Historic Newspapers: George Washington

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 23, 1792

• President George Washington
• Designing District of Columbia
• Federal buildings - Capitol

Most of the first column on the front page is taken up with an Act of

THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE OR MONTHLY MUSEUM, Boston, May, 1789

• President George Washington
• Inauguration - inaugural address
• A detailed eyewitness account
• In a American publication (rare)

Rarely are we

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, January 1, 1800

• George Washington death
• Historic & Highly sought item

This is one of the better issues to be had on the death & funeral of George

THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, Oct. 18, 1775

• General George Washington
• Named Commander-in-Chief
• Continental Army - British reaction

The front page begins with a nice item from London concerning

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, Sept., 1777

• Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
• General George Washington
• American Revolutionary War

Over 2 1/2 pages are taken up with: "Letter from Gen. Washington to Gen.

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, September 11, 1790

• President George Washington
• Address received and response
• Brethren of King David's Lodge
• Newport, Rhode Island lodge
• Masonic - Jewish - Jews -

THE PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL & THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Oct. 27, 1781

• Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
• American Revolutionary War ending

A wonderfully historic issue and nicely presented, as

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Jan. 2, 1796

• During President George Washington administration
• National University in the Federal City - Wash. D.C.

Page 2 has a report from the Virginia House of

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 27, 1796

• President George Washington
• Mass. Governor Samuel Adams

The front page begins with a document: "Official By the President of the United States" concerning

THE MASSACHUETTS GAZETTE or the GENERAL ADVERTISER, Springfield, July 29, 1783

• General George Washington
• Circular letter re. U.S. Army
• Revolutionary War ending

The entire front page, all of page 2,

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 30, 1789

• President George Washington
• U.S. government in it's infancy

Certainly the most significant & historic content is the page 3 report that: "The

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Sept. 9, 1789

• Mary Ball Washington death
• 1st president G.W.'s mother
• Debate on Nation's capital location

Page 3 has a very nice obituary report on the death of

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 12, 1791

• President George Washington
• re. State of the Union Address

Almost half of the front page is taken up with: "Answers Of Both Houses of Congress to The

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 29, 1797

• President George Washington acts
• Alexandra-Washington Masonic Lodge

On the front page under "Laws of the United States" are three "Acts" of Congress, each

SPOONER'S VERMONT JOURNAL, Windsor, Dec. 8, 1794

• President George Washington
• State of the Union Address

Certainly the prime content takes most of page 3, being the: "SPEECH Of His Excellency George

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 1852

• Washington Monument obelisk
• George Watterston & construction

Page 2 has: "Gen. Scott At The West" meaning Ohio, which includes: "Speech

J. RUSSELL'S GAZETTE, COMMERCIAL & POLITICAL, Boston, Jan. 13, 1800

• President George Washington's death

The front page has wide, black mourning rules, and the borders and all columns on pages 2, 3 &

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 14, 1792

• President George Washington
• State of the Union Address

Taking over half of the front page and concluding on page two where it is signed in script type: G.

NEW YORK MAGAZINE OR LITERARY REPOSITORY, November, 1792

• President George Washington
• State of the Union Address

Certainly the most notable content is President Washington's state-of-the-union

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Dec. 15, 1790

• President George Washington letters

Page 2 has a letter read in Congress from the people of Paris, beginning: "The news has reached our

THE POLITICAL MAGAZINE, London, August, 1783

• General George Washington
• Circular letter re. U.S. Army
• Revolutionary War ending

ing the Revolutionary War. It contains a wealth of reports concerning the

SPOONER'S VERMONT JOURNAL, Windsor, Dec. 28, 1795

• President George Washington
• State of the Union Address - SOTU (S.O.U.)

