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George Washington at age 22...
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GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, June, 1754 Inside has: Account of a Journey from Williamsburgh to the French fort, near the Lake Erie, in Virginia. Lengthy and detailed with several mentions of George Washington. Octavo-size, 40 pgs., with a full/title index pg. A great item from the onset of the French and Indian War!
$255.00
1755 George Washington In French & Indian War...
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London dated July, 1755 (no map). Within this issue is an article headed: "Gov. Dinwiddie's Speech to the Assembly of Virginia" in which he relates various reports from the French & Indian War, including mention of "...general Braddock, commander in chief of all his majesty's forces on this continent..." and others. There is also a report r... See More
$145.00
George Washington...French & Indian War Content...
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THE NEW YORK GAZETTE OR WEEKLY POST-BOY, Dec. 4, 1758.
* George Washington
* Rare Tax Stamp
* French & Indian War
The ftpg. features a very nice Address to the Lt. Governor & Commander in Chief of the colony of New York from the General Assembly concerning the French & Indian War, set in larger than normal type and taking two-thirds of the width of the page (see pho
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$955.00
* George Washington
* Rare Tax Stamp
* French & Indian War
The ftpg. features a very nice Address to the Lt. Governor & Commander in Chief of the colony of New York from the General Assembly concerning the French & Indian War, set in larger than normal type and taking two-thirds of the width of the page (see pho
Death of composer George F. Handel... George Washington in the French & Indian War...
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1759 Near the back is an inconspicuous yet quite significant report on the death of famed composer George Frederick Handel, reading: "Geo. Fred. Handel, Esq; a great musician. He was born in Germany in 1685, and had been in England 50 years." This report is supplemented by a report of the funeral which reads: "Friday, 20th" &... See More
$105.00
Washington named Commander-In-Chief...
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THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Aug. 16, 1775 Half a column on the ftpg. is taken up with a report headed: "America" with a Williamsburg, Virginia dateline, mostly being: "...joint address of the Hon. council & House of burgesses of Virginia..." which concern the raiding of the arsenal at Williamsburg by the colonists which was a hotly disputed incident at th... See More
$98.00
1776 Importance of Long Island...
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GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, Oct., 1776 (does not include the map) Regarding the strategic importance of Long Island, an article includes: "Long Island was scarce heard of on this side of the Atlantic before it was pointed out in the papers as a proper spot for landing the British forces, in order to reduce the Americans to obedience...(and) shews the situation of the island with respect to ... See More
$160.00
Battle of White Plains...
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PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Phila., Oct. 31, 1776.
* Battle of White Plains Nerw York NY
* Great year to have
Here is a nice issue from the Revolutionary War--great that it's also from Philadelphia, dated 1776, and has early reports on the battle of White Plains.
The front page is mostly taken up with "A Dialogue...on the Proposed Plan or Frame of Government" continued from a previ
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$749.00
* Battle of White Plains Nerw York NY
* Great year to have
Here is a nice issue from the Revolutionary War--great that it's also from Philadelphia, dated 1776, and has early reports on the battle of White Plains.
The front page is mostly taken up with "A Dialogue...on the Proposed Plan or Frame of Government" continued from a previ
Lengthy list of military promotions by George Washington...
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THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET-DAY ADVERTISER, Jan. 10, 1778 This was a strongly Tory (supportive of the British cause) newspaper which began in 1775 and closed shop in May of 1778 when the British evacuated Philadelphia. If you want a newspaper from the middle of the Revolutionary War with a very strong military theme, this is the issue, as the entire ftpg. and a bit o... See More $375.00
George Washington Proclamation & much on the Revolutionary War...
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THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET-DAY ADVERTISER, January 24, 1778 This was a strongly Tory (supportive of the British cause) newspaper which began in 1775 and closed shop in May of 1778 when the British evacuated Philadelphia. Rarely found today.Most of the first column on the ftpg. is taken up with two Proclamations headed: "By Order of His Excellency, Sir William H... See More $485.00
Clinton & George Washington...
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THE GENTLEMAN'S
MAGAZINE, London, March, 1779. See the photo below for the nice full
title/index page on the front of this issue. Great to find a genuine
Revolutionary War era magazine from England, presenting the war reports
with a British bias! This issue contains some reports on the
Revolutionary War. Several war reports near the back, including one
headed: "American News" with mention of... See More
$65.00
1780 Revolutionary War Era Newspaper
Pennsylvania Packet or The General Advertiser
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PENNSYLVANIA PACKET OR THE GENERAL ADVERTISER, Phila., Aug. 26, 1780 A well-known title that has very ornate lettering and a small woodcut of a ship in the masthead. Notable content in this issue includes a ftpg. notice offering a "Four Hundred Dollars" reward for the apprehension of a runaway "Negro man named James". A pg. 3 report under "Philadelphia" mentions an "elegant entertainment" given by... See More
$299.00
On the Battle of Camden, S.C... Letter signed by George Washington...
