THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 2, 1775.



* Pre Revolutionary War tensions

* John Hancock "prepare for war"



All of the ftpg. & most of pg. 2 are taken up with: "From Brydone's tour through Sicily and Malta, Letter XXI" with a Palermo dateline. Pg. 3 has a nice item from the Provincial Congress in Cambridge dated Feb. 15 and signed in type by: John Hancock, Preside

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 30, 1775. 



*Cato's Letters



Pages 1 & 2 contain one of the continued "Cato's Letters" which delves into politics by comparing the achievements & failings of the empires in Rome & Greece. There is talk of free and enslaved nations near the end of the article (see photos). Over half of page 2 is taken up with a poem which begi

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 11, 1775.



* Trouble Brewing in the Colonies

* Revolutionary War Imminent



Most of the front page is taken up with: "A Speech Delivered in Carpenter's Hall, March 16th, before the Subscribers towards a Fund for establishing Manufactories of Woolen, Cotton, & Linen in the city of Phila." 



A pg. 2 report from Bosto

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1775

 

* Battle of Lexington and Concord



The first five pages contain a nice account of Parliamentary discussion concerning the troubles in America, headed: "Governor Johnson's Speech on the Motion for an Address to His Majesty Respecting the Situation of Affairs in America..." continued from a previous issue. Terrific reading (see photos fo

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 1, 1775.



* Lexington and Concord

A page 2 item begins: "Slaves, as these unfortunate black people are, and dull as all men are from slavery, must they not a little suspect the offer of freedom from that very nation which has sold them to their present masters?..." with more (see photos) & continued in a following issue. 

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 1775  Pages 1, 2, and 3 contains a series of letters to and from Governor Thomas Gage, who had recently been recalled to England, giving up his command of British forces in America to Gen. Howe. Each is signed by him in type, and one--which appears on the front page--gives a warning to his people with his closing remark: "...hope that

THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Nov. 29, 1775  The front page has extracts of letters that were seized by American vessels & published by order of Congress. All of the letters are to officers in Boston, the first beginning: "My imagination cannot point out the extreme uneasiness of your friends and relations here, at the very disagreeable situation you are in...".

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, Jan. 20, 1776 Nearly two-thirds of the ftpg. are taken up with: "Extracts from the Sentiments of a Foreigner on the Disputes of Great Britain & America" which has some interesting content. The photo below only shows a portion of this article.

Pg. 2 has a lengthy report from Charleston which includes much on the military events in that theatre

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, February 15, 1776  The entire front page is a report from London which includes some discussion of troops in America (see photos).

Page 2 has a nice report headed: "Williamsburg" regarding military events, plus additional reports from New York, Providence, and Philadelphia, the latter of which includes: "...procession & fun

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Mar. 23, 1776. 

 

* North Carolina During the Revolutionary War



There is so much great reading in this issue from the Revolutionary War that I've photographed most of the issue so you can read the content yourself. As you see there is a much on "Intelligence From North Carolina" which begins on the front page and carries o

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1776.

 

* Revolutionary War Era

* Eastern Hemisphere Map



Although this issue was published during the height of the Revolutionary War, we find very little content concerning it; perhaps a few small tidbits scattered throughout. The prime feature of this issue is the great map showing all of the eastern hemisphere, titled: "A New Pro

THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, May 1, 1776   Almost among the most desirable of issues from the 18th century is one from Philadelphia in 1776. This city & year will be paired forever in our knowledge of American history.  And better yet this is the newspaper once owned by Ben Franklin.  The entire ftpg. is taken up with various ads including  7 runaway "r

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, May 18, 1776

The front page has an article headed "Boston" beginning: "Almost every able bodied inhabitant of this place has voluntarily engaged to work 2 days a week for 6 weeks on the fortifications carrying on here for the general defence...".

Another ftpg. item includes: "...by virtue of a resolve & order of the Congr