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Handsome newspaper... Progress on building out Washington, D.C...
Handsome newspaper... Progress on building out Washington, D.C...
Item # 689118
September 16, 1793
INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE & THE UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Boston, Sept. 16, 1793
* Expanding Washington D.C.
* Nice masthead engraving
* 18th century America
As the photo shows, this is one of the more handsome & displayable mastheads of the 18th century.
Page 3 has a brief yet interesting report on progress being made in the development of the nation's new capital, with: "...inform the public that the buildings in the new Federal city are rapidly advancing; the President's house is built one story high; the capital and hotel are in a considerable state of forwardness, and there are upwards of fifty houses finished, among which are a number of capital brick buildings. There are upwards of 130 of the artists and best mechanics in the world now employed in the construction of that city."
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed with wide margins, nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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