  • Home
  • Background
    • Political
    • Funding the Debt >
      • The Debt Crises
      • Debt Discrimination
      • Assumption
    • Residence
    • Timeline
  • The Compromise
    • Key Actors
    • The Dinner
    • Following Through >
      • Relocating the Capital
  • Averting Political Crises
  • Economic Legacy
    • Jefferson's Account
  • Precedent
  • Resources
    • Interviews
    • Boston Athenaeum