[Washington State]

Inaugural Message and First Message to the Legislature of Elisha P. Ferry First Governor of Washington [rule] Farewell Address of Miles C. Moore, Last Governor of the Territory. November 18-22, 1889 - SIGNED by Ferry

Olympia: State Printing and Publishing Co, 1889. First Edition. Stiff Embossed Wrappers. Thin 8vo. Pp. 16, [1]. Blank leaf, title-page, followed by "Inaugural Message" p. (6)-13. "Ex-Governor Moore's Address" p. (14)-16. Crease to rear cover corner; edges rubbed. Inscribed by Ferry on a typed card ("Compliments of") tipped in at the title page. Very Good. Item #6686

One of the earliest, if not the first, of Washington State imprints: Washington achieved statehood on November 11, 1889. Other presses throughout the state may have issued printed material in the week preceding this publication; that the State of Washington printed bound material is unlikely.

In 1872, Ferry was first appointed Governor of Washington Territory by President Grant. Ferry served until 1880. After a break from politics, in 1889 he was elected first Governor of the Washington State. Among his initial tasks was reviving the cities of Seattle, Ellensburg and Spokane Falls, all of which had suffered catastrophic fires. Scarce. OCLC records eight copies, five of which are held by Washington State institutions. Now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve with an acid-free backing.

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Price: $250.00