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Washington appoints the Supreme Court, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Postmaster General...

Item # 703756 ·
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 30, 1789  Certainly the most significant & historic content is the page 3 report that: "The President of the United States has been pleased to nominate, and by & with the advice & consent of the Senate, to appoint, JOHN JAY, of New York, Chief Justice..." followed by a list of the Associate Judges of the Supreme Court as well.
Also of great significance are the other appointments listed: "Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State, Edmund Randolph, Attorney General, Samuel Osgood, Postmaster-General..." and a list of military appointments.
A terrific report and very likely the first newspaper printing of these significant appointments.
The front page has an address of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the President, followed by: "The Answer of the President..." signed by him in type: G. Washington. Also on the front page (and some inside) is an account concerning the storming of the Bastille in Paris: "...he was one of those who first entered the Bastile...entered a dungeon of immense depth, strongly secured with iron bolts & bars, where they released an English officer...among a number of French gentlemen who with great plaudits exclaimed Liberty! Liberty! Liberty!. When the prisoners were liberated from the Bastile...".
Page 2 has a letter signed by: Le Marquis de la Fayette, followed by two articles: "The Bastille" and "Bastille Anecdote" above which are the: "...Articles [that] Form the Basis of the New Constitution of France".
Page 3 not only has two more letters signed by the President: G. Washington, plus most of the back page is taken up with the completion of the Coasting Act signed in type by George Washington and John Adams.
Four pages, a very discrete archival mend to the back page, very nice condition.

Considered by many as the most significant newspaper of the 18th century, particularly during this, the formative year of the new federal government, as this paper was the mouthpiece of all matters political. Most pronouncements from Congress & the President were printed first in this newspaper.

Item from our most recent catalog - #368 - released for July, 2026

Price
$1,125
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.