Political cartoon shows Pennsylvania Senator
Political cartoon shows Pennsylvania Senator, Robert Morris, clutching a moneybag, as he drags Congress from New York to Philadelphia. This move put the capital in an intermediate location, closer to the south, while the new Federal City on the banks of the Potomac was built. Some of the comment balloon refer to Morriss use of his personal wealth in determined his home town as the site of temporary capital
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13124700
Media ID
45381538
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3000px x 1810px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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