1789 THE SALEM MERCURY (June 16) ~ John Hancock's Inaugural Address as Governor

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1789 THE SALEM MERCURY (Massachusetts) (June 16, 1789) ~ John Hancock's Inaugural Address as Governor
Signed in type JOHN HANCOCK on the front page is Hancock's inaugural address as Massachusetts Governor with much comment on the new Federal government.
Article on Proceedings of Congress:  "In the House of Representatives, Wednesday, June 3, 1789.  The bill for establishing the department of war, and the department of foreign affairs, were read a second time, and referred to the Committee of the whole."
Article on the Spanish King allowing the slave trade in Cuba.
Measures about 10-1/2" x 17"; 4 pp
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