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PRESIDENTS - [WASHINGTON, George]. The Providence

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Providence: John Carter, 25 December 1799. A single issue of the newspaper recording the death of George Washington. 4 pages, bifolium (485 x 300 mm). Pages 2 and 3 within a mourning border. Disbound. Condition: stitch holes along the gutter from prior binding. Provenance: Hudson & Goodwin (contemporary inscription above the masthead). The news of Washington's death appears on the third page at the top of the third column.

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