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Congress Embark'd on Board the Ship Constitution Bound to Conogocheque by Way of Philadelphia

In July 1790 Congress decided to move the seat of the federal government from its original site in New York to Washington, with Philadelphia as an interim capital.  The unidentified satirist gives a cynical view of the profit opportunity which this presented to Philadelphia.  A three-maste...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania medium graphics collection (#V64)
Date:1790
Call Number:Bb 612 C76
Format: Electronic
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12282
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title Congress Embark'd on Board the Ship Constitution Bound to Conogocheque by Way of Philadelphia
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description In July 1790 Congress decided to move the seat of the federal government from its original site in New York to Washington, with Philadelphia as an interim capital. &nbsp;The unidentified satirist gives a cynical view of the profit opportunity which this presented to Philadelphia. &nbsp;A three-masted ship with a smaller boat in tow sails toward a fork in the river. &nbsp;It is being lured by a devil toward the lower fork (eventually leading to Philadelphia), which falls precipitously in a rocky cataract. &nbsp;Robert Morris, who pushed for the move, is portrayed as the villain.<br /> <br /> The print was probably produced in New York.
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