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John Adams' state-of-the-union address...
John Adams' state-of-the-union address...
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December 19, 1798
THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Dec. 19, 1798 Page 2 has: "The Presidents Speech" which takes over 2 columns and is signed in type: John Adams (see). This is the President's annual state-of-the-union address, a tradition begun by George Washington and continues to this day. In a brief preface is a report about those who witnessed the speech, beginning: "Lieutenant General Washington, with his Secretary, Col. Lear, Generals Pickney and Hamilton, entered the Hall & took their places on the right of the Speaker's chair..." (see).
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed with wide margins, minor archival mend at the blank spine, a water stain mainly to the left half, otherwise good.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's