Identifier: unitedstateshist00ridp (find matches)
Title: United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present day..
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
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Publisher: Boston, New York, The United States history co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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es of the inauguration were to takeplace. The order of march is worthy of commemoration ; for this, aswell as many other circumstances, tends to set in strongest contrast thefirst inauguration with that of its Centennial recurrence. Col. Morgan Lewis,Attended by two officers. Oapt. Stakes,With the Troop of Horse. Artillery.Maj. Van Horne. Grenadiers, under Capt. Harsin. German Grenadiers, very gayly attired, under Capt. Scriba. Major Bicker. The Infantry of the Brigade.Major Chryslie. Sheriff. Committee of the Senate. 1 9 . President-elect, -, 2; Assistants. ) In a chariot drawn by four horses. > Assistants. j> O His Suite. * 8 J ?Committee of the Representatives. Hon. Mr. Jay, Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Gen. Knox, Secretary of War. Chancellor Livingston. Several gentlemen of distinction. Arrangements had been made for the reception of Washington inthe Senate Hall. Thither he was conducted, and, when seated, wasaddressed by Vice-President Adams. After these preliminaries, the
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Baron stbuben. gov. arthur st, clair. secretary samcbl a. otis. bogbr sherman. gov. georgb clinton, chancellor robert r. mvingston. oeorob washington. john adams. gen. henry knox. WASHINGTON TAKING THE OATH AS PRESIDENT, APRIL 30, 1789. ON THE SITE OF THE PRESENT TREASURY BUILDING, WALL STREET, NEW YORK CITY. 708 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. President-elect, with the Chief Officers of the new Bepublic, theSenate and House of Kepresentatives, repaired by the left and right tothe balcony in front of the Hall, looking down in Wall Street, wherethe assembled throng awaited the administration of the oath of office.To this duty Chancellor Bobert E. Livingston, Chief justice of NewYork, had been appointed. Perhaps no scene of public induction intooffice was ever more solemn or impressive. The chief figure was thatof the Father of his Country, conspicuous by his height, and still moreconspicuous by the grandeur and impressiveness of his demeanor.The oath of office was administered on the Bib

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