Original May 5, 1790 issue of the Gazette of the United States, the premier Federalist newspaper of the Founding Era, printed by John Fenno in New-York (then the U.S. capital). Complete 4-page issue in the standard folded folio format.
Includes
John Adams's "Discourses on Davila" essay-part 2 of the second Discourse. He published this famous series of political essays anonymously (or rather, serially without his direct signature) in the
Gazette between 1790 and 1791 to critique the radical turn of the French Revolution and expand on his theories of constitutional balance.
Also:
*First Congress proceedings on state debt assumption and early copyright legislation,
*The "Tablet No. CXI" essay,
*News from Paris during the French Revolution,
*Pittsburgh frontier reports on Indian conflicts.
*Period advertisements from New-York merchants.
Provenance: The handwritten name at the top of the first page, Olden, refers to Charles Olden, occasionally spelled 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: Good for age. Moderate age toning, scattered foxing, minor edge chips and small tears, some weakness in spine and center fold line, 1/16 in. hole near middle of center fold. Print legible throughout.
Will be shipped flat in rigid packaging with cardboard backing.