1791 Gazette of the United States June 8, Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson For Sale

Original 1791 Gazette of the United States, published Wednesday, June 8, 1791 (No. 12, Vol. III, Whole No. 220) in Philadelphia by John Fenno. One of the most influential Federalist newspapers of the early Republic.
Presidential Trifecta! Signed in type by George Washington, the future second president John Adams, and the third future president Thomas Jefferson!Content highlights include:
*Thomas Jefferson\'s official report to Congress on the Cod and Whale Fisheries as Secretary of State with detailed statistical tables (1715-1789);
*Coverage of President Washington\'s Southern Tour;
*Massachusetts election results (John Hancock re-elected Governor with 14,996 votes, Samuel Adams Lt. Governor);
*A memorial to Congress signed by George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Frederick Muhlenberg;*Foreign dispatches, shipping news, poetry, philosophical essays, and period advertisements.Complete 4-page folio issue, four columns per page. Printed on hand-laid rag paper.

Provenance:The handwritten nameat the top of the first pagerefers toCharles Olden(often spelled orC.Oldden), the subscriber of the newspaper. Olden was a prominent high-end Philadelphia merchant and tailor active in the late 18th century. The Olden/Oldden family was a well-known Quaker family with deep roots extending into Princeton, New Jersey.

Condition: Fair to Good for 234 years. Age toning throughout. Light foxing scattered. Tide mark visible on right edge of front page. Minor edge chipping and small marginal tears. Typical mailing folds. Period owner signature \"E. Olden\" on front page. Text fully legible throughout. There is a handwritten note that may be a subscriber note: \"Says a correspondent\", which appears under a column on the right side of page 3 under a short entry titled \"SAYS A CORRESPONDENT.\"Will be shipped flat in rigid packaging with cardboard backing.