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Washington signs an Act of Congress concerning the Whiskey Rebellion...
Washington signs an Act of Congress concerning the Whiskey Rebellion...
Item # 684611
June 23, 1796
FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 23, 1796
* Rare 18th century publication
Page 2 has an: "ACT Making an Appropriation to Satisfy Certain demands attending the late Insurrection...", which provided money: "...to the discharge of certain incidental demands, occasioned by the trial of persons for crimes and offences during the late insurrection...", referring to the Whiskey Rebellion.
The back page has an ad for: "Negro Tom" describing: "A Black Man, about 5 feet 6 inches high...ran off from Fell's Point on Sunday..." then describing his clothing, etc. And elsewhere are two additional slave-related advertisements.
Four pages, purple colored staining affects the middle section but causes no loss of readability, a small hole to the back leaf not remotely close to any mentioned reports, otherwise in very nice condition.
AI notes: This 1796 issue of the Federal Gazette captures a young United States at a crossroads of federal authority and human bondage. The front-page focus on the Whiskey Rebellion appropriations marks a pivotal moment where the government successfully flexed its executive power to suppress domestic insurrection, essentially "balancing the books" on the cost of maintaining national order. Conversely, the advertisements for "Negro Tom" and others on the back page highlight the era’s deep moral contradictions, documenting the desperate pursuit of liberty by enslaved individuals in the maritime hub of Fell's Point. Despite the minor "foxing" or purple staining typical of 18th-century rag paper, the document remains a remarkably clear primary source, linking the high-level legal maneuvers of the Founding Fathers to the lived, gritty realities of early Baltimore life.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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