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NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 17, 1862
* Maryland Campaign
* Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
* Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War For The Union" "The Invasion of Maryland" "The Surrender of Harper's Ferry" "5,000 Prisoners Made by the Rebels" "A Tremendous Battle Yesterday" "The Whole Rebel Army Engaged" "Another Great Victory" "Reported Stampede of the Rebels Out of Maryland" "Great Battle in Kentucky" "Bragg With a Large Force Engaged"…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 11, 1865 the front page has two prints: "Before Petersburg--Issuing Rations of Whisky and Quinine" and "Admiral Porter's Boats Removing torpedoes & Buoying the Channel in Cape Fear River" with an article headed: "Capture of Wilmington".
Prints inside include: "View of Petersburg From the Signal Station on Our Extreme Left" "Exterior View of Hospital Tent & Wagon" "Interior of Hospital Tent & Wagon" "Before Petersburg--Field Hospital of the First Division,…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 6, 1861 The full front page is a print: "Constituent Convention of Virginia Assembled in the Custom House at Wheeling, Ohio Co." Among the full page prints within are: "Birds-Eye View of the Mississippi River & the Adjacent Country From St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico"; "Scenes of Camp & Army Life in General Williams's Brigade" which includes 9 scenes; "Tennessee Riflemen Entering Winchester from Strasburg..." and: "Harper's Ferry, As Evacuated by the…
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 14, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
Page 4 has 2 small items on the Harper's Ferry insurrection, and page 5 has: "The Murder at Harpers Ferry--Discourse By The Rev. Mr. Remington At Brooklyn".
Page 7 has: "JOHN BROWN'S INVASION" "Sentences of Coppic, Cook, Green, and Copeland" with subheads: "Captain John Brown" and: "Brown vs. Brown".
Eight pages, irregular at the spine margin with some loss, mostly…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 19, 1859 The full front page shows 3 illustrations of: 'Effect of John Brown's Invasion At The South', one being: 'A Southern Planter Arming His Slaves to Resist Invasion' and the other two showing Blacks as well. A half page illustration is entitled 'Chatham Street, N.Y., on Sunday'. A third-page illustration features the"The Exiled Sovereigns of the Italian Duchies". The doublepage centerfold is "Receiving the Returns at Tammany Hall on Election Night,…
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 22, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry, West Virginia - John E. Cook
The front page has some nice coverage of the Harper's Ferry insurrection led by John Brown. Column heads include: "New Trial for Brown Refused" "Harper's Ferry Alarms & Rumors" "Special to the Alexandria Sentinel" "Movement of Troops to Charlestown".
In addition well over half of the back page is taken up with: "The Harper's Ferry…
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 31, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV - West Virginia trial
The top of the front page has column heads: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "The Trial of John Brown, Charged with Conspiracy, Treason and Murder" "Conclusion of the Evidence" "Summing Up For the Prosecution" "Interesting Interview Between Old Brown & the Virginia Soldiers" "Official Reports of the Fight at Harper's Ferry" "Sermons Yesterday on the 'Irrepressible…
THE TRI-WEEKLY MERCURY, Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 23, 1862
* Rare from the Confederacy
* Battle of Antietam - Sharpsburg
Given the date, it is not surprising that the front page has an account of the Battle of Antietam, or as referred to by the Confederates: the Battle of Sharpsburg. And great to have this report in a Confederate newspaper.
Almost a full column is headed: "From Our Army In Maryland--The Battle of Sharpsburg & Fall of Harper's Ferry", with a subhead: "The…
NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
The front page has an article headed: "The Virginia Rebellion" "...Arms Distributed through Virginia--Incidents and Details" and more. The reporting takes nearly 4 columns.
Page 4 has: "The South and the Insurrection" taking over a full column.
Eight pages, light damp stains at the right margin, nice condition.
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia - 1st report
Page 3 has the first report of the raid upon Harper's Ferry by John Brown and his cohorts, headed: "Serious Disturbances At Harper's Ferry".
It reads like a first report. It begins: "Information of a somewhat startling character having been received...of serious disturbances at the Harper's Ferry Armory, the War and Navy Departments have…
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial
Page 3 has 2 reports concerning the Raid upon Harper's Ferry by John Brown & cohorts.