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THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 17, 1780 The ftpg. includes a report of a naval expedition "...through the Gulph of Florida..." (see). Another ftpg. report has other details of some naval affairs, signed in type: W. Cornwallis (see). Pg. 2 has some additional reports on the Revolutionary War, carrying over go pg. 3 as well, portions including: "...nor had they receiv... See More
$110.00
Indiana is founded...
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SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Mass., March 7, 1782.
* State of Indiana founded
* revolutionary war era
The ftpg. has a brief item on the death of Lord Thomas Fairfax, proprietor of Northern Virginia. He was the one who entrusted a young George Washington to survey & map the Fairfax estate in the Shenandoah Valley many years before. Most of the ftpg. is taken up with a fine account of the eruption of
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$177.00
* State of Indiana founded
* revolutionary war era
The ftpg. has a brief item on the death of Lord Thomas Fairfax, proprietor of Northern Virginia. He was the one who entrusted a young George Washington to survey & map the Fairfax estate in the Shenandoah Valley many years before. Most of the ftpg. is taken up with a fine account of the eruption of
* Rare title
* Great masthead engraving
* George Washington
The issue contains a wonderful masthead which features a nice engraving of a post-boy on horseback trumpeting the news. Notable content includes a front page essay entitled:
* Concerning Liberty. Page 2 has a Congressional resolve instructing the com... See More $408.00
George Washington resigns...
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE (2 issue set) from London England. These magazines are dated: August & September , 1783 and are about 55 pages in length. The front page of these issues have a nice masthead of St. John's Gate and contains news around the world during this very early time in history: These two issues have George Washington's letter of resignation from the army. It starts in t... See More
$200.00
1784 George Washington Farewell Address....
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THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Edinburgh, Scotland, Jan. 3, 1784 Taking
1 1/2 columns on pg. 2 are: General Washingtons Farewell Orders to the
Armies of the United States (see inset). The orders, delivered by the
Adjutant General, Edward Hand, express Washingtons gratitude and more,
stating in part: He presents his thanks, in the most serious and
affectionate manner, to the General Officers..... See More
$498.00
John Adams meets the King of England...
Post-Revolutionary War Magazine...Cave Exploration...
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, June, 1785 From just after the Revolutionary War... John Adams arrives in England as ambassador, meets with the King. A nice magazine from the "mother country" from not long after the end of the Revolutionary War with a wide range of varied content including news of the day, political reports, literary items, and other unusual tidbits. ... See More
$46.00
John Adams meets with the King of England...
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, June, 1785* From just after the Revolutionary War
* John Adams arrives in England as ambassador, meets with the King
A nice magazine from the "mother country" from not long after the end of the Revolutionary War with a wide range of varied content including news of the day, political reports, literary items, and other unusual tidbits. This ... See More $46.00
Handsome masthead from the year the American government was established...
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THE DIARY; OR WOODFALL'S REGISTER, London, 1789 This is a nice
folio-size newspaper of 4 pages with untrimmed margins (uncommon) and a
nice red-inked tax stamp in the lower right corner of the front page or
page 3.
Various news of the day plus ads as well. This is one of the less
common British titles in our inventory, never held by us in 30 years,
outside of our recent purchase. Minimal fol... See More
$26.00
Complete with the plate... Members of Congress...
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THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE OR MONTHLY MUSEUM, Boston, April, 1789 This is the 4th issue of this uncommon magazine by famed publisher Isaiah Thomas. There is a full title/index page which lists the various articles within, some including: "American Natural History, Continued" "Thoughts on Happiness" "Advice to the Ladies in Obtaining Husbands" "Anecdotes of the Li... See More
$127.00
George Washington is elected President...
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THE MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL, Boston, April 11, 1789 An extremely significant & historic newspaper, which contains on page 3 the official report of the election of George Washington. The official election results were known on April 6 when the ballots for President & Vice President were counted in the Senate. Be careful of issues with an earlier date supposedly announcing t
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$3,757.00
George Washington is elected President...
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THE MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL, Boston, April 11, 1789.
* Historic 1st report
* George Washington Elected President of the United States
An extremely significant & historic newspaper, which contains on page 3 the official report of the election of George Washington.
