Introduction: Creating the Federal Government -- George Washington and the Cabinet: The Unlikely Development of an Unintended Institution / Lindsay M. Chervinsky -- Washington's Workforce: Reconstructing the Federal Government at the Moment of Its Creation / Peter J. Kastor -- The Theory and Practice of Federalist Political Economy / Gautham Rao -- Creating Interdepartmental Collaboration: Federal Judges, the Remitting Act, and Cooperative State Building / Kate Elizabeth Brown -- Indian Affairs and the Relentless American State / Stephen J. Rockwell -- "The Next Great Work to Be Accomplished": American Armament Policy / Andrew J. B. Fagal -- From Constitution Making to State Building: The Washington Administration and the Law of Nations / Daniel J. Hulsebosch -- The Legislative Output of Congress / Max M. Edling -- Afterword: Reflections on the Political History of the Early Republic / Rosemarie Zagarri.
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"This collection of essays investigates the federal government of the United States at its moment of origin, the Washington Administration"-- Provided by publisher.
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