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Germantown (PA) school offers its buildings as the home for Congress... Washington responds...



Item # 704136

November 27, 1793

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 27, 1793 

* President George Washington
* Germantown, Pennsylvania
* Jean François Hamtramck


The front page begins with an interesting: "Address of the Trustees of a School at Germantown, to the President" in which they: "...tender the school buildings for the accommodation of  Congress, should they convene at this place...". This is followed by his kind response to them, signed in type: Go. Washington.
Page 2 has a report from "Pittsburg" noting: "...express arrived at...Fort Washington...to General Wayne from Col. Hamtramck, commanding at Post Vincennes, informing him that that garrison was attacked by the Indians...".
Four pages, very nice condition.

Item from Catalog 342 (released for May, 2024)

Category: The 1600's and 1700's