![[Title page of John Locke, Two Treatises of Government (London, 1690)]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1690/01/01/title-page-of-john-locke-two-treatises-of-government-london-1690-640.jpg "[Title page of John Locke, Two Treatises of Government (London, 1690)]")
![[Arms] By the Honourable James De Lancey, Esq; His Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander in chief in and over the Province of New-York, and the territories depending thereon in America, A proclamation. Whereas this government, from a due](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1758/01/01/arms-by-the-honourable-james-de-lancey-esq-his-majestys-lieutenant-governor-640.jpg "[Arms] By the Honourable James De Lancey, Esq; His Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander in chief in and over the Province of New-York, and the territories depending thereon in America, A proclamation. Whereas this government, from a due")
![An address to the true-born sons of liberty in the government of the Massachusetts-Bay. [Signed] A Countryman. [1765].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1765/01/01/an-address-to-the-true-born-sons-of-liberty-in-the-government-of-the-massachusetts-640.jpg "An address to the true-born sons of liberty in the government of the Massachusetts-Bay. [Signed] A Countryman. [1765].")
![To the public. As the merchants of this city have nobly refused letting their vessels to the tools of government, for the base purpose of transporting troops and military forces to Boston ... [Signed] The Free citizens. New-York, Sept. 14, 1774.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1774/01/01/to-the-public-as-the-merchants-of-this-city-have-nobly-refused-letting-their-640.jpg "To the public. As the merchants of this city have nobly refused letting their vessels to the tools of government, for the base purpose of transporting troops and military forces to Boston ... [Signed] The Free citizens. New-York, Sept. 14, 1774.")
![[Title page of "Thoughts on Government" by John Adams, 1776]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1776/01/01/title-page-of-thoughts-on-government-by-john-adams-1776-640.jpg "[Title page of \"Thoughts on Government\" by John Adams, 1776]")
![In Congress. April 14, 1777. Resolved, That from and after the publication hereof ... [Changes in rules and articles for the better government of the troops.] John Hancock, President. Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1777.].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1777/01/01/in-congress-april-14-1777-resolved-that-from-and-after-the-publication-hereof-640.jpg "In Congress. April 14, 1777. Resolved, That from and after the publication hereof ... [Changes in rules and articles for the better government of the troops.] John Hancock, President. Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1777.].")
![State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of representatives. May 5, 1777. That the happiness of mankind depends very much on the form and constitution of government they live under ... [Boston: Printed by Benjamin Edes, 1777].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1777/01/01/state-of-massachusetts-bay-in-the-house-of-representatives-may-5-1777-that-640.jpg "State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of representatives. May 5, 1777. That the happiness of mankind depends very much on the form and constitution of government they live under ... [Boston: Printed by Benjamin Edes, 1777].")
![I [blank] do solemnly swear ... allegiance to his Majesty King George the third my lawful sovereign; and that I will at all risks stand forth in support of his person and government: and I do solemnly disclaim and renounce that unlawful and ini](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1779/01/01/i-blank-do-solemnly-swear-allegiance-to-his-majesty-king-george-the-third-my-640.jpg "I [blank] do solemnly swear ... allegiance to his Majesty King George the third my lawful sovereign; and that I will at all risks stand forth in support of his person and government: and I do solemnly disclaim and renounce that unlawful and ini")
The surrender of government castle, in March 1782, to the late besiegi...
Print shows members of the old ministry walking out of the "Government Castle" closely followed by a devil, and members of the new ministry marching in.
The late bombardment of government castle / C. Goodnight sculp.
Print shows members of the new ministry besieging a fortress where members of the old ministry, including George III, have taken refuge; the ministries are bombarding each other.
![... An act for the government of the Territory of the United States, south of the river Ohio. [New York] Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, [1790].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1790/01/01/an-act-for-the-government-of-the-territory-of-the-united-states-south-of-the-640.jpg "... An act for the government of the Territory of the United States, south of the river Ohio. [New York] Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, [1790].")
![... An act supplemental to the act for establishing the salaries of the executive officers of government with their assistants and clerks. [New York, Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1790].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1790/01/01/an-act-supplemental-to-the-act-for-establishing-the-salaries-of-the-executive-640.jpg "... An act supplemental to the act for establishing the salaries of the executive officers of government with their assistants and clerks. [New York, Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1790].")
![... An act in addition to an act, intituled "An act for establishing the salaries of the executive officers of government, with their assistants and clerks. [Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1791.].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1791/01/01/an-act-in-addition-to-an-act-intituled-an-act-for-establishing-the-salaries-640.jpg "... An act in addition to an act, intituled \"An act for establishing the salaries of the executive officers of government, with their assistants and clerks. [Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1791.].")
![... An act to amend "An act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the government of the United States. [Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and Johnn Swaine 1791.].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1791/01/01/an-act-to-amend-an-act-for-establishing-the-temporary-and-permanent-seat-of-640.jpg "... An act to amend \"An act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the government of the United States. [Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and Johnn Swaine 1791.].")
