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On the Constitution... Postal routes through the states...



Item # 703193

October 13, 1792

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Oct. 13, 1792 

* George Washington administration era
* Jefferson on the United States Constitution
* Post Master General Timothy Pickering


About one-third of the front page is taken up with an editorial concerning the Constitution, beginning: "By the extracts from Mr. Jefferson's letters lately published, his sentiments on the constitution have been unbosomed to his countrymen...". The front page also has a nice piece on: "...Salem, the principal Moravian town in North Carolina." 
A page 3 item from Pittsburgh notes: "We are informed that the Cornplanter, New Arrow and 60 of the chiefs & warriors of the Seneca nation, have set out for the Miami towns to council with the hostile Indians...". Most of the back page is taken up with the postal routes through the states, signed by Timothy Pickering, Postmaster General.
Four pages, mild wear, damp stains are mainly near the margins.

Category: The 1600's and 1700's