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George Washington is elected President...
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April 11, 1789
THE MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL, Boston, April 11, 1789
* George Washington presidential election win
* Historic issue in an American title
This is an extremely significant & historic newspaper, which contains on page 3 the official report of the election of George Washington. The official election results were known on April 6 when the ballots for President & Vice President were counted in the Senate.
This report is headed: "April 6" from New York, with the text reading in part: "At twelve o-clock the Senate gave notice to the House that they had assembled...that they had chosen a President to open & count the votes for President & Vice President...about half past one, the House attended in the Senate chamber & the votes were counted--a list whereof is enclosed--the House agreed that the Senate should nominate some person to notify the President & Vice President of their election...Charles Thomson was appointed to notify Gen. WASHINGTON and Silvanus Bourne of Roxbury to notify DR. ADAMS..." plus further down the column is the count, with prefacing comments, which include a state-by-state voting report.
Other political reporting as well, including an announcement that "...His Excellency JOHN HANCOCK, Esq. is reelected Governour and the Hon. SAMUEL ADAMS, Esq. Lieutenant Governour for the ensuing year." (see)
Complete in four pages with never-trimmed margins, slightly irregular at the blank spine, generally in very nice, clean condition.
This is one of the earliest official reports on Washington's election to be had, predating the official report in the newspaper Gazette Of The United States by four days!
NOTE: Be careful of issues with an earlier date supposedly announcing the election of Washington, as they only "presume" the election, while this issue has the significant, and official, April 6 report.
* George Washington presidential election win
* Historic issue in an American title
This is an extremely significant & historic newspaper, which contains on page 3 the official report of the election of George Washington. The official election results were known on April 6 when the ballots for President & Vice President were counted in the Senate.
This report is headed: "April 6" from New York, with the text reading in part: "At twelve o-clock the Senate gave notice to the House that they had assembled...that they had chosen a President to open & count the votes for President & Vice President...about half past one, the House attended in the Senate chamber & the votes were counted--a list whereof is enclosed--the House agreed that the Senate should nominate some person to notify the President & Vice President of their election...Charles Thomson was appointed to notify Gen. WASHINGTON and Silvanus Bourne of Roxbury to notify DR. ADAMS..." plus further down the column is the count, with prefacing comments, which include a state-by-state voting report.
Other political reporting as well, including an announcement that "...His Excellency JOHN HANCOCK, Esq. is reelected Governour and the Hon. SAMUEL ADAMS, Esq. Lieutenant Governour for the ensuing year." (see)
Complete in four pages with never-trimmed margins, slightly irregular at the blank spine, generally in very nice, clean condition.
This is one of the earliest official reports on Washington's election to be had, predating the official report in the newspaper Gazette Of The United States by four days!
NOTE: Be careful of issues with an earlier date supposedly announcing the election of Washington, as they only "presume" the election, while this issue has the significant, and official, April 6 report.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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