John Adams and Thomas Jefferson...
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March 14, 1798
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 14, 1798
* President John Adams acts of Congress
* Thomas Jefferson and Increase Sumner
The front page features two Acts of Congress, each signed in script type by the President: John Adams, and in block type by the Vice President: Th. Jefferson, one for defraying expenses for a treaty with Indians.
Also on the front page is a Mass. Act signed in script type by the governor: Increase Sumner.
Page 2 has an: Important Message" signed in script: John Adams.
Four pages, nice condition.
Background: The March 14, 1798, issue of the Columbian Centinel serves as a critical snapshot of the Federalist Era, a period defined by the fragile sovereignty of the young United States as it navigated the treacherous waters between British and French hostilities. The "Important Message" from John Adams is particularly significant; it marks the lead-up to the XYZ Affair revelation, where French agents demanded bribes from American diplomats, sparking a wave of anti-French sentiment and the undeclared Quasi-War. The presence of the Indian Treaty Act on the front page, signed by the rival duo of Adams and Thomas Jefferson, illustrates the internal administrative efforts to stabilize the Western frontier and manage the high costs of colonial expansion and indigenous diplomacy. Collectively, these documents represent a nation in a state of high alert, balancing the logistical burdens of territorial growth with the existential threat of international conflict, all while the primary authors of American independence—Adams and Jefferson—were forced into an increasingly polarized and uneasy executive partnership.
* President John Adams acts of Congress
* Thomas Jefferson and Increase Sumner
The front page features two Acts of Congress, each signed in script type by the President: John Adams, and in block type by the Vice President: Th. Jefferson, one for defraying expenses for a treaty with Indians.
Also on the front page is a Mass. Act signed in script type by the governor: Increase Sumner.
Page 2 has an: Important Message" signed in script: John Adams.
Four pages, nice condition.
Background: The March 14, 1798, issue of the Columbian Centinel serves as a critical snapshot of the Federalist Era, a period defined by the fragile sovereignty of the young United States as it navigated the treacherous waters between British and French hostilities. The "Important Message" from John Adams is particularly significant; it marks the lead-up to the XYZ Affair revelation, where French agents demanded bribes from American diplomats, sparking a wave of anti-French sentiment and the undeclared Quasi-War. The presence of the Indian Treaty Act on the front page, signed by the rival duo of Adams and Thomas Jefferson, illustrates the internal administrative efforts to stabilize the Western frontier and manage the high costs of colonial expansion and indigenous diplomacy. Collectively, these documents represent a nation in a state of high alert, balancing the logistical burdens of territorial growth with the existential threat of international conflict, all while the primary authors of American independence—Adams and Jefferson—were forced into an increasingly polarized and uneasy executive partnership.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
