George Washington from Seth Kaller, Inc.

"the supreme court of the United States shall consist of a chief justice and five associate justices...and shall hold annually at the seat of the federal government two sessions...." The U.S. Constitution provided that the "judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and such inferior Courts," leaving to Congress to establish… Read more about this item

"The prospect of national prosperity now before us is truly animating, and ought to excite the exertions of all good men to establish and secure the happiness of their Country, in the permanent duration of its Freedom and Independence. America, under the smiles of a Divine Providence—the protection of a good Government—and the cultivation of… Read more about this item

[GEORGE WASHINGTON]. KEITH CARTER. Photograph. Child holds his copy of Gilbert Stuart's famous "Athenaeum" portrait of George Washington. 1990. Number 6 of 50, 15 x 15 in. Keith Carter (1948 - Present). Internationally recognized photographer and educator. He holds the endowed Walles Chair of Art at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. He is… Read more about this item

"In Testimony, as well as of his exalted Services to his Country as of that noble Philanthropy which distinguishes Him among Masons" This is the scarce first American edition of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania's Masonic Constitution, dedicated to Washington as "General and Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America." The 1778 sermon included in this volume… Read more about this item

[NEW HAMPSHIRE]. Broadside, "An ACT directing the mode of ballotting for, and appointing the Electors of this state for the election of a President and Vice-President of the United States. ALSO— An ACT directing the mode of choosing Representatives to the Congress of the United States." Organizing elections in the state, signed in print by Governor Josiah… Read more about this item

"As mankind become more liberal, they will be more apt to allow, that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community, are equally entitled to the protection of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations in examples of justice and liberality." [GEORGE WASHINGTON]. Newspaper. The Providence Gazette… Read more about this item

"the Honble Continental Congress … haveing been plead to Desolve Connection Between this country & great Britain & to declare the united Colonys of North America free & Independent States the Several Brigades are to be Drawn us [up] this Evening on their Respective Parades at 6 oclock when the Deleration of Congress Shewing the grounds &… Read more about this item

The central image has a full length Standing Portrait of George Washington as President with his sword, after the original painting by Gilbert Stuart painted for William Constable, better known as the "Landsdowne Portrait." Washington's portrait is framed by a portion of his farewell address on the left, and his epitaph on the right. The bottom bears three panels, including… Read more about this item

"When we review the calamities which afflict so many other nations, the present condition of the United States affords much matter of consolation and satisfaction." A day before it is publicly issued, Secretary of State Edmund Randolph Sends Washington's Proclamation to all American Consuls, as "a better comment upon the general prosperity of our affairs than any which… Read more about this item

Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson signs the second U.S. Patent Act, which played a signal role in the commercial development of the United States. A key difference between this act and the one it replaced was that, in addition to new inventions, patents could be issued for improvements to existing products. The measure helped foster American innovation, successfully ushering the… Read more about this item

Issued five weeks after Washington's death, this newspaper includes the handwritten reflections of a sitting Senator on the loss of the nation's first President. It is clear from his words that the people of the nation he helped create—and individual Senators—are still struggling with Washington's death. [GEORGE WASHINGTON]. THEODORE FOSTER. Newspaper. United States Chronicle, Providence,… Read more about this item

Chief Justice John Marshall's magisterial biography of George Washington was originally a five-volume set. This 1840 publication, revised and issued in two volumes, also includes the 1832 companion atlas of maps relating to the Revolutionary War. JOHN MARSHALL. [GEORGE WASHINGTON]. Books, The Life of George Washington Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the… Read more about this item

[MARTHA WASHINGTON]. Portrait Signed by the artist ("Fabre"). 2¾ x 3¾ in. This portrait of Martha Washington, hand-painted on ivory, is likely by noted Swiss/French miniaturist Louis André Fabre (1750 – 1814). The French had a penchant for painting mid-nineteenth-century miniature portraits, including images of American historical figures, on ivory. This miniature is in its original frame and back insert. Though… Read more about this item