John--

You likely know this already, but the place to start is E. James Ferguson, Power of the Purse (1961).  

Ferguson is still the authority to start with on revolutionary finances, but there have been several pertinent more recent studies.  Follow his work up with the relevant bits in Robin Einhorn, American Taxation, American Slavery (2006), the early chapters of Robert H. Brown, Redeeming the Republic (2000), part three of Max Edling, Revolution in Favor of Government (2008), Woody Holton, Unruly Americans (2008), and part three of Terry Bouton, Taming Democracy (2009).

I hope this helps!

All best,
Kevin

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> On Aug 21, 2015, at 12:05 PM, John Ragosta <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear Friends:
> 
> Can anyone refer me to a general source on the change in the value of debt certificates over time from the Revolution through Hamilton's financing plan? I don't need anything precise. What I am interested in his how far the debts had collapsed and when (and how much) they started to come back after adoption of the Constitution but before Hamilton's plan was adopted. (I am particularly interested in Georgia debt, but I suspect that the general trends were similar after adoption of the Constitution.) Suggestions welcome.
> 
> Thanks!
> John
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