NEW YORK EVENING POST, July 31, 1802  

* Founding Father Alexander Hamilton

This is the famous newspaper founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1801, still publishing today.
The front page is taken up with advertisements, 8 of which are illustrated ship ads. Various news reports of the day from Thomas Jefferson's administration.
Four pages, minor margin tears, nice condition.

Background: The historical significance of the July 31, 1802, issue of the New York Evening Post lies in its role as a primary weapon in the fierce ideological battle for the soul of the young American Republic. Founded only eight months earlier by Alexander Hamilton, the paper served as the authoritative voice of the "dying" Federalist Party during the "Revolution of 1800," a period where Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic-Republicans were systematically dismantling Federalist policies. This specific issue captures a pivotal summer: it went to press just as the Judiciary Act of 1802 had effectively purged Federalist "midnight judges" from the courts and as the nation’s internal taxes (including the controversial whiskey tax) were being repealed. Furthermore, while the front-page ship advertisements highlight New York’s burgeoning status as a global trade hub, the news within likely touched on the escalating First Barbary War, marking one of the earliest instances of the U.S. Navy projecting power abroad. As a physical artifact, this newspaper is a direct "living link" to Hamilton's final years of political influence, published during the era when he would often personally dictate the paper’s fiery editorials to editor William Coleman to challenge Jefferson's vision of America.