[Order of the President to the Heads of the Departments concerning the transfer to Washington.]

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

[Order of the President to the Heads of the Departments concerning the transfer to Washington.]

Description

Notification that the construction of all Federal buildings in Washington D.C. are complete and that the movement of public offices to that location from Philadelphia was authorized by John Adams.

year created

1800

month created

05

day created

15

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

in collection

in publication

notable person/group

John Adams
Congress
public offices

notable location

Philadelphia
Washington D.C
City of Washington
District of Columbia

notable idea/issue

travel
movement of offices
construction
authorization
approval

document number

1800051540100

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Papers of Oliver Wolcott [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Adams Philadelphia [n/a]