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Fenno, John, 1751-1798 Gazette of the United States. [No. 95 (March 10, 1790)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08760 Author/Creator: Fenno, John, 1751-1798 Place Written: New York Type: Newspaper Date: 1790/03/10 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 41.7 cm, Width: 25.7 cm Order a Copy

First printing of the Census Act signed in type by Washington (p. 1), debate on payment of securities (p. 2-3), and letter signed Rusticus on abolition of slavery and colonization and Quakers (p. 4).

Fenno, John, 1751-1798

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