The official election results were known on April 6 when the ballots for President & Vice President were cou
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$3,559.00
* Historic 1st report
* George Washington Elected President of the United States
An extremely significant & historic newspaper, which contains on page 3 the official report of the election of George Washington.
The official election results were known on April 6 when the ballots for President & Vice President were cou
George Washington is elected President...
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THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, April 13, 1789 The photos show the page 3 report from the nation's capital detailing the historic election of George Washington as the nation's first president.
The report carries a dateline of "New York, April 7" which is important, as the official count of the ballots did not happen until April 6. Be careful of newspapers purporting to report the ... See More $2,152.00
Washington writes to the Catholics & the Society of Cincinnati...
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GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, March 17, 1790 The ftpg. has an: "Address of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of South Carolina" to President George Washington, signed: William Moultrie. Following this is: "The President's Answer" signed in type: G. Washington (see). Over a full ftpg. column on reports from "Congress, House of Representatives".... See More
$180.00
West Point, President George Washington...
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GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, June 16, 1790 Nearly half of the ftpg. & a bit of pg. 2 contain: "The Charge of Chief Justice Jay to the Grand Juries of the Eastern Circuit". Much of pg. 2 is taken up with reports from "Congress, House of Representatives". Pg. 3 has a brief yet significant report from Congress noting: "...brought in a bill authorizing &am... See More
$136.00
Act of Congress signed by Jefferson & Washington...
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GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, June 26, 1790 One-third of the ftpg. is taken up with early reports from Congress, carrying over to pg. 2. The middle of pg. 2 is taken up with an Act of Congress concerning establishing federal judicial courts in Rhode Island, signed in type by John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, and headed with a nice engraving of a heraldic eagle (se... See More
$128.00
The Amendments... Washington, John Jay, & others...
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GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, July 31, 1790 A "Treasury Dept." report on pgs. 1 & 2 is signed: Alexander Hamilton. Pg. 2 has much reporting from "Congress, House of Representatives" including some reports on the Amendments to the Constitution, text including: "New Hampshire & New York accepted all the articles but the second. Pennsylvania pas... See More
$140.00
George Washington writes to Hagerstown...
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GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Nov. 3, 1790 Page 2 contains a letter to the President from the residents of "Elizabethtown" (now known as Hagerstown, Maryland) upon his visit to their town, with his response signed in type: G. Washington. Close-trimmed at the top of pg. 3 affects a bit of type but is not even close to the pg. 2 Washington letter. Nice.
$88.00
Bank Of the United States...Adams & Washington Signatures...
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DUNLAP'S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 1791.
* Bank of the United States
* Bank of the United States
* George Washington and John Adams
Page 2 has: An act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States. Quite lengthy, the act concludes on pg. 3 where it is signed in type: John Adams & George Washington. Great to have this historic act which chartered the Ba
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$480.00
Bank Of the United States... Adams & Washington Signatures...
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DUNLAP'S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 1791.
* Bank of the United States
* Bank of the United States
* George Washington and John Adams
* Isaac Franks, Jewish Financier
* Isaac Franks, Jewish Financier
Page 2 has: An act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States. Quite lengthy, the act concludes on pg. 3 where it is signed in type: John Adams & George Washington. Great to have this h
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$520.00
1791 Post Rev. War Newspaper; John Wesley Death
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GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES newspaper from Philadelphia, dated April 23, 1791. This is a very historic issue as the back page includes a report on the death of Reverend John Wesley, headed: "JOHN WESLEY" and taking about one-quarter of a column of text. The back page also includes two letters signed in type by the President: GEORGE WASHINGTON, in response to letters sent to him by the city of Ric... See More
$162.00
Rev. James Madison in 1791...
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DUNLAPS AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1791.
* Reverend James Madison
* 18th century original
A page 3 report from Richmond says: Sunday last the Rev. James Madison, D. D. Bishop for this state, delivered an excellent discourse to a very crowded congregation; after which he ordained two young men to Priests orders. Other news of the day with severa
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$42.00
* Reverend James Madison
* 18th century original
A page 3 report from Richmond says: Sunday last the Rev. James Madison, D. D. Bishop for this state, delivered an excellent discourse to a very crowded congregation; after which he ordained two young men to Priests orders. Other news of the day with severa
George Washington letter... Indian troubles near Pittsburgh...
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CONCORD HERALD, New Hampshire, Jan. 18, 1792 Certainly one of the less common American newspapers from the 18th century, and featuring two engravings in the masthead, one being an early version of the U.S. coat-of-arms (see photos). Pg. 2 includes a report from Augusta, Georgia, headed: "Creek Indians" which takes almost a full column, and is followed by a report headed: "West... See More
$110.00
George Washington...
