1789 newspaper US Conress approves $25,000 salary fr PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON - $350 - (Oxford, MD)

1789 newspaper - First US Congress approves the first salaries for the top US Government officials, including a $25,000 salary for PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON - inv # 2X-123 Please visit our EBAY STORE at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction: http://stores.ebay.com/Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Independent Chronicle and Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA) dated June 11, 1789. This newspaper contains a front page report on the 1st US Congress establishing salaries for the first top US Government officials. President GEORGE WASHINGTON received a salary of $25,000 / year while Vice President JOHN ADAMS received a salary of $5,000 / year. There is also an inside page printing of the MESSAGE by JOHN HANCOCK to the Massachusetts Legislature. The Message is signed in type by JOHN HANCOCK s the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Position Salary President 1789 - George Washington $25,000 1873 - US Grant $50,000 1909 - William Taft $75,000 1949 - Harry Truman $100,000 1969 - Richard Nixon $200,000 2001 - George W Bush $400,000 Vice President - 2015 $230,700 Senator - 2015 $174,000 Representative -2015 $174,000 Majority and Minority Leaders - 2015 $193,400 Speaker of the House - 2015 $223,500 Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court -2015 $255,500 Assoc. Justice, U.S. Supreme Court -2015 $244,400 Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail 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 …

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