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[POLITICS]. Gazette of the United States. NO. XXXIII. New York: John Fenno, 5 August 1789. Editorial signed in type by Alexander Hamilton under his pen name.
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[POLITICS]. Gazette of the United States. NO. XXXIII. New York: John Fenno, 5 August 1789. Editorial signed in type by Alexander Hamilton under his pen name.

4pp., folio, 10 x 16 in. Disbound (partial separation near top of central fold repaired with adhesive, chipping, tears, creasing, and some loss at edges, toning and occasional spotting). 

The front page of the newspaper features the headline, "Sketch of the Political State of America," with a full column editorial signed in type by “Americanus,” the pen name for Alexander Hamilton. The issue also contains an inside page list of the first salaries for the senior members of the first US Government under the US Constitution.
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