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George Washington
First Inauguration, April 30, 1789
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Letter from George Washington to Henry Knox, April 10, 1789. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. The Papers of George Washington. Online in George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799.

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An East View of Gray's Ferry, near Philadelphia; with the Triumphal Arches, &c. erected for the Reception of General Washington, April 20th, 1789. Library of Congress. Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Call number: AP2.A2 U6. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-342 (b&w film copy neg.).

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Federal Hall, the Seat of Congress, 1790. Private collection of Louis Alan Talley, Washington, D.C. Reproduction number: LC-USZC4-7831 (color film copy transparency).

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Journal of William Maclay, April 30, 1789, [original journal]. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. The Papers of William Maclay.

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Letter from James Madison to Edmund Randolph, May 10, 1789. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. The Papers of James Madison.

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