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Thomas Jefferson's inauguration address...
Thomas Jefferson's inauguration address...
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March 18, 1801
THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, March 18, 1801 A terrific issue on the inauguration and inaugural address of Thomas Jefferson's first administration.
Page 2 has a report from Washington beginning: "On Saturday last, Mr. Jefferson, the President elect of the United States, pursuant to a custom which has prevailed since the existence of the laws, declaring that the President pro tempore of the Senate should execute the office of President of the United States in case of the death of both the President and Vice President, retired from the chair of the Senate. Previously to his leaving the chair, he made the following pertinent, judicious, conciliating and affectionate Address:"
What followed is Jefferson's farewell address to the Senate, signed in type: Thomas Jefferson. This is followed by "The Senate's Answer to the Address of Thomas Jefferson", and following this is his: "Reply" signed in type: Thomas Jefferson.
Prefacing Jefferson's inaugural address is: "This day, at 12 o'clock, President Jefferson, President of the United States, took the oath of office in the Senate chamber, in presence of the Senate, the members of the House of Representatives, the Public Officers, etc. previously to which he delivered the following PERTINENT, JUDICIOUS and CONCILIATORY ADDRESS:..." and what follows is Jefferson's inaugural address. His speech takes two columns carrying over to page 3 where it is signed in type: Thomas Jefferson.
Page 3 continues to have a few more items relating to the change of Presidency from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, along with the nominations for some Cabinet posts.
Four pages, some light damp stains and a bit of foxing, a few discrete archival mends to pages 1 & 4, not to the pages with the mentioned content.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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