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Fenno, John, 1751-1798 Gazette of the United States. [No. 60 (November 7, 1789)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08757.01 Author/Creator: Fenno, John, 1751-1798 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 7 November 1789 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 41.5 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Printed on page four is the act of Congress to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States (continued in the 2nd issue of the Gazette, see GLC08757.02). A letter of John Adams dated 16 October 1780 concerning troops in the Revolutionary War is published on page 1. Other articles deal with the public debt of the Union, President George Washington, and the Senate.

Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Adams, John, 1735-1826

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