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George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, 1797
Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)
George Washington, 1797
Oil on canvas
Detail
George Washington, 1797
Oil on canvas
Detail
The Federalist, 1788
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
James Madison (1751-1836)
John Jay (1745-1829)
The Federalist
New York, J. and A. McLean, 1788
James Madison (1751-1836)
John Jay (1745-1829)
The Federalist
New York, J. and A. McLean, 1788
Con-g-ss embark'd on board the ship Constitution of America bound to Conogocheque by way of Philadelphia, 1790
In July 1790 Congress decided to move the seat of the federal government from its original site in New York to Washington, with Philadelphia as an interim capital. The unidentified satirist gives a cynical view of the profit opportunity which this…
Convention at Philadelphia, 1787
Detail of Convention at Philadelphia. 1787. Elkanah Tisdale (b. 1771). Engraving, in A History of the United States, 1823.
Inauguration of George Washington at the Federal Hall, 1789
Detail of Diorama of the First Inauguration of George Washington at the Federal Hall in New York, April 30th, 1789
Hamilton Bookplate (closeup)
Bookplate of Alexr. Hamilton Esqr. of Grange Advocate
From Hamilton's copy of The Federalist, v. 2
From Hamilton's copy of The Federalist, v. 2
