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Hamilton declared this latter act to be invalid because it plainly violated the contract clause of the Constitution.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Hamilton declared this latter act to be invalid because it plainly violated the contract clause of the Constitution.”
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Beveridge recounts Hamilton's legal opinion that deemed the rescinding act invalid based on constitutional grounds.
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