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U.S. National Debt in the 1840s
Explore the U.S. federal debt trajectory across the 1840s using Treasury historical observations. Comparable OMB budget measures begin in FY1940.
Source-backed fiscal history
This debt-focused decade record compares Treasury total-debt observations across fiscal years 1840 through 1849. FY1840 opening and FY1849 closing are source-labeled reconstructed. Receipts, outlays, budget balance, net interest, GDP, and spending breakdowns remain unavailable before FY1940.
Long Default distinguishes annual debt balances from budget flows such as receipts, outlays, deficits, and net interest. Every available record links the measure to its stated coverage and public-source context.