[Washington, D.C.] The First Newspaper Printing of the Residence Act of 1790, Establishing Washington, D.C. as the Capital City, in the Gazette of the United States

New-York: John Fenno, Saturday, July 17, 1790. No. 28, Vol. II, Whole No. 132. Printed newspaper. Folio. pp. (525)-528. Disbound; creasing from old folds; wear along edges; spotting.

The first newspaper printing of the 1790 Residence Bill that established the permanent seat of government in Washington, D.C., printed in the semi-official organ of Washington's administration. The bill, printed on the third page and signed in type by President Washington, is preceded by a printing of the debates on the matter. The site of the capital in on the Potomac River in the Southern United States came after a compromise between Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, whereby Hamilton received their support for his plan for the federal government to assume state debts in exchange for the permanent federal capital be located in the south.

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

[Washington, D.C.] The First Newspaper Printing of the Residence Act of 1790, Establishing Washington, D.C. as the Capital City, in the Gazette of the United States

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

[Washington, D.C.] The First Newspaper Printing of the Residence Act of 1790, Establishing Washington, D.C. as the Capital City, in the Gazette of the United States

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