Creating the United States

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Liberty Triumphs over Oppressive Forces (91)

Liberty Triumphs over Oppressive Forces
John F. Renault. Triumph of Liberty. Dedicated to Its Defenders in America. New York: September 1795. Engraved by Peter C. Verger, 1796. Prints and Photographs Division (91)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-13643]

Latrobe’s Design for the Capitol

Latrobe’s Design for the Capitol
Benjamin Henry Latrobe. [Revised design for the Capitol], perspective from the east and north front, 1806. Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (91.02.00)
[Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-09501]

United States Capitol (91.04.00)

United States Capitol
Charles A. Busby. The Capitol at Washington. Elevation of the Principal Front. Etching, 1819. London: Charles A. Busby, 1823. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (91.04.00)
[Digital ID# http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b51696]

Virginia Slave Rebellion Increases Election-Year Turmoil

Virginia Slave Rebellion Increases Election-Year Turmoil
Letter from James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, September 22, 1800. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (101.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0101_01]

Fears of a Federalist “Usurpation” of the Presidency (102)

Fears of a Federalist Usurpation of the Presidency
Letter from James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, January 27, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (102)
[Digital ID# us0102]

Vote Forced Federalists into A Desperate State (102.1)

Vote Forced Federalists into A Desperate State
Letter from James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, January 6, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (102.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0102_01p1; us0102_01p2]

Jefferson Warns of Force to Secure Electoral Solution (103)

Jefferson Warns of Force to Secure Electoral Solution
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, February 15, 1801. Manuscript. James Monroe Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (103)
[Digital ID# us0103]

Moderates Reassure Jefferson (103.02.01)

Moderates Reassure Jefferson
Letter from Hugh Brackenridge to Thomas Jefferson, January 19, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (103.02.01)
[Digital ID# us0103_02p2]

Creative Statesmanship Resolves Election Crisis (104)

Creative Statesmanship Resolves Election Crisis
Letter from James Bayard to Alexander Hamilton, March 8, 1801. Manuscript. Alexander Hamilton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (104)
[Digital ID# us0104 us0104_1]

Jefferson Congratulates Samuel Adams

Jefferson Congratulates Samuel Adams
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Adams, March 29, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (104.01.00)
[Digital ID# us0104_01]

Lesson to America and the World (104.02.00)

Lesson to America and the World
Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, February 28, 1801. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (104.02.00)
[Digital ID# us0104_02p2]

Jefferson Seeks Unity in Inaugural Address (106.00.02)

Jefferson Seeks Unity in Inaugural Address
Thomas Jefferson. First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (106.00.01)
[Digital ID# us0106_01p1]

Disputed Presidential Election Leads to Constitutional Amendment (102.03.00)

Disputed Presidential Election Leads to Constitutional Amendment
[John Dawson]. Mr. Dawson’s Motion, Amended, [after October 17, 1803]. Broadside. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (102.03.00)
[Digital ID # us0102_03]

House of Representatives Chooses Jefferson as President (102.02.00)

House of Representatives Chooses Jefferson as President
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser. Washington, D.C.: February 23, 1801. Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (102.02.00)
[Digital ID # us0102_02]

Jefferson Asks John Marshall to Administer Oath of Office

Jefferson Asks John Marshall to Administer Oath of Office
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Marshall, March 2, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (104.04.00)
[Digital ID # us0104_04]

John Marshall Agrees to Administer Oath of Office to Jefferson (104.03.00)

John Marshall Agrees to Administer Oath of Office to Jefferson
Letter from John Marshall to Thomas Jefferson, March 2, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (104.03.00)
[Digital ID # us0104_03]

Not all Republicans Reconcile with Federalists (140.00.00)

Not All Republicans Reconcile with Federalists
Letter from James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, March 18, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (140.00.00)
[Digital ID # us0140]

The President’s House (105.04.00)

The President’s House
George Lehman. President’s House, ca. 1830s. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (105.04.00)
[Digital ID # cph-3a10214]

The President's House (105.05.00)

The President’s House
John L. Frederick. “A Front View of the President’s House” from the Analectic Magazine. Philadelphia: Moses Thomas, [ca. 1820s]. Engraving. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (105.05.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca.24326]

Unity Seen in Jefferon's Inaugural Address (103.03.00)

Unity Seen in Jefferson’s Inaugural Address
Letter from Benjamin Rush to Thomas Jefferson, March 12, 1801. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (103.03.00)
[Digital ID # us0103_03]

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