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Lengthy Act of Congress...
Lengthy Act of Congress...
Item # 705167
May 12, 1790
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, May 12, 1790 Taking all of the front page & concluding on page 2 is a lengthy Act of Congress: "...for the Punishment of Certain Crimes against the United States", signed in type by: John Adams, George Washington & Thomas Jefferson. The Act is headed with a nice engraving of a heraldic eagle, making it nice for display.
Nearly a full page is taken up with reports from Congress, much of it concerning: "The proposition for assuming the state debts under consideration." There is also a letter from a man in Rhode Island concerning that state's consideration of the Constitution, including: "...Most of the country towns are as much opposed to the Constitution as ever...the seaports are all federal..." with more. Another item is part one of John Adams' Discourses on Davila (#IV), which is concluded in the issue to follow.
Four pages, nice condition.
Considered by many as the most significant newspaper of the 18th century, particularly during this, one of the formative years of the new federal government, as the Gazette was the mouthpiece of all matters political. Most pronouncements from Congress & the President were printed first in this newspaper.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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