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John Hancock on the front page... Creating the State Department...
John Hancock on the front page... Creating the State Department...
Item # 703185
June 17, 1789
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, June 17, 1789 This is just the 19th issue of this very famous newspaper which was the mouthpiece of the new federal government.
Over one-third of the front page has the: "Message of the Governor of Massachusetts..." signed in type: John Hancock, in which he comments on his recent election as governor: "...As my fellow citizens have seen fit to honor me with the office of Chief Magistrate it affords me great satisfaction...the public business will be attended with candor and unanimity...".
The front page also has an address "To the Head Men, Chiefs, and Warriors of the Creek Nation" which carries over to page 2.
Pages 2 and 3 have reports from the proceedings of Congress, providing fascinating insight into the important discussions from such an early period of the federal government.
One item notes: "...House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the bill for the establishing an executive department, to be denominated the department of foreign affairs. Mr. White proposed that this clause 'To be removable by the president of the United States' should be struck out. This brought on an interesting debate which continued till near half after three o'clock...".
Four pages, irregular at the blank spine margin from disbinding, some discrete archival mends near margins inside, minor chipping at the top of the back leaf does not affect mentioned content.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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