"The Harper's Ferry Conspirators" includes: "The counsel in Brown's case have filed exceptions to the decision of the Court...not decided before the day fixed for the execution, it is believed Gov. Wise will grant a reprieve...In Cook's case it is …
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
Page 3 has a report on the raid upon Harper's Ferry by John Brown and his cohorts, headed: "The Harper's Ferry Conspirators" which reports on the coming legal case of those involved. One bit notes: "...take up the cause of such of those men as have been captured. they have been committed to jail at the instance of the U.S. for the murder of…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 5, 1859 The front page features a half page illustration of a "General View Of Harper's Ferry, Showing the Bridge, Armory, Adjacent Hills, Etc." An article "The Late Invasion at Harper's Ferry" also features two 1/4 page prints: "Portrait Of Ossawattomie Brown" and "Brown, His Son, and Another Of The Outlaws Awaiting Examination". A half page: "The Guard Room With The Wounded Prisoners" plus text on the invasion at Harper's Ferry.
Contains a serialized…
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Dec. 9, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
Pages 6 & 7 have much on the John Brown insurrection at Harper's Ferry including: "JOHN BROWN'S INVASION" "The Martial Law Illegal--Reaction Against Wide" "The Fugitives--Cooke and Virginia in Kansas" "An Anecdote of John Brown" "Letter From C. P. Tidd" "Disunion Sentiment" "Monument to John Brown" "Direct From Harper's Ferry" "Man-Hunting in Illinois - Kidnappers…
"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens...
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 29, 1859 The front page of this issue is the "Fac-Simile of the Last Record of the Franklin Expedition, Found by Lieutenant Hobson on King William's Land". A half page illustration 'Harper's Ferry -- The Scene of the Late Insurrection' with an article on John Brown as well. A 'Map of Vancouver Island and Washington Territory'. A dramatic doublepage centerfold is entitled 'Discovery of the Franklin Expedition Boat of King William's Land by Lieutenant Hobson'.…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 26, 1859 Arguable the most desired print is the very nice full page by Winslow Homer: "Fall Games--The Apple Bee".
Other prints within include: 'En Route for Harper's Ferry' with just a brief bit of text; a half page: "The Royal Road to Learning - The Prince of Wales at Oxford"; a full page:"The Fall Games - The Elephant".
The back page has: "A Premature Movement" showing John Brown talking to a Black man. This issue also has a serialized portion of "A Tale…
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 26, 1859 Among the first column heads on the front page are: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "The Preliminary Legal Proceedings in the Case of the Prisoners" "Old Brown's Harangue to the Court" "The Testimony of the Witnesses" "and more. The top of a middle column has: "The Insurgent Arrested at Carlisle".
Most of the front page is taken up with the John Brown Harper's Ferry content.
Eight pages, two interior leaves have a portion missing from the top obviously not affecting…
Item from our most recent catalog - #367 - released for June, 2026
* Raid Near Harper's Ferry
* The Battle of Lost Mountain
This is an authentic Civil War era issue containing many advertisements and Civil War reports from the day it was first reported. Some of the headings/reports include: "Raid Near Harper's Ferry", "An Important Raid by General Wilson", and "The Battle of Lost Mountain".
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 15, 1861
* Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
* Confederates evacuation
* Prelude to Battle of Bull's Run
The format of this title at this time was advertisements on the front page with the wealth of Civil War reporting on inside pages.
A feature of this issue is the nice & detailed back page map headed: "Harper's Ferry And The Region Round About." Column heads includes: "Harper's Ferry Evacuated" "The Rebels March Towards Manassas" "The War for the Union" "More…
Louisville Mail Company Steamboat...
The front cover of this issue features an article "William Penn" which is accompanied by several illustrations "Penn's Treaty Ground, Present Appearance". Within this issue are prints captioned: Dominican Iron Light House" "View Of Pottsville, Pennsylvania" "Louisville Mail Company Steamboat Jacob Strader" "Harper's Ferry, Virginia, From Jefferson Rock", "Napoleon's Renunciation at Fontainebleau", and more, all having related
DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Sept. 22, 1862
* Very rare Confederate publication
* Battle of Harpers Ferry - West Virginia
Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.