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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 20, 1792 A pg. 2 report under
"Pennsylvania" is datelined Philadelphia and says: "The elegance of the
new building, now preparing for the use and accommodations of the
President of the United States certainly very far exceed every thing of
the kind that has hitherto been attempted in the country..." and a bit
more. This 4 page issue is in good condition.
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Washington's state-of-the-union address...
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HOUGH'S CONCORD HERALD, November 22, 1792.* George Washington State of the Union Address
* 18th century original from New Hampshire
Most of page 3 is taken up with Washington's state of the union address for the year 1792 with a prefacing report which includes: "...The members of the house accordingly repaired to the senate chamber where at twelve o'clock the prsident of the United St... See More $456.00
Significant volume with some great content...
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Here is a complete bound volume of THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE from London containing the months of January thru June, 1793 The content within these 580+ pages is extremely wide-ranging with each of the 6 monthly issues having various news of the day--including American reports--political coverage, essays, religion, literary items, and so much more. Plus, this volume still has the 19 full
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$355.00
George Washington letter...
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THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Oct. 12, 1793 The entire ftpg. is taken up with ads. Among the pg. 3 items has: "Letter from General Washington to Nicholas Cruger, Chairman of the meeting of the Citizens of New York", being his thanks to the governor of New York for his support of neutrality. The letter is signed in type: Geo. Washington. Complete in 4 pgs., folio size, so... See More
$36.00
Joseph Priestley...
John Adams & George Washington signatures...
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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 7, 1794. Page 2 has an address: The Society Of United Irishmen, Of Dublin, To Joseph Priestley, L.L.D. There is also a message to Congress, signed in type: Go. Washington. A page 3 item says Dr. Priestley arrived at New York, and another says John Q. Adams was appointed by the President to be Resident of the U.S. at the Netherlands. Also the Governor's Message s... See More
$120.00
George Washington Act...
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THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, June 4, (1796) Year is omitted from the masthead but the ads are dated 1796.
* George Washington act
Pg. 2 as "An Act Relative to Quarantine" signed in type by the President: Go. Washington (see photo). Ftpg. has much from the "Federal Legislature--House of Representatives". Bit irregular at the spine, scattered foxing, generally very nice.
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$40.00
* George Washington act
Pg. 2 as "An Act Relative to Quarantine" signed in type by the President: Go. Washington (see photo). Ftpg. has much from the "Federal Legislature--House of Representatives". Bit irregular at the spine, scattered foxing, generally very nice.
THE FARMER'S WEEKLY MUSEUM: NEW HAMPSHIRE & VERMONT JOURNAL, Walpole, N.H., Apr. 4, 1797.
* John Adams Proclamation
* Congress
* 1797 Original Reporting
Page 2 has various: "Proceedings of the Federal Congress in the House of Representatives" which takes about 1 1/2 columns. Also: "A Proclamation" for a convening of Congress, signed in type: John Adams. Also a pg. 2 item he
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$45.00
* John Adams Proclamation
* Congress
* 1797 Original Reporting
Page 2 has various: "Proceedings of the Federal Congress in the House of Representatives" which takes about 1 1/2 columns. Also: "A Proclamation" for a convening of Congress, signed in type: John Adams. Also a pg. 2 item he
1797 John Adams Address - Niagara Falls Accident...
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MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR, WORCESTER GAZETTE, Nov. 29, 1797.
* John Adams' address...
* Niagara Falls, New York...
The ftpg. has an address from the New Jersey Legislature to the President, with his gracious reply signed in type: John Adams. Pg. 3 has a brief report about a boat that went over Niagara Falls. Ftpg. has stray writing in the right column, archival mends to two minor spine
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$74.00
* John Adams' address...
* Niagara Falls, New York...
The ftpg. has an address from the New Jersey Legislature to the President, with his gracious reply signed in type: John Adams. Pg. 3 has a brief report about a boat that went over Niagara Falls. Ftpg. has stray writing in the right column, archival mends to two minor spine
The Presidential Series. Each Set Covers 7 Administrations!
Presidential Collection I
180100
A 7 issue set of American newspapers containing one issue each from the
administrations of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, and Andrew Jackson. This is
set one of a 5 part collection.
$100.00
1798 John Adams...
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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, from Boston, MA, dated May 9, 1798* John Adams
with various correspondence, letters, replies, etc., of John Adams from during his presidency. Page 2 has the reply from the President to an address from the inhabitants of Providence in which he mentions his affectionate attachment to them, but also talks eloquently of the past and current relations with France, menti... See More $40.00