George Washington is elected President...
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April 13, 1789
THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, April 13, 1789
The photos show the page 3 report from the nation's capital detailing the historic election of George Washington as the nation's first president.
The report carries a dateline of "New York, April 7" which is important, as the official count of the ballots did not happen until April 6. Be careful of newspapers purporting to report the election of Washington with datelines prior to April 6 as they are not official reports.
The report (as seen in the photos below) reads in part: "The whole number of suffrages was 69, and it appeared that his Excellency George Washington, Esquire, was unanimously elected.--His Excellency John Adams had 34 votes...The Illustrious GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esquire, was then announced President of the United States of America, and his Excellency JOHN ADAMS, Esquire, Vice President..." with more as well.
There are other news reports of the day as well but they pale in comparision to the significance of Washington's election. Included is a letter from Governor Sevier about a battle with the Creek & Cherokee Indians in the state of Franklin.
Complete in 4 pages, very minor loss at the blank spine margin not close to any text, a few areas of foxing causing no loss of readability, generally in very nice, clean condition.
Exceedingly desirable and early report on Washington's first election.
The photos show the page 3 report from the nation's capital detailing the historic election of George Washington as the nation's first president.
The report carries a dateline of "New York, April 7" which is important, as the official count of the ballots did not happen until April 6. Be careful of newspapers purporting to report the election of Washington with datelines prior to April 6 as they are not official reports.
The report (as seen in the photos below) reads in part: "The whole number of suffrages was 69, and it appeared that his Excellency George Washington, Esquire, was unanimously elected.--His Excellency John Adams had 34 votes...The Illustrious GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esquire, was then announced President of the United States of America, and his Excellency JOHN ADAMS, Esquire, Vice President..." with more as well.
There are other news reports of the day as well but they pale in comparision to the significance of Washington's election. Included is a letter from Governor Sevier about a battle with the Creek & Cherokee Indians in the state of Franklin.
Complete in 4 pages, very minor loss at the blank spine margin not close to any text, a few areas of foxing causing no loss of readability, generally in very nice, clean condition.
Exceedingly desirable and early report on Washington's first election.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