Almost the entire front page is taken up with the President's: "SPEECH" being

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, June 15, 1803

• Parson Weems book advertisement
• President George Washington biography

The back page has a small advertisement for "The Rev. M. L. Weems",

THE MORNING POST & DAILY ADVERTISER, London, June 9, 1783

• General George Washington letter
• Announcing the end of hostilities
• American Revolutionary War ending

Certainly the most significant content

THE SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, July 24, 1783

• General George Washington - Farewell to the Army
• Commander-in-Chief - American Revolutionary War

The entire front page and most of page 4 are taken up

THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, May 4, 1789

• President George Washington
• 1st Inauguration - inaugural address

Most of page 3 is taken up with reports on the: "Proceedings of

THE INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER; OR THE CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM, Philadelphia, May 26, 1787

• Constitutional Convention begins
• George Washington elected president

An exceedingly historic issue as this newspaper

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Dec. 14, 1795

• President George Washington
• State of the Union Address

Page 3 include the historic annual state-of-the-union address of President George Washington to

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 25, 1782

• re. Battle of the Assunpink Creek - Trenton
• re. George Washington crossing the Delaware

Page 2 has a report beginning: "So determined are the French to

THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, April, 1789

• President George Washington
• Election victory & inauguration

Certainly the most notable content is found in "The Chronicle" section near the back

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 14, 1795

• George Washington letter
• re. John Jay's Treaty

The front page has a letter from the President to the inhabitants of Georgetown concerning the late Treaty

THE ORACLE OF THE DAY, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Dec. 26, 1795

• President George Washington
• Chief Justice John Rutledge

This is a quite scarce 18th century American title as it existed only until

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 24, 1795

• President George Washington
• Brunswick County, Virginia

Page 2 has the: "Answer Of the President to the Brunswick, Virginia, Proceedings" relating to the Jay

THE NEW WORLD, Philadelphia, Feb. 27, 1797

• President George Washington
• 64th birthday celebration & dinner

A quite scarce title, and until a recent find, the very first we have offered in our 44

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, June 27, 1803  The back page has a small advertisement for "The Rev. M. L. Weems", more popularly known as Parson Weems, the ad noting: "Is hereby

THE HERALD OF FREEDOM & THE FEDERAL ADVERTISER, Boston, April 10, 1789

• George Washington presidential election win

This is a very historically significant issue, reporting the official results of

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 8, 1853

• Creation of Washington Territory
• United States Congress passes

Being the "mouthpiece of the federal government", typically this newspaper

WALKER'S HIBERNIAN MAGAZINE, (Dublin, Ireland), July, 1789  Bill Reese noted in one of his catalogs: "This important Irish monthly was founded in 1771 and continued until 1811, the later years under

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 16, 1789

• President George Washington
• First inauguration (historic)

Certainly one of the more desirable events to have in a period newspaper is the first

THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Feb. 12, 1756

• Rare Benjamin Franklin publication
• Early Colonel George Washington
• French and Indian War officer

A fine Ben Franklin issue from the French &

ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, Jan. 8, 1853

• Nauvoo, Illinois - Mormons
• Washington monument

A short-live newspaper which preceded the first issue of "Harper's Weekly". This is the volume 1, number 2

THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET OR GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, July 27, 1779

• Battle of Stony Point - New York
• American Revolutionary War night assault
• Generals George Washington & Anthony Wayne

This

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Aug. 18, 1790

• American ships Columbia Rediviva & Lady Washington
• President George Washington - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson

Page 2 includes an Act of

FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, Dec. 16, 1796

• President George Washington
• Retirement from public service

The front page includes 18 illustrated ship advertisements.
Page 3 has

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Nov. 25, 1789

• Benjamin Franklin re. slavery - slaves
• Newly elected President George Washington

It contains: An Address to the Public" by Benjamin Franklin as

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, June 28, 1803  The back page has a small advertisement for "The Rev. M. L. Weems", more popularly known as Parson Weems, the ad noting: "Is hereby

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 26, 1794

• George Washington & John Adams
• Regulating French vessels in U.S. ports

The front page begins with an Act of Congress relating to French vessels taking

THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER & THE AMERICAN ADVERTISER, Boston, Nov. 24, 1783

"One Inflamed Enlightened Heart" patriotic masthead

A very nice feature of this issue is the masthead engraving which features

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 1, 1794

• President George Washington

The front page begins with a half column Act of Congress of the United States, signed in script type by the President: Go.

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 3, 1790

• George Washington and John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson & Benjamin Franklin

Over a full column on page 2 is taken up with an Act of Congress which is headed with a