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Fenno, John (1751-1798) Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 17 (June 9, 1790)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08720.01 Author/Creator: Fenno, John (1751-1798) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 9 June 1790 Pagination: 4 p. ; 41 x 26 cm. Order a Copy

Reports on Rhode Island's ratification of the Constitution, a debate on tonnage in the House of Representatives, and news from Europe. Also prints an extract from a speech to Congress by Massachusetts Governor John Hancock on the national debt, acts passed by Congress and ones still pending, and news items about appointments, slavery, and suicide. Same issue as GLC03123.

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Fenno, John, 1751-1798

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