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Ben Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton...
Ben Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton...
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THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE OR MONTHLY MUSEUM, Boston, Sept., 1789* President George Washington
* Benjamin Franklin
This magazine is by famed publisher Isaiah Thomas. The first article takes over a full pg. & is titled: "Description of Charles River Bridge". The plate called for is not present. Other articles include: "Marriage Ceremonies Among the Tschouwasches, a Finnish Nation"; the conclusion to the article: "The Way to Wealth" signed in type: Richard Saunders (pen name of Benjamin Franklin); a fullpg: "Letter from Dr. Franklin to the late Dr. Mather" signed by him in type: B. Franklin (see); "...Extracts on the Slave Trade, from Governour Jefferson's Notes on Virginia"; "Memoirs of the Marquis De La Fayette" which takes 2 1/2 pgs.; and "Account of the Marriage of Two Dwarfs". Near the back are various domestic news reports which include: "The President of the United States has been pleased to nominate...to appoint Alexander Hamilton, Esq., of New York, Secretary of the Treasury...Gen. Henry Knox, Secretary at War..." and more (see).
Complete in 64 pages, 5 by 8 inches foxing throughout, otherwise good.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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