Various reports inside include: "The Locality of the Late Battle" "From J.T.S. at Montgomery" "Progress & Events of the War" "11,500 Prisoners Taken at Harper's Ferry!" "Further From the Maryland Fight: 3,000…
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 2, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial
The front page has column heads including: "The Harper's Ferry Affair" "Argument for Arrest of Judgment in Old Brown's Case" "The Trial of Coppie [Coppic] Commenced" "Extraordinary Eulogy on John Brown & His Fellow Conspirators" "The Bloody and Brutal Rochester Manifesto of Seward Elaborated" and also: "Extraordinary Address of Wendell Phillips on the Insurrection" &…
NEW YORK TRIBUNE Nov. 29, 1859
* John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
* Pre Civil War tensions re. slavery question
Inside has two articles on: "Brownsville", Texas, concerning the troubles at the border with Mexico.
But the more notable content is on the John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry, with column heads including: "Further from Charlestown" "Additional Troops Expected" "The Churches Used for Barracks" "Soldiers Firing in the Air" "Narrow Escape of Citizens" "Spies Sent Out by Gov.…
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 8, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
Page 6 has over a full column of text headed: "John Brown's Invasion" which includes some related subheads as well. This report focuses on the trial of John Brown as a result of his infamous raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
Eight pages, binding indents at the spine, otherwise good condition.
NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1861 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "The Secession Rebellion" "Sanitary Condition of the Troops" "The Rebel Battery at Sewell's Point Shelled" "Important From Harper's Ferry" "Important From Maryland" "Important From Fort Pickens" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 11, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial
Page 5 has 1 1/2 columns of reports headed: "JOHN BROWN'S INVASION" "The Case of Cook" with subheads including: "More Precautions--What is the Chivalry of the South?--The Engine Room at Harper's Ferry".
Eight pages, some ink dust to two pages, irregular at the spine causes no text loss.
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry, West Virginia trial
Page 3 has over 1 1/2 column taken up with: "Examination Of The Conspirators" in the John Brown insurrection case. One bit mentions: "...to examine the prisoners captured in the recent insurrection...directed to bring in the prisoners who were conducted from jail under a guard of 80 armed men...The prisoners were brought in amidst profound…
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 16, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
Among articles are: "The John Brown Fund" "JOHN BROWN'S INVASION--Expulsion of Strangers" which takes a full column; "Southern Protest Against The Virginia View of Harper's Ferry" taking half a column.
Page 5 has a report of noted fugitive slave Columbus Jones about whom several websites make mention. headed: "The Alleged Kidnapping Case" is datelined from Barnstable, Mass.
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NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 9, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV, West Virginia trial
Much of the front page is taken up with election results. Page 4 has over half a column headed: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "Proceedings of the Court--The Case of Copeland--Trial of Cook--His Confession Read in Court--Stephens Handed Over to the Federal Authorities for Trial".
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the spine with one indent net the bottom, good condition.
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Pamphlet: "REMARKS of HON. LYMAN TRUBULL, OF ILLINOIS, ON seizure of Arsenals at Harper's Ferry, Va., and Liberty, Mo., and in vindication of the Republican Party and its Creed, in response to Senators Chesnut, Yulee, Saulsbury, Clay, and Pugh. Delivered in the United States Senate, December 6, 7 and 8, 1859". Printed at Washington, D.C., Buell & Blanchard, printers, 1859.
Complete as a 16 page pamphlet, never bound nor trimmed, 6 by 9 1/4 inches, wear at the margins, wear at the back leaf…
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NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 18, 1862 The front page features a nice Civil War map headed: "THE ADVANCE OF M'CLELLAN'S ARMY. The Scene of the Next Great Battle in Virginia" which shows from Martinsburg to Sharpsburg to Harper's Ferry & Hillsboro.
Among the front page column heads are: "The Advance of the Union Forces" "Reconnoissance & Skirmishes with the Enemy" "The Rebels Found in Large Force Beyond Bunker Hill" "A General Engagement Imminent" "Important From Norfolk" "The War In Kentucky".
