Description: 1849 headline newspaper with coverage of the INAUGURATION of ZACHARY TAYLOR as PRESIDENT of the US - inv #1T-056 Please visit our EBAY STORE for MORE HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS, Maps and books for SALE or at auction SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Odd Fellow (Boston, MA) dated March 21, 1849. This original newspaper contains a prominent inside page headline and a long, detailed report of the INAUGURATION of WHIG PARTY candidate ZACHARY TAYLOR as PRESIDENT of the US. The inauguration of Zachary Taylor as the 12th President of the United States was held on Monday, March 5, 1849, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. and was the second instance of an inauguration being rescheduled due to March 4 falling on a Sunday, the Christian sabbath. This was the 16th inauguration and marked the commencement of the only four-year term of both Zachary Taylor as President and Millard Fillmore as Vice President. Taylor died 1 year, 126 days into this term, and Fillmore succeeded to the presidency. The presidential oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. Inauguration Day started off being cloudy with snow flurries, but turned to heavy snow during the inaugural balls.Three inaugural balls were held later that day. To accommodate the large numbers of guests anticipated to be at one of them, a temporary wooden building was built in the Judiciary Square plaza. The ticket price for the event was $10 cash; the menu included: terrapins, Charlotte Russe, oysters and Roman punch. Very Good Condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper. VINTAGE BOOKS AND FINE ART stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is original printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description, unless clearly stated as a reproduction in the header AND text body. U.S. buyers pay calculated priority postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL. We ship packages daily. This is truly a piece OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
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Location: Oxford, Maryland
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