Historic Newspapers: Discounted Issues (as priced) through Monday, June 15, 2026!

BOSTON COMMERCIAL GAZETTE, December 21, 1818 

* Very early Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
* Smithfield Street Bridge

A page 2 report says: 

* "A splendid Bridge has been erected over the Monongahela, near Pittsburg. On the first day of its being opened for passengers, the flooring was covered with several thousands delighted inhabitants of Pittsburg. This was the Monongahela Bridge, later called the Smithfield Street Bridge, the first highway river bridge in Pittsburgh."

Other news of…

BOSTON RECORDER AND TELEGRAPH, March 3, 1826.
 
* Early Ohio government
* Early 19th century original reading

A page 3 report says: 

The Legislature of Ohio that has just closed its session, was composed of 58 farmers, 26 lawyers, 7 mechanics, 7 merchants, 2 physicians, 2 printers, 1 miller, 1 surveyor, and 1 gentleman. 

Other news of the day includes: "Robbery of the Mail" "New County In Maine" and more (mostly religious). 

Some very lite foxing, otherwise nice. 4 pages.

NATIONAL JOURNAL, Washington DC, Virginia, April 8, 1826 

* Early Indianapolis, Indiana population... 
* 19th century original reporting... 

A front page report says: "The town of Indianapolis, in the State of Indiana, which was laid out in October, 1821, contains, according to a late census, a population of seven hundred and sixty souls; of which, two hundred are legal voters, sixty one are unmarried males, over the age of twenty-one, and forty-eight unmarried females, over the age…

BOSTON RECORDER AND TELEGRAPH, Boston, Massachusetts, September 8, 1826
* Steamboat Philadelphia - fastest of its kind
* Harvard Commencement - Luther S. Cushing
Page 3 has a notable report: "The new Steam Boat Philadelphia.--This boat, which was built during the present season...under the supervision of Mr. Robert Stevens, of Hoboken, is the swiftest steam boat in the world. A few days since she made the passage from Albany to New-York in 13 hours. There can be no doubt that in ordinary…

EVENING POST, New York, October 26, 1833

* Early Toledo Ohio
* Fort Wayne Indiana

Page 2 has report:

* "Valley Of The Maumee.-- We are informed that the number of emigrants who have settled on the rich lands along the Maumee river...is unprecedentedly great.

We learn by a gentlemen from Vistula, M.T. (a town near the mouth of the Maumee) that the Buffalo and Detroit steamboats...call at that place, and land great numbers of passengers, and a considerable amount of…

EVENING POST, New York, November 18, 1833

* Captain Lemuel Ford
* United States Dragoons of Indiana
* Rocky Mountains expedition

A page 2 report from "Fort Wayne (Ind.)" says that Captain Ford was appointed Captain of the "U. States Dragoons" and directed to raise a company of 70 men in Indiana. Mentions that "next summer" the regiment will be sent on an exploring expedition to the "Yellow Stone River" and the Rocky Mountains. States that the term of service is "fixed" for three…

THE MADISONIAN, Washington City, Washington, September 18, 1839 

* Charles Dickens... 
* Uncommon title... 

Page 3 has a short item reading: "Mr. Charles Dickens, the immortal Boz, has announced, through his publishers, Messrs. Chapman and Hall, another new periodical work of humor, to appear on the 1st of August next! The name is of course kept a profound mystery." 

The front page has a poem by W. C. Bryant titled "August".

A few ink spots to the back leaf not close to the…

Collection of seven receipts dated 1843, most from the "corporation of New York" for various services rendered. Most measure about 3 1/2 by 8 in. some wear at edges, mostly good (see photos).

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, from Boston, Massachusetts, dated August 4, 1848.  Page 2 has an unsubstantiated report stating that a million mummies were discovered near Durango, Mexico. This mentions that: "They are in a sitting posture, but have the same wrappings, bands and ornaments as the Egyptians." Also lists the artifacts discovered, and says: "...America will become another Egypt...and her ruins will go back to the oldest period of the world, showing...that the ancestors of the…

INDEPENDENT PRESS, Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, March 29, 1854  Page 2 has a report that says: "The cause of Woman's Rights is making rapid progress in Jeffersonville...On Friday night a number of women broke open a grocery and coffee-house...and demolished all the bottles and barrels containing liquor."
Other news of the day with several ads.
First leaf has a small piece missing in the lower margin, occasional foxing, otherwise nice. 4 pages.

