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Unusual broadsheet "Extra" issue on Jefferson's final annual address...
Unusual broadsheet "Extra" issue on Jefferson's final annual address...
Item # 711100
November 16, 1808
REPUBLICAN ARGUS--EXTRA, Northumberland, (Pennsylvania), November 16 (printed as October in error), 1808 This is a broadsheet "Extra" edition, with just a small portion of Jefferson's Message appearing on the reverse (see photos).
This was Jefferson's last state of the union address, and is headed: "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" followed by the publisher's note: "The Argus had gone to press before the receipt of the President's Message to both houses of Congress. In consequence of which a half sheet is published".
Then, with a dateline of Tuesday Nov. 8, 1808, it is introduced: "This day at 12 o'clock the President of the U. States communicated in writing, by his secretary Mr. Cole, to both houses of congress, the following MESSAGE..." followed by the address, carrying over slightly to the reverse side.
Jefferson's final S.O.U., while often overlooked, had historical significance and, although not expressed overtly, helped to establish the tradition of a two-term limit.
Complete as a single sheet, 10 1/2 by 18 inches, slightly irregular at the blank margins, good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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