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Domestic News May 14, 1789

The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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On May 2 in New York, the President sets Tuesdays and Fridays from 2-3 PM for visits, avoids Sunday compliments, and prioritizes constitutional duties over social returns. He enforces household economy with weekly financial audits. The Vice-President and Congress members wear American-manufactured suits.

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NEW-YORK, May 2.

We are informed, that the PRESIDENT has assigned every Tuesday and Friday, between the hours of two and three, for receiving visits: and that visits of compliments on other days, and particularly on Sundays, will not be agreeable to him.

It seems to be a prevailing opinion, that so much of the PRESIDENT's time will be engaged by the various and important business, imposed upon him by the Constitution, that he will find himself constrained to omit returning visits, or accepting invitations to Entertainments.

We are happy to inform our readers, that we understand the President is determined to pursue that system of regularity and economy in his household, which has always marked his public and private life. As a proof of this we learn that the steward is obliged, by his articles of agreement, to exhibit, weekly, a fair statement of the receipts and expenditures of monies by him, for and on account of the President's household, to such person as the President may appoint to inspect the same; together with the several bills and receipts of payment for those articles which may be purchased by him, where such bills and receipts can be obtained. And it is likewise strongly inculcated on the steward to guard against any waste or extravagance that might be committed by the servants of the family.

His Excellency the Vice-President, appears also in a suit of American manufacture--and several members of both Houses are distinguished by the same token of attention to the manufacturing interest of their country.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Economic

What keywords are associated?

President Visits Household Economy American Manufacture Vice President Attire Congress Members

What entities or persons were involved?

President Vice President

Where did it happen?

New York

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

New York

Event Date

May 2

Key Persons

President Vice President

Event Details

The President assigns Tuesdays and Fridays between 2-3 PM for visits, discourages other compliments especially Sundays, and will omit returning visits due to constitutional duties. He pursues household regularity and economy, with the steward required to provide weekly financial statements and guard against waste. The Vice-President and several Congress members wear American-manufactured suits to support domestic manufacturing.

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