…
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 28, 1859
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry, West Virginia criminal trial
* Underground Railroad & Frederick Douglass
The top of the front page has some nice column heads on the Harper's Ferry insurrection: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "The Trial of John Brown, Charged with Insurrection, Treason and Murder" "The Testimony of the Witnesses Against the Prisoner" "Confession of Copland, the Negro" "Startling Revelations Forthcoming in Which the…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1861 The front page has prints of: "Colonel Ellsworth of the Fire Zouaves" and "Colonel Wilson of Wilson's Brigade" with related text.
Inside has many war-related prints including: "View of Fort McHenry, Baltimore" "The Burning of the Bridge at Canton, Maryland, by the Mob" "The Rendezvous of the Virginians at Halltown, Virginia...to March on Harper's Ferry", "The Burning of the United States Arsenal at Harper's Ferry" "The March of the Virginians on…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 20, 1861 The full front page is a print of: "Filling Cartridge at the U.S. Arsenal at Watertown, Mass." done by famed artist Winslow Homer.
Other prints within include 5 scenes of: "The Eleventh Indiana Regiment of Zouaves, Colonel L. Wallace", and another full page with 8 prints of: "Scenes About Camp". A half page shows: "Hagerstown, Maryland, with McMullin's Rangers in the Foreground" and also: "Major Knipe Winging a Secessionist". Five prints of Harper's…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 29, 1861 The entire front page is taken up with a Winslow Homer print titled: "The War--Marking Havelocks For the Volunteers". Among the full page prints inside are: "Camp Slifer" which has 3 images including: "March of Troops" and "From Chambersburgh". Also: "The Battle of Great Bethel" "Charge of Duryee's Zouaves (Fifth Regiment New York Volunteers) at the Battle of Great Bethel" and: "Our Army Of The Potomac" which as 4 scenes.
Other smaller prints,…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1861 The front page shows: "Uniforms of the Fifth Regiment New York Volunteers, Colonel Duryee, Now at Fortress Monroe". Also in this issue is a Winslow Homer print titled: "The Advance Guard of the Grand Army of U.S. Crossing the Long Bridge over the Potomac at 2 a.m. on May 24, 1861", prints of: "The Late Colonel Ellsworth" "Corporal Francis E. Brownell, Ellsworth Zouaves"; a small print of: "Bollman's Rock, Point of Rocks, Harper's Ferry, Thrown Down by…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 1, 1861 The front page is entirely taken up with a print of: "Major-General Benjamin F. Butler, U.S.A." along with a biography of him. Inside has a full page print of: "The Cabinet of the Confederate States at Montgomery" including Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens. Smaller prints show: "Luther C. Ladd, A Mass. Vol. Killed at Baltimore" and "William G. Brownslow, of Tennessee"
Other prints include: "A Juvenile Party", half page prints of: "Fort Pulaski,…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 4, 1861 The full front page is taken up with a famous print: "The House-Tops in Charleston During the Bombardment of Sumter" showing men & women viewing the battle in the harbor.
Inside has a full page: "Map of Part of Maryland and Virginia Showing the Probable Theatre of the War", and "The Great Meeting In Union Square, New York, to Support the Government". Also a fullpg: "The Boston Regiments Embarking for Washington the Jersey City Cars" and another: "The…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 4, 1862 Page 3 contains the complete and historically significant printing of the Emancipation Proclamation signed in type by the President: Abraham Lincoln, & headed: "The Abolition of Slavery--A Proclamation". There is also a nice page 2 editorial concerning the Emancipation Proclamation headed: "Slavery Practically Abolished" which takes 1 1/2 columns.
Also within the issue is a nice full ftpg: "General McClellan Entering Frederick, Maryland"; nice…
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 12, 1859 Two ftpg. prints show: "The Prisoner (John) Brown & His Boston Counsel" and another showing John Brown at "The Arraignment" plus an article: "Will John Brown be Hanged?"
Inside has a very nice fullpg. scene: "The Trial of John Brown for Treason & Murder" plus a lengthy related article. There is also a print showing: "Swivel gun & pike used by the Harper's Ferry outlaws" & "The School House in the mountains used by Brown as an arsenal."
This…
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 3, 1861 The front page features two prints on the Civil War, captioned: "The Death of the Rebel General Garnett, at the Battle of Laurel Hill" and "Bringing in the Misses Scott as Prisoners to Fall's Church, Va." with a related article.
