Hamilton, Draft Report on the Constitutionality of a National Bank, 1791
George Washington's cabinet split over issues of centralization of power in the new nation. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton supported the creation of a national bank. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson opposed his view.
Alexander Hamilton, Draft Report on the Constitutionality of a National Bank, 1791. Alexander Hamilton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (089.01.02).