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George Mason, May 31, 1787. Notes on Representation, State and Federal Government.

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Letter, John Adams to federal department heads ordering the relocation of government offices from Philadelphia to the District of Columbia, 15 May 1800

Reproduction number: A29 (color slide); LC-MSS-87668-1 (B&W negative) John Adams (1735-1826), second president of the United States, wrote this 15 May 1800 letter to the heads of the various federal departments More

The too confiding South drafting terms of peace with the Federal Government (see Richmond Papers, July 6, 7, 8)

Cartoon showing man seated on gunpowder keg writing on paper. Skull and graves on ground and bomb labeled "Gettysburg" and fists labeled "Vicksburg" in sky behind him. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 7, no. 343 More

Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Swann, Tuesday, October 27, 1863 (Interference of Federal Government in upcoming Maryland elections)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Swann, Tuesday, October 27, 1863 (Interference of Federal Government in upcoming Maryland elections)

Interference of Federal Government in upcoming Maryland elections

President appoints committee of four cabinet members to cooperate with Red Cross in aiding flood sufferers. After making an appeal to the people of the country today for prompt and generous contributions to the American Red Cross relief fund for sufferers in the flood area of the Mississippi river, President Coolidge appointed a committee of four cabinet members to cooperate with the officers of the Red Cross in their relief work. The cabinet members met with Red Cross Officials today in Washington to determine how the Federal Government through its many agencies can best cooperate. In the photograph, left to right; (sitting) Rear Admiral E.R. Stitt, chief of U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis; Secretary of the Navy, Curtis D. Wilbur; James L. Feiser, Acting Chairman of the Red Cross; Secretary of Commerce, Herbert Hoover; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Charles S. Dewey; Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Mellon and Miss [...]

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wants dependant children cared for thru Social Security. Washington, D.C. June 8. Senator James P. Pope, Democrat of Idaho, has introduced a bill in the Senate to increase the Federal Government's contribution, through the Social Security Board, to care of dependent children from third the maintenance cost to one half. At present the government contributes half the cost of old age pensions and aid to the blind. The Pope proposal would bring the law with reference to dependent children in conformity to the provisions relating to other beneficiaries of the act. 6/8/37

A black and white photo of two men sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Off-the-record. Washington, D.C., May 4. William S. Knudsen, (left) President of General Motors, today in a talk before the 26th Annual Meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce forecasts that the Federal Government will eventually step in to break up sit-down strikes. He is pictured with George H. Davis of Kansas City, President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 5/4/38

A black and white photo of two men sitting in a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Off-the-record. Washington, D.C., May 4. William S. Knudsen, (left) President of General Motors, today in a talk before the 26th Annual Meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce forecasts that the Federal Government will eventually step in to break up sit-down strikes. He is pictured with George H. Davis of Kansas City, President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 5438

A black and white photo of two men sitting in a chair, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. More