President Samuel Huntington, of the united States in Congress assembled, administers the Oath of Office to former Delegate Robert Morris, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as the first Superintendent of Finance.
[added 8/14/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Articles of Confederation, Article VIII [Section 2]
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Articles of Confederation, Article XII
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References:
Bernard Bailyn, ed., The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, (New York: Literary Classics of the United States, 1992), 2:1037.
Robert Morris (financier) – Wikipedia
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