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, March 28, 1857.

* Chess

As noted in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage", this is a volume 1 issue of a very early sporting publication. Near the back of the issue is a column entitled:  "Our Chess Department", which includes a chess "problem of the week" in addition to the solution to the problem from the week prior.

This issue also has other sporting reports including boxing (Fistiana), Equestrianism,…

The Illustrated London News, London, dated February 26, 1859 (print only)

This is a single-page color print only is entitled "The Clock Tower, New Houses of Parliament".

The size of the print is approximately 11 x 15.5 inches.

The Illustrated London News, London, dated September 15, 1860 (print only)

This is a print only entitled "Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia."

The map size is approximately 22 x 15.5 inches.

NEW-YORK TIMES, February 5, 1861  On the back page under Brooklyn News is a report: "A Game of Base Ball Played on Skates Great Crowd Of People--Exciting Scenes." The summary begins: "The long-talked contest for a silver ball, between the Charter Oak and Atlantic Base Ball Clubs, on skates...came off yesterday, on the skating pond in the Eighth Ward, between the Third and Fifth avenues...".
  Has details about the scene and the game, mentioning that the attendance was about 15,000. Includes…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 9, 1862  This 8 page newspaper is in good condition (except for minor spine wear). This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes a front page map: "The Rebel General Zollicoffer's Position On The Cumberland River"
Headlines in this issue include: "Important From Western Virginia" "Defeat and Retreat of the Rebels from Blue's Gap, Va." "Gen. Sherman's Report of Gen. Stevens' Operations on…

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Massachusetts, March 4, 1862

* Columbus Missouri - Charles Town, West Virginia

Headlines include:  "Skirmish with Jefferson Thompson's Command", "Restoration of Commerce between the North and South", "Loss of a Boston Ship by Fire",  "Generals Buckner and Tilghman at Fort Warren", and much more (see images).

A 4 page newspaper  in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history.  This issue is…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, March 18, 1862

* Island No. 10
* Mississippi River
* New Madrid, Missouri
* Columbus Kentucky

The front page includes a nice Civil War map headed, "Position of the Rebels at Island No. 10--Scene of the Victory Just Gained by Flag Officer Foote, With His Flotilla."

There is much related reporting as well as additional Civil War coverage on the front page with one column heads including:

* The Rebels Shelled Out of Their Upper Battery
…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1862 

* Civil War map of Island No. Ten in the Mississippi River

The front page includes a nice Civil War map headed: "Position of the Rebels at Island No. 10--Scene of the Victory Just Gained by Flag Officer Foote, With His Flotilla".

There is much related reporting as well as additional Civil War coverage on the front page with one column heads including: "The Rebels Shelled Out of Their Upper Battery" "Another Victory in Arkansas" "Capture of Island…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1862  The ftpg. includes a nice Civil War map headed: "Position of the Rebels at Island No. 10--Scene of the Victory Just Gained by Flag Officer Foote, With His Flotilla". There is much related reporting as well as additional Civil War coverage on the front page with one column heads including: "The Rebels Shelled Out of Their Upper Battery" "Another Victory in Arkansas" "Capture of Island No. 10 with the Ammunition & Transports of the Rebels" "With The Army of…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1862  The ftpg. includes a nice Civil War map headed: "Position of the Rebels at Island No. 10--Scene of the Victory Just Gained by Flag Officer Foote, With His Flotilla". There is much related reporting as well as additional Civil War coverage on the front page with one column heads including: "The Rebels Shelled Out of Their Upper Battery" "Another Victory in Arkansas" "Capture of Island No. 10 with the Ammunition & Transports of the Rebels" "With The Army of…

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York City, May 2, 1862

* Yorktown Virginia
* New Orleans Louisiana
* Fort Macon North Carolina

This 8 page newspaper is in good condition (except for little margin wear and minor foxing) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history.

