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Seven documents signed by George Washington...
Seven documents signed by George Washington...
Item # 703772
December 02, 1789
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Dec. 2, 1789
The back page contains six Acts of Congress, each one signed in type by the President & Vice President: George Washington & John Adams.
Also an address from Dartmouth College to the President, to which he responded with a letter signed: George Washington. And there is also a letter signed in type by: John Adams, from when he was in Amsterdam in 1780.
Four pages, good condition.
Considered by many as the most significant newspaper of the 18th century, particularly during this, the formative year of the new federal government, as this paper was the mouthpiece of all matters political. Most pronouncements from Congress & the President were printed first in this newspaper.
Category: The Civil War