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Creating the Bill of Rights
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Formation of Political Parties
George Washington, Commander in Chief
Charles Bathazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin. George Washington. Charcoal on tinted paper, ca. 1800. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (021.01.00) [Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-11597]
First Bank of the United States
William Birch. Bank of the United States with a View of Third St. Philadelphia, from The City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, As it Appeared in the Year 1800. . . . Hand-colored engraving. Springland, Pennsylvania: William Birch and Son, 1800. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (54.00.04)
[Digital ID# us0054_06]
Amending the Constitution
Roger Sherman. Draft Report of a Special Committee of Congress, ca. July 21, 1789. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (81.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0081_1; us0081]
Amending the Body of the Constitution
Congress of the United States, in the House of Representatives, . . . [Report] from the Committee of Eleven. New York: Thomas Greenleaf, 1789. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (82.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0082_1; us0082]
Madison Calls for Amending the Constitution
James Madison, Speech in Congress, June 8, 1789, in New York Daily Advertiser, June 12, 1789. Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (83.01.00)
[DigitalID#us_int0001]
Honoring George Washington at his death
Ulster County Gazette, January 4, 1800. Kingston, New York: Samuel S. Freer & Son. Newspaper. Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (83.02.00)
[Digital ID# us0083_02p1]
Factional Fighting after Washington's Farewell
Alexander Hamilton. Draft of George Washington’s Farewell Address, 1796. Manuscript. Alexander Hamilton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (087.00.04)
[Digital ID# us0087p4]
A Champion to Challenge Alexander Hamilton
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, September 21, 1795. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (88.01.00)
[Digital ID us0088_01p1; us0088_01p2]
Partisan Clash over Creating National Bank
Alexander Hamilton. Draft Report on the Constitutionality of a National Bank, February 23, 1791. Manuscript. Alexander Hamilton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (089.01.02)
[Digital ID# us0089_01p3]
Republican Party Christened by James Madison
[James Madison]. A Candid State of Politics. National Gazette (Philadelphia), September 22, 1792. Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (90.00.00)
[Digital ID# us0090]
Location of Capital Spurs Partisan Bickering
Con-g-ss Embark'd on board the Ship Constitution of America Bound to Conogocheque by way of Philadelphia. [New York, 1790] Etching. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (90.01.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-19165]
Opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts
To the Senate and Representatives of the United States, in Congress Assembled. Poughkeepsie, New York: Nicholas Power, 1798. Broadside. Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Library of Congress (90.03.00)
[Digital ID# us0090_03p1]
Opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States. We whose names are hereunto subscribed being citizens of the county of Albemarle in the state of Virginia. Albemarle County, Virginia: 1798. Broadside. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (090.04.00)
[Digital ID # us0090_04]
Seeking Womens Rights
James Thackera and John Vallance. Liberty. Frontispiece in The Ladys Magazine, and Repository of Entertaining Knowledge. Philadelphia: W. Gibbons, 17921793. Marian S. Carson Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (92.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0092_01]
Libel Trial of Thomas Cooper
Thomas Cooper. An Account of the Trial of Thomas Cooper of Northumberland: on a Charge of Libel against the President of the United States. . . . Philadelphia: John Bios, April 1800. Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Library of Congress (94.00.00)
[Digital ID# us0094]
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