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THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 15, 1758

• French and Indian War in North America
• Prelude to Battle of Carillon - Fort Ticonderoga

Page 6 has a report headed: "America" with some items concerning the French & Indian War including: "...from New York we are informed that General Abercrombie, with 6000 pick'd men, has set out for Ticonderoga, a French fort situated on the Narrows between Lake George and Lake Champlaine. They will have a very disagreeable march of 150 miles thro' the

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, Sept., 1777

• Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
• General George Washington
• American Revolutionary War

Over 2 1/2 pages are taken up with: "Letter from Gen. Washington to Gen. Sir William Howe" from Middlebrook, June 10, 1777, signed by him in type: Geo. Washington. This is followed by another letter from Washington to Howe, which begins: "The fortune of war having thrown Major-General Prescot in our hands, I beg leave to propose his exchange for Major-General Lee..."

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 21, 1758  Most of page 5 is taken up with a report headed: "New York" "Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman at Lake George, July 11, 1758". This is a fine account of the Battle of Ticonderoga.
This historic battle was fought July 8, 3 days before the date of this report, with daily accounts of the events from July 5 through the 8th, the last day being the most detailed with a fine account of the battle.
Eight pages, 8 by 11 inches, very nice condition. A

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 10, 1759

• French and Indian War

Pages 6 and 7 contain nearly one-third of a page with reports headed: "America" with one report noting in part: "...General Court of the Massachusetts Bay have...made provision for the raising forthwith 5,000 men..." with more on this. Also: "A fresh misunderstanding has broke out between the Creek Indians and the Spaniards on the confines of South Carolina."
There is also a letter from Albany with nice reports on the French &

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1781

• Revolutionary War events for 1780
• Ethan Allen

Under "Diary of Memorable Occurrences in the year 1780..." is a lengthy list of item & includes: "The American out posts at Newark & Elizabeth-town were surprized & the men made prisoners...American post of John's House on the White Plains was attacked when 40 men were killed & 97 taken. Another American post was surprized in the Jerseys & 65 men taken...Sir Henry Clinton issued a Proclamation in America,

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 5, 1760  The front page begins with a report headed: "America" with a New York dateline noting news from the French & Indian War including: "...Sixteen 24 pounders with mortars...are gone to Oswego. Col. Williamson commands this train...The enemy sends out constant parties towards Crown Point & Ticonderoga..." and more.
Eight pages, 8 by 11 inches, minor rubbing to a front page fold, otherwise good condition.

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, Sept. 28, 1776

• Rare Revolutionary War era title
• Tory issue from Pennsylvania
• Great year to have (1776)

This was a decidedly Tory newspaper, supportive of the British efforts in America. This newspaper ended publication in June, 1778 when the British evacuated the city.
The front page has an ad for the desertion of two soldiers from military service, with details. Page 2 begins with a report noting: "General Lee writes from Purrysburg...that he is going to

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, September, 1759

• Fort Crown Point - New York
• Field Marshall Jeffery Amherst
• French and Indian War

An inside page contains a great report on one of the more significant battles of the French & Indian War, headed: "Letter from Maj. Gen. Amherst to Mr. Secretary Pitt, dated Crown Point, August 5" which gives a day-by-day account of the siege at Fort St. Frederick from July 27 to August 5, with some of the reports near the end reading: "...I however arrived at Crown

EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Dec. 8, 1777

• Battles of Saratoga - Revolutionary War
• General John Burgoyne surrenders

Certainly the most  significant content is the page 2 report on the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, a very much-needed victory for the American cause. Some of the reporting includes: "...arrived in town express...we are sorry to say that Government have received the melancholy accounts that General Burgoyne and his army have been obliged to surrender themselves prisoners

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 30, 1776

• American Revolutionary War
• Great year to have (1776)
• Benjamin Franklin song

The front page begins with a wonderful letter beginning; "The Ministry have boasted much of their regular, their disciplined troops, which they fancied capable of beating all the irregulars in the world. One would wonder how men of any attention to what has passed, could deceive themselves into such an opinion when so many facts, within the memory of men not

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 2, 1758

• Fort Frontenac captured
• French and Indian War

The back page has a very nice letter: "...from an officer in one of the provincial regiments in America...dated Albany, Sept. 15" which begins: "You will hear from many hands the successful blow struck against the French interest in America by the taking of Cadaraque, or (as the late masters of it called it) Frontenac. Our Americans value this acquisition more than the reduction of Crown Point and

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1778

• Rare Revolutionary War New York map
• Benjamin Franklin letter - Ethan Allen

Of great significance is the very nice foldout map headed: "Map of Hudson's River with the Adjacent Country", which shows from Crown Point & Ticonderoga, south to Philadelphia, & also from Long Island to Lake Ontario with considerable detail.
This map measures 9 1/4 by 12 1/2 inches, nice condition. A small bit was cut from lower left margin so it could be folded into the

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1777

• Battles of Saratoga
• General John Burgoyne surrenders
• Germantown and Brandywine

The very first article is a two page continued: "Debate in the House of Lords on Lord Chatham's Motion for an Address to his Majesty relative to the American War".
This is one of the more historic issues of the Revolutionary War with a terrific amount of war reporting, not the least of which is a fine report on Burgoyne's Surrender at Saratoga.
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