George Washington, Sam Adams, and building the original frigates...

Item # 701538

July 16, 1794

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 16, 1794 The front page has an Act of Congress signed in script type by the President: Go. Washington. Also two Acts of the Massachusetts Legislature, each signed in type by Samuel Adams.
The top of page 2 has: "The Age of Reason" which begins: "A work under this title has lately been written by the celebrated Mr. Paine...".
Page 3 has a brief item headed: "Gen., Wayne's Army" and another: "American Frigates", the latter being significant in announcing the construction of what would become the first frigates of the United States Navy: "Agents for building the frigates, ordered by Congress, are appointed--Gen. Jackson is for that to be built in this port [Boston, to be named the Constitution]. The four forty-fours are to be built, one at Portsmouth, one in this port one at New York, the other at Philadelphia. Captain Nicholson is to command that to be built here."
Four pages, very nice condition.