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Collection Reference Number GLC08795
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1791 
Title Gazette of the United States Vol. 2, no. 100
Date 13 April 1791
Document Type Newspapers and Magazines
Content Description Page four contains "A Proclamation" from President Washington that selects, in accordance with the powers afforded him by Congress, the location on the Potomac River to become the capital of the United States. The boundaries of the proposed federal district are described. Two unrelated congressional acts appear on the page, one supplementing an act providing for the reduction of the public debt and another providing compensation for government clerks. Other articles in the paper contain "Discourse on Davila. No. 29," the conclusion of Massachusetts representative Elbridge Gerry's speech on the bank bill in congress, news from London, a discussion of the proposed Bank of the United States, a report of killings between Indians and whites, and various notifications.
Subjects Washington, D.C.  President  Presidential Speeches and Proclamations  Congress  Government and Civics  Law  Debt  Economics  Finance  Bank of the US  Banking  Global History and Civics  Foreign Affairs  American Indian History  
People Washington, George (1732-1799)  
Place written Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme The Presidency; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Native Americans
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information 3
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859