George washington cartoon biography
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George washington cartoon biography
The Entry
1789 political cartoon
The Entry is a 1789 cartoon that depicted George Washington riding a donkey into New York. It was first distributed during the time of Washington's inauguration as the first president of the United States.
Many accounts say it was "hawked on the streets of the capitol". No copies of this work have been found since at least 1933.[1][2][3]
Background
On April 14, 1789,[4] Washington received official notification that he had been unanimously selected by the electoral college to be the first president of the United States.
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Washington set off from Mount Vernon to the U.S. capital in New York City on the morning of April 16. Washington passed through Alexandria, Virginia; Georgetown, Maryland (in present-day Washington D.C.); Baltimore; Grays Ferry, Philadelphia; and Trenton, New Jersey, before arriving in New York on April 23.
The first inauguration of George Washington took place on April 30, 1789, o