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Since 1972, 17 volumes of primary material documenting the actions, debates, and thoughts of the First Federal Congress and its members have been collected by the First Federal Congress Project (FFCP) and published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. These volumes of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress are used by Congress, historians, political scientists, and jurists to understand the most important and productive Congress in United States history.
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The Diary of William Maclay, Appendix B: Newspaper Pieces
The Middle States in 1789-91. (Graphics by Stephen Kraft.)
Existing evidence indicates that WM was the most prolific writer of newspaper pieces among members of the First Federal Congress. With the exception of item (10) on the Mint, the pieces included in this appendix can be documented as his work. He may have written others as well.
"It seems generally agreed, that the Susquehannah is the nearest to the center of wealth, territory, and population, taking our view of the United States on the Atlantic side. So far, no doubt is raised against it. The objection most strongly urged against this river, is the connection with the western waters. The western country is a large field—some point must be taken as a center.