24 February 1791

GW at Philadelphia. N.H. Gov. Josiah Bartlett wrote to GW presenting an act by the state of N.H. that ceded land to the United States for use as a fort and a lighthouse.

Alexander Hamilton wrote GW with updates on the House of Representatives debate over whether to pass a supplementary bill to the controversial bank bill, which proposed establishing a Bank of the United States.

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24 February 1791
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