...Service must therefore devolve upon Men of long Purses, who can leave their Business and...
Power of the Purse
Power of the Purse
4To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 12 April 1780 (Adams Papers)
Power of the Purse
5To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 28 April 1780 (Adams Papers)
The Power of the Purse
6Bidé de Chavagnes to John Adams: A Translation, 4 May 1780 (Adams Papers)
...two or three months and replenish my purse which, although not completely depleted, had...
7To John Adams from James Warren, 12 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
...War which seems to be a Tryal whose Purse shall hold out longest the Advantage may be...
8Abigail Adams to John Adams, 13 November 1780 (Adams Papers)
The Power of the Purse: A History of American Public Finance
9To John Adams from James Lovell, 8 January 1781 (Adams Papers)
Power of the Purse
10To John Adams from Benjamin Guild, 18 January 1782 (Adams Papers)
The Power of the Purse: A History of American Public Finance, 1776–1790