Signed by Washington, Adams & Jefferson... Death of Israel Putnam...
Item # 712368
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GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, June 12, 1790
* First 3 presidents of the United States
* Israel Putnam "Old Put" death
* Battle of Bunker Hill fame
A page 2 report announces the death of: " ...that justly celebrated hero, Patriot and Philanthropist, ISRAEL PUTNAM...", plus some details about the funeral.
The top of page 3 has a Congressional Resolve headed with ornate lettering and an engraving of a heraldic eagle, signed in type by: George Washington, President, John Adams, Vice President, and Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State.
Page 3 has a report on the return of the President: "....from Sandy Hook and the fishing banks, where he has been for the benefit of the sea air, and to amuse himself in the...recreation of fishing...".
Four pages, very nice condition.
Background: This issue of the Gazette of the United States captures a profound symbolic changing of the guard during the fragile, formative infancy of the federal government under the new Constitution. By juxtaposing the death of Israel Putnam with the official acts of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson, the newspaper bridges the raw, heroic era of the Revolutionary War with the complex, orderly dawn of American statecraft. Furthermore, the lighthearted report of President Washington recovering his health on a fishing trip carries immense political weight; in the summer of 1790, the survival of the executive branch was deeply intertwined with the physical survival of Washington himself, whose recent near-fatal illness had terrified a nation that lacked established precedents for presidential succession. Together, these reports offer a rare glimpse into a country simultaneously mourning its martial past, building its bureaucratic future, and breathing a collective sigh of relief that its indispensable leader was alive and well.
* First 3 presidents of the United States
* Israel Putnam "Old Put" death
* Battle of Bunker Hill fame
A page 2 report announces the death of: " ...that justly celebrated hero, Patriot and Philanthropist, ISRAEL PUTNAM...", plus some details about the funeral.
The top of page 3 has a Congressional Resolve headed with ornate lettering and an engraving of a heraldic eagle, signed in type by: George Washington, President, John Adams, Vice President, and Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State.
Page 3 has a report on the return of the President: "....from Sandy Hook and the fishing banks, where he has been for the benefit of the sea air, and to amuse himself in the...recreation of fishing...".
Four pages, very nice condition.
Background: This issue of the Gazette of the United States captures a profound symbolic changing of the guard during the fragile, formative infancy of the federal government under the new Constitution. By juxtaposing the death of Israel Putnam with the official acts of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson, the newspaper bridges the raw, heroic era of the Revolutionary War with the complex, orderly dawn of American statecraft. Furthermore, the lighthearted report of President Washington recovering his health on a fishing trip carries immense political weight; in the summer of 1790, the survival of the executive branch was deeply intertwined with the physical survival of Washington himself, whose recent near-fatal illness had terrified a nation that lacked established precedents for presidential succession. Together, these reports offer a rare glimpse into a country simultaneously mourning its martial past, building its bureaucratic future, and breathing a collective sigh of relief that its indispensable leader was alive and well.
Item from last month's catalog - #367 - released for June, 2026
Categories: The 1600's and 1700's, American
Price
$220
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.