What a wonderful little piece of Americana! A very early, post Revolutionary War periodical having belonged to and signed by the Honorable William Cushing [1732-1810]. Confirmed in 1789 as one of the original five justices of the Supreme Court, he was put forward by George Washington himself to be Chief Justice.
A nice, affordable piece of true primary early Americana ephemera.
The American Apollo, Containing the Publications of the Historical Society, Essays, Moral, Political, and Poetical, and the daily Occurrences in teh Natural, Civil, and Commercial World. Friday, May 4. 1792. Boston. Belknap and Young. 1792. 16pp.
Fine original early American woodcut, boldly autographed at the head of title. Side stitching absent, front leaf nearly detached. Textually complete with some folds and handling.
Contents include Congress action to form the American Militia [Military], the Financial Support of Soldiers from the American Revolution, a Plea for Imports of Sugar and Rum, Correspondence from President George Washington, etc.
