GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Dec. 9, 1790

• United States Congress meets for 1st time
• Temporary nation's capital in Philadelphia

Page 3 has an article on the first meeting of Congress on December 6, 1790 at the temporary capital at Philadelphia since it's move from New York City. "...Monday last being the day appointed for the meeting of the National legislature, in this city, now the seat of government of the United States, thirty-one members of the House of Representatives assembled in the hall, in Chestnut Street, which number not being sufficient to contribute a quorum, they adjourned to yesterday, 11:00 AM." It includes the complete attendance (Roll-Call) of both the House and the Senate.
Also, news that a joint Committee of the House reported that they waited on the President of the United States and delivered the message of both Houses. The President informed the Committee that he would meet the two houses in the Senate Chamber tomorrow at 12 o'clock. 
It also reports that 32 members of the House were present but they lacked a quorum adjourning until the next morning. Fifteen members of the Senate were present. Included a list of those present for each body.
A report from Philadelphia notes a meeting at the house of the President attended by the Vice-President, members of Congress, Department heads, and "...a number of respectable private characters." The report also mentions that the Consul General to the Queen of Portugal was presented to the President by Thomas Jefferson, the Secretary of State.
Four pages, an ink stain at the margin, very nice condition.

This paper, the official "mouthpiece" of the federal government, relocated to Philadelphia from New York, the first capital of the United States.

Background: This December 9, 1790 issue of the Gazette of the United States holds exceptional historical significance as an eyewitness primary record documenting the precise moment the federal government transitioned to Philadelphia, marking the opening of the 3rd Session of the 1st United States Congress at Congress Hall—the first session ever held in the new temporary capital. Published by John Fenno as the recognized official mouthpiece of the Washington administration, this four-page newspaper captures the fragile mechanics of early American statecraft, recording the initial failure to achieve a congressional quorum on December 6, detailing the exact roll-call lists for both the House and Senate, and chronicling the diplomatic protocol of Thomas Jefferson presenting the Portuguese Consul General to President Washington at the President's House on Market Street. Original 1790 imprints of the Gazette covering major constitutional milestones are extraordinarily rare in the antiquarian market, as surviving copies are overwhelmingly held in permanent institutional archives like the Library of Congress, making a complete, well-preserved issue carrying the official proceedings of the founding generation both a high-value collector's prize and a crucial artifact of early American political history.