Renaming a Cabinet position to Department of State... Using Webster...
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August 26, 1789
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Aug. 26, 1789
* Department of State creation
* 19th century American original
Over a full column on the ftpg. is taken up with a "Sketch of Proceedings of Congress" from the very first year of the federal government, continuing to take all of page 2 & some of page 3. It ends with a report noting: "...This bill states that the department of 'foreign affairs' shall be denominated the Department of State, to which a variety of duties of a domestic nature are to be annexed & the principal officer therein to be denominated the Secretary of State..." (see). Page 3 also has a piece which notes: "...to deliberate & fix upon some uniform method of teaching our vernacular language...This committee we are further informed, reported in favor of adopting Mr. Webster's..." (see).
Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.
* Department of State creation
* 19th century American original
Over a full column on the ftpg. is taken up with a "Sketch of Proceedings of Congress" from the very first year of the federal government, continuing to take all of page 2 & some of page 3. It ends with a report noting: "...This bill states that the department of 'foreign affairs' shall be denominated the Department of State, to which a variety of duties of a domestic nature are to be annexed & the principal officer therein to be denominated the Secretary of State..." (see). Page 3 also has a piece which notes: "...to deliberate & fix upon some uniform method of teaching our vernacular language...This committee we are further informed, reported in favor of adopting Mr. Webster's..." (see).
Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
