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A rare printing of Hamilton's greatest work: "Report on Manufactures"...
A rare printing of Hamilton's greatest work: "Report on Manufactures"...
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THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, Philadelphia, January, 1792* Report on the Subject of Manufactures (Report on Manufactures)
* The magnum opus of Alexander Hamilton
* First United States Treasury Secretary
The most significant content is found within the Appendix II which is included (typically missing). This Appendix has a wealth of "Public Papers", but it begins with what is considered to be Alexander Hamilton's most significant work: "Report on the Subject of Manufactures".
This very lengthy & detailed report takes the first 51 pages in this Appendix, and signed in type: Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury at its conclusion.
This significant work laid forth economic principles that would later be incorporated into the "American System" program by Henry Clay and his Whig Party. Abraham Lincoln, who called himself a "Henry Clay tariff Whig" during his early years, would later make the principles cornerstones, together with opposition to the institution and expansion of slavery, of the fledgling Republican Party. These ideas of Hamilton, outlined here, formed the basis for the American School of economics.
A most significant document in the history of American economics and very rarely found in a periodical of the day.
Additional articles include: "Some Particulars Relative to the Soil, Situation, Productions, etc. of Kentucky..." which takes over 3 pages; "The Interest of the Northern & Southern States forever Inseparable" "Some Account of the Beggars, Pickpockets & Fortune-tellers of London" "Observations on Blindness & on the employment of the Other Senses to Supply the Loss of Sight" "A Hint to the Married"; an article on war with the Indians. At the back is a: "Description of Mount Vernon".
There are many other documents in this 92 page Appendix II. Appendix III--called for & present as well--contains 48 pages.
The January issue is complete in 40 pages, plus an additional 92 + 48 pages in the appendices. Full title/contents page, disbound, never-trimmed margins, 5 1/4 by 8 1/2 inches, very nice condition. A few top margin mends to leaves in Appendix II after the Hamilton document.
Each Appendix has a half title page.
background: Alexander Hamilton’s Report on the Subject of Manufactures (1791) is a foundational document in American economic history, in which he argued that the United States should actively promote and develop a strong manufacturing sector to complement its agricultural economy. Unlike many of his contemporaries who idealized a rural, agrarian republic, Hamilton envisioned a modern, diversified economy that would enhance national independence, create jobs, stimulate innovation, and strengthen the nation’s geopolitical standing. In the report, he advocated for protective tariffs, government subsidies (or "bounties") to support fledgling industries, and investments in infrastructure to facilitate commerce. He emphasized the economic advantages of manufacturing, including the ability to employ more people of varying skills, increase productivity through machinery, and reduce dependence on foreign goods. Although Congress did not fully implement his recommendations at the time, the report demonstrated Hamilton’s forward-thinking approach to economic development and laid the intellectual groundwork for future American industrialization.
This title, along with the "Columbian Magazine", has the honor of being the first successful American magazine, both published in Philadelphia. The Museum was published by Mathew Carey and existed from January, 1787 thru the end of 1792.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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