(CONGRESS) Burr David H; artist Plan of Hall of the House of

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(CONGRESS.) Burr, David H.; artist. Plan of Hall of the House of Representatives U.S. Engraving, 13 x 16 1/2 inches; folds, minor foxing and wear; uncut. [Washington, circa 1839]

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A seating chart for the 25th Congress, 3rd Session, which ran from December 1838 to March 1839. Future president James K. Polk sat in the Speaker's chair, while in the third row left, political opposites John Quincy Adams and Millard Fillmore could literally reach across the aisle to shake hands if they wished. This edition not traced.