This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following FRONT PAGE Map:

* The Action Of April 26…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, May 3, 1862.

* Grand Junction, Tennessee
* Grenada, Mississippi

This 8 page issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following FRONT PAGE Map:  "Probable Retreat Of Beauregard To Grand Junction", "Map Showing the Position of Grand Junction and the Different Routes Leading Therefrom".

Headlines in this issue includes:  "News From North Carolina", "The Capture of Fort Macon

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 24, 1862.

* Boxing
* Chess

This newspaper, which was primarily a sporting newspaper, has a quite lengthy article headed: "The Ring in England" features the "Conclusion of a Fight Between Gannon and Hatton".  An additional subhead discusses a fight between Cook and Kenny.

Another article found within this issue and entitled: "Our Chess Department" includes a "problem of the week" and the answer to the previous weeks' problem.

This 16 page…

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, June 21, 1862  This newspaper, which was primarily a sporting newspaper, has a quite lengthy article headed: "Lexington, Kentucky, Races" with accompanying subtitles reading:  "Splendid Fields, and Fine Sport", "Very Exciting Vicissitudes", "Idlewild and Millington Both Beaten", "Victory of the Yorkshire Blood in a Struggle of Five Heats", and much more.
Additionally, an article found within this issue and entitled: "Our Chess Department" includes a…

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, NY, July 12, 1862  The front page of this issue features an illustration captioned: "The Two First Premiums", which accompanying subheads:  "Bloodhound and Black and Tan Terrier" and "The Recent London Dog Show".
Page three of this issue includes a rather lengthy article concerning baseball entitled:  "Philadelphia vs. Brooklyn", which contains a box score to compliment the article
Another article found within this issue and entitled: "Our Chess…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, August 5, 1862.

* Orange, Virginia
* General John Pope

This 8 page issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following FRONT PAGE Map: "GENERAL POPE'S OPERATIONS, The Splendid Reconnoissance of General Crawford". 

Headlines in this issue includes:  "Important From Pope's Army", "Orange Court House Occupied by His Forces", "Reported Evacuation of Richmond by the Rebels",

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, August 5, 1862.

* Orange Virginia
* Gordsonsville

This 8 page newspaper is in good condition (except for some margin wear and tiny bidning holes along the spine) due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following FRONT PAGE Map: GENERAL POPE'S OPERATIONS, The Splendid Reconnoissance of

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York, February 13, 1863.

* Fort McAllister Georgia

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history.

This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following FRONT PAGE Map: "THE ATTACK ON FORT MCALLISTER."

Headlines in this issue includes:
* The Department Of The South
* Landing Of Gen.

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 1, 1865  Inside has a letter about the re-opening of Barnum's American Museum, signed in type: P. T. Barnum.
Page 7 has a very brief summary and box score of a baseball match played between two fire companies. The back page has a summary and box score of a baseball match played between the Atlantic and Eureka clubs. 
Other news of the day throughout. 8 pages in nice condition.

Supplement to The Illustrated London News, London, dated March 10, 1888 (print only)

This is a print only entitled "The Marriage of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandea of Denmark.m St. George's Chapel, Windsor, March Xth MDCCCLXIII".

The size of the print is approximately 21 x 25 inches.

NEW-YORK TIMES, June 26, 1868  Front page has: "Washington" "The President's Message Vetoing the Southern States Bill" "The Bill Passed Over the Veto by Both Houses" "Continuation of the Debate on the Tax Bill"
Has details about the override of the veto by Congress, plus the text of President Johnson's veto of the Omnibus Reconstruction bill historically known as the Omnibus Act, signed in type: Andrew Johnson. Bill provided certain southern states readmission to representation to Congress.
…

THE NEW-YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, July 3, 1869 
 
* Missouri outlaw and guerrilla Sam Hildebrand... 
* Original post civil war reading... 

Page 5 has: "Sam Hildebrand The Outlaw of the Southeast--A Reward of Ten Thousand Dollars for His Head. Includes a report that describes Hildebrand as a daring and ruthless bushwhacker, plus talk about the attempts