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October 02, 1799

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, October 2, 1799  On the front page under "Laws of the United States" is: "An ACT making appropriations for the support of the military establishment, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine...", signed in script type: John Adams (see). There is also: "An ACT vesting the power of retaliation, in certain cases, in the President of the United States...", also signed in script type: John Adams.
Page 2 has an interesting report datelined "N. Carolina. New Bern, Aug. 31", that says: "Gen. Dearborn of Massachusetts, arrived a few days ago at Shell Castle, with the frames of the Light-House, which the care of the Federal Government has undertaken to direct Cape Hatteras, and the Beacon which was to be placed at Shell-Castle..." and a few more details (see).
Complete in 4 pages, has some faint writing above the masthead, a lite stain in the upper left margin, some creasing along the central fold, some lite foxing. Untrimmed.

Category: The 1600's and 1700's