Inside includes a print of "Major-General McClellan", a nearly half pg: "Presentation of a Flag to the Webster Regiment, Boston...", a nearly half pg: "The Attack on the Second Mate" which includes an African-American; small…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 22, 1870 The front page contains "Buring of the Village of Bazeilles". Inside the issue is a full page with 3 illustrations: 'The Floods in Virginia' shows a flooded street in Richmond, and in Harper's Ferry and the Potomac at Washington DC. Full page illustrations are 'Bear Hunt in a Southern Cane Break', "Summoned to the War" and "The City of Strasbourg During the Bombardment, the Vosges Mountains in the Back-Ground". A half page "'Our Fritz' Visiting the…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 25, 1861 The full front page is a dramatic print: 'Willard's Hotel, Washington, Saved by the N.Y. Fire Zouaves' showing fireman battling the blaze.
Other prints within including a full page with 2 view of: "Camp Cameron, Georgetown, D.C.", a three-quarter page print: "Evening Parade at Fort Pickens--Col. Brown Announcing to His Men Major Anderson's Gallant Defense at Fort Sumter", a half page: "Cooking & Eating Arrangement's in the Court Yard of the Treasury…
* Rebels abandon Harper's Ferry
"THE GREAT INSURRECTION" "More Federal Troops thrown into Virginia" "Crossing the Potomac at Williamsport" "The Retreat of the Rebels from Harper's Ferry" "IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI" "Reported Concentration of Secessionists at Boonville" and much more.
AMERICAN STANDARD, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, January 3, 1878
* Judaica item : "Work of Jewish Bondholders"...
* "An Ugly Day at Harper's Ferry"...
Page 2 has a lengthy half column article headed:
"The National Suffering The Work of Jewish Bondholders"
with the full text visible in the photos below.
Also on pg. 2: "A Wall Street Brokers' Hell--A Brokers Christmas Frolic" and "An Ugly Day at Harper's Ferry" among other news of the day.
Complete in 4 pages,…
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 26, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has a photo of "Diversions of a Statesman."
This issue has a photo of "London From an "Invader's" War-Balloon" and a photo spread of "Our New Summer Capital"; plus a photo of "A Star Among "The Midnight Sons." This issue also has a double page illustration of "Has it Ever Happened to You?--He Had Offered Her a Stroke a Hole--He is Now Five Down, Playing Even--And He did so Want to…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 17, 1861 The front page shows: "The Wounded Zouave In the Hospital at Washington--The Hospital for the Wounded at Washington." Inside has individual prints of: "General McDowell" "General Mansfield" "Colonel Blair" and "Flag-Officer Stringham". Also a full page of: "A New Regiment of Mass. Volunteers Passing Faneuil Hall, Boston On Their Way to the War."
Other prints include: "Rescue of Col. Smith's Command at Monroe, Missouri, by Governor Wood of Illinois"…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 21, 1865 The full front page is a print: "View of General Butler's Dutch Gap Canal Before the Explosion of the Bulkhead". Inside has a full page print: "The Union Army Entered Savannah on the 21st December and on the 24th the First Number of the 'Loyal Georgian' Was Issued."
Other prints within include: "Rear-Admiral David D. Porter" "Bursting of the 100 Pound Parrott Gun on Board the United States Steamer 'Juniata' " "Rebel Torpedo Found in the Roanoke…
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 15, 1861 Most of the front page is a three-part print captioned: "Secessionist Prisoner Captured at Alexandria--The Marshall House at Alexandria" with some front page text headed: "The Murder of Ellsworth".
Three-quarters of a page shows: "Company of Secession Cavalry Surrendering to Colonel Wilcox of the First Michigan Regiment, in Front of the Slave Pen at Alexandria, Virginia". Other prints include: "General Bragg's Camp as Seen from Fort Pickens" and…
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 3, 1859 Ftpg. shows: 'Assassination of Ormond Chase by the Mexicans at Tepic', showing him hanging from a tree. A 1/4 page illustration of "John W. Forney, Esq., of Philadelphia". Also a 1/3 page illustration "Scene in a Fashionable Church at Lima". A dramatic fullpage showing the 'Loss of the 'Royal Charger' on the Coast of England, October 25, 1859'. Some text on the John Brown incident subheaded: 'The John Brown Excitement'. This issue also contains a…
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