UNITED STATES Journal of the First Session of the Senate of

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EARLY PRINTING OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS UNITED STATES. Journal of the First Session of the Senate of the United States. Folio, modern boards retaining a portion of the calf from the original front cover; minor foxing and staining; early owner's signature on the title (Peter Van Gaasbeck). New York: Greenleaf, 1789

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Besides one of the earliest printings of the Bill of Rights, which appears on pages 163-164, the Senate Journal from their first session contains Washington's opening address to Congress. This copy belonging to Peter Van Gaasbeck (1754-1797), a Representative from New York to the Third Congress. Evans 22207; Sabin 15551.