*[Washington, George] Announcing the Inauguration of George Washington as the First President of the United States

"The illustrious Washington was yesterday installed in the dignity of First Magistrate of the United States of America, to which he had been called by the unanimous suffrages of the nation..."

The London Chronicle
London: (Sold by T. Wilkie), Tuesday, June 23 to Thursday, June 25, 1789. Vol. LXV, No. 5105. Printed newspaper. 4to. 8 pp. (pp. 601-608). Text in three columns. Disbound, first and last leaves loose. Scattered foxing; royal tax stamp at bottom left of second page.

The London Chronicle announces the inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States, on April 30, 1789. "Yesterday arrived a mail from Halifax, brought to Falmouth by the Tankerville packet in 22 days. Extract of a Letter from New York, May 1. The illustrious Washington was yesterday installed in the dignity of First Magistrate of the United States of America, to which he had been called by the unanimous suffrages of the nation..." The same letter admiringly observes that "Mr. Washington on this, as on former occasions, refused to receive any lucrative recompence for the services he had done his country."

Lot also includes the following issue of the same newspaper (No. 5106, June 25-27, 1789).

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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[Washington, George] Announcing the Inauguration of George Washington as the First President of the United States*

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

*[Washington, George] Announcing the Inauguration of George Washington as the First President of the United States

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