GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, June 26, 1790

• President George Washington
• John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
• Act of Congress signed in type

One-third of the front page is taken up with early reports from Congress, carrying over to page 2.
The middle of page 2 is taken up with an Act of Congress concerning establishing federal judicial courts in Rhode Island, signed in type by John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, and headed with a nice engraving of a heraldic eagle. Keep in mind that Rhode Island had recently ratified the Constitution, the last of the original 13 colonies to do so. Keep in mind also that New York was the nation's capital at this time.
Over half of page 3 is taken up with reports from Congress, one item noting a motion to move the next session of Congress to Baltimore, which was "negatived".
Four pages, wide, never-trimmed margins, a bit of foxing, very nice condition.

Background: This June 26, 1790 issue of the Gazette of the United States—printed in New York City while it served as the nation's capital—captures a foundational moment in American history through its publication of an official Act of Congress establishing federal courts in Rhode Island, complete with a heraldic eagle vignette and signed in type by George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Because Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the Constitution just four weeks prior, this act represents the final state's formal legal integration into the newly created federal system. Spanning four pages with untrimmed margins, the newspaper also details early 1st Congress debates, including a defeated ("negatived") motion to relocate the federal government's next session to Baltimore.