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Jefferson is (finally) elected President...
Jefferson is (finally) elected President...
Item # 702568
March 13, 1801
MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, March 13, 1801
* Thomas Jefferson finally wins
* Controversial election of 1800
Page 2 has a notable report on the election of Jefferson, beginning: "At 12 o'clock the 35th ballot was taken, the result the same with that of the preceding ballot. At one o'clock the 36th ballot was taken which issued in the election of THOMAS JEFFERSON..." with more.
Page 3 has a report from Washington beginning: "As far as accounts have been received from the various parts of the Union, the election of Mr. Jefferson to the presidency has produced the liveliest feelings of joy..." with more.
Another report contains Jefferson's farewell address to the Senate, of which he was President, as he assumes the Presidency of the nation. It is signed in type: Thomas Jefferson. It is followed by the response of the Senate.
Four pages, archivally rejoined at the spine, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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