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An original issue of the Gazette of the United States, the influential Federalist newspaper published by John Fenno in Philadelphia — then the capital of the United States — during George Washington's first term.Date: Wednesday, February 8, 1792 (No. 82, Vol. III, Whole No. 290)Contents include:
• Georgia Legislature — impeachment of Judge Henry Osborne
• Boston — James Bowdoin's plan for poor relief (fuel for the needy)
• Quebec — report of a destructive earthquake at St. Paul's Bay
• Paris/Vienna/London dispatches — French Revolution aftermath, French émigrés, Nootka Sound settlement with Spain
• "Pearl Fishery" — detailed account of pearl diving in the East Indies
• Poetry: "Monody" (from the Quebec Herald)Published on a single folio sheet (4 pages), printed on both sides.Condition: Good for 233 years old. Age-toned paper. Light edge wear and minor chipping. Text fully legible throughout. No major tears or missing content.Has original mailing foldsconsistent with period mailing practices.Shipping: Will be shipped flat in rigid packaging.
