OR × ROSE — FOUNDERS EDITION
CHARTERED FEBRUARY 25 • 1791
FBUS1791
First Bank of the United States
ON-CHAIN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
ANCESTOR OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
PHILADELPHIA • 1791
CONGRESS • 1ST SESSION
A permanent, museum-grade collection of primary sources establishing the First Bank of the United States as the constitutional and institutional origin of American central banking — preserved on-chain for verifiable posterity.
CHARTER
Feb 25 1791
TERM
1791 — 1811
SUCCESSOR
Fed • 1913 →
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National Archives
Founders Online — Primary manuscripts from the founding generation. Hosted by NARA.
Report on a National Bank
Alexander Hamilton • Dec 13, 1790
Hamilton's seminal report proposing a national bank, submitted to Congress. Source of FBUS charter.
founders.archives.gov →Bank Bill — Enrolled Act
Feb 1791 — Signed by Washington
Final enrolled bill presented to President Washington for signature Feb 25, 1791.
founders.archives.gov →II
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division & Business History
Hamilton Manuscript Draft — Holograph
loc.gov →III
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Federal Reserve — Proof of Lineage
Federal Reserve System acknowledges FBUS as its direct ancestor institution.
Federal Reserve History Essay — Official History
federalreservehistory.org →FRASER 1834 Compilation — 246 Pages
fraser.stlouisfed.org →WEALTH RESURRECTION SERIES © 2025 — PRESERVING FINANCIAL HERITAGE ON-CHAIN