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1791/01/01/plan-of-the-city-intended-for-the-permanent-seat-of-the-government-of-the-united-4-640.jpg "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1791/01/01/plan-of-the-city-intended-for-the-permanent-seat-of-the-government-of-the-united-6-640.jpg "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1791/01/01/plan-of-the-city-intended-for-the-permanent-seat-of-the-government-of-the-united-5-640.jpg "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1791/01/01/plan-of-the-city-intended-for-the-permanent-seat-of-the-government-of-the-united-1-640.jpg "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1791/01/01/plan-of-the-city-intended-for-the-permanent-seat-of-the-government-of-the-united-640.jpg "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
![Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1791/01/01/plan-of-the-city-intended-for-the-permanent-seat-of-the-government-of-the-united-3-640.jpg "Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, \"establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac\" : [Washington D.C.] /")
![New invented washing-mill made by Josiah G. Pierson No. 10, White-Hall-Street, opposite the Government house ... Directions. New York, October 6, 1792. [New York] T. Greenleaf. print. [1792].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1792/01/01/new-invented-washing-mill-made-by-josiah-g-pierson-no-10-white-hall-street-640.jpg "New invented washing-mill made by Josiah G. Pierson No. 10, White-Hall-Street, opposite the Government house ... Directions. New York, October 6, 1792. [New York] T. Greenleaf. print. [1792].")
![... An act to provide some present relief to the officers of government and other citizens who have suffered in their property by the insurgents in the western counties of Pennsylvania. [Followed by] An act for the relief of Angus M'Lean. [Phila](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1795/01/01/an-act-to-provide-some-present-relief-to-the-officers-of-government-and-other-640.jpg "... An act to provide some present relief to the officers of government and other citizens who have suffered in their property by the insurgents in the western counties of Pennsylvania. [Followed by] An act for the relief of Angus M'Lean. [Phila")
![[Submarine ("Submarine Vessel, Submarine Bombs and Mode of Attack") for the United States government. Water chambers, valves, water passages]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1806/01/01/submarine-submarine-vessel-submarine-bombs-and-mode-of-attack-for-the-united-640.jpg "[Submarine (\"Submarine Vessel, Submarine Bombs and Mode of Attack\") for the United States government. Water chambers, valves, water passages]")
![[Submarine ("Submarine Vessel, Submarine Bombs and Mode of Attack") for the United States government. Submarine vessel, longitudinal section]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1806/01/01/submarine-submarine-vessel-submarine-bombs-and-mode-of-attack-for-the-united-2-640.jpg "[Submarine (\"Submarine Vessel, Submarine Bombs and Mode of Attack\") for the United States government. Submarine vessel, longitudinal section]")
![[Submarine ("Submarine Vessel, Submarine Bombs and Mode of Attack") for the United States government. Vessel under sail and anchored]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1806/01/01/submarine-submarine-vessel-submarine-bombs-and-mode-of-attack-for-the-united-1-640.jpg "[Submarine (\"Submarine Vessel, Submarine Bombs and Mode of Attack\") for the United States government. Vessel under sail and anchored]")
!["The government." No. 1, [Eye] take the responsibility](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1834/01/01/the-government-no-1-eye-take-the-responsibility-640.jpg "\"The government.\" No. 1, [Eye] take the responsibility")
"The government." No. 1, [Eye] take the responsibility
A satire on Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet," the pejorative name given his informal circle of close advisors. The print appeared during the heated controversy incited by Jackson's discontinuation of federal ... more
High places in government like steep rocks only accessible to eagles a...
Campaign satire predicting Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison's ascendancy over Democrat Martin Van Buren. In the center of the print is a mountain with a statue of George Washington, "Pater Pat... more
The debilitated situation of a monarchal government . . .
A pointed comparison of French and American governments, prompted by events surrounding American efforts in 1836 to force France to honor spoliation claims for American shipping losses suffered during the Napol... more
![The 'destiny' of the United States in the hands of Martin Van Buren! and the friends of the British government rejoice. St. Albans [Vt.] The Messenger Extra. August 27, 1840.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1840/01/01/the-destiny-of-the-united-states-in-the-hands-of-martin-van-buren-and-the-friends-640.jpg "The 'destiny' of the United States in the hands of Martin Van Buren! and the friends of the British government rejoice. St. Albans [Vt.] The Messenger Extra. August 27, 1840.")
![Circular. To the suffrage men of Rhode-Island. Fellow-Citizens. We, whose names are hereto appended, were, and still are, in favor of a constitutional form of government for the State of Rhode-Island ... [1843?].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1843/01/01/circular-to-the-suffrage-men-of-rhode-island-fellow-citizens-we-whose-names-640.jpg "Circular. To the suffrage men of Rhode-Island. Fellow-Citizens. We, whose names are hereto appended, were, and still are, in favor of a constitutional form of government for the State of Rhode-Island ... [1843?].")
![Whigs of Rhode Island. The day is approaching when you are to decide the great vital and fundamental principles upon which your State government rests ... [Signed] A Rhode Island farmer [1846].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1846/01/01/whigs-of-rhode-island-the-day-is-approaching-when-you-are-to-decide-the-great-640.jpg "Whigs of Rhode Island. The day is approaching when you are to decide the great vital and fundamental principles upon which your State government rests ... [Signed] A Rhode Island farmer [1846].")
