Presidential Inaugurations

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First Inauguration, April 30, 1789 		NEXT [soft corner]
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Letter from George Washington to Henry Knox, April 10, 1789. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. The Papers of George Washington.

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Inaugural Committee on Ceremony in the Senate, April 27, 1789, in secretary's hand. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. The Papers of George Washington.

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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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Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789, in Washington's hand. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. The Papers of George Washington.

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Federal Hall, the Seat of Congress, 1790. Collection of Alan Louis 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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Journal of William Maclay, April 30, 1789, [transcription]. Library of Congress. General Collection. Call number: J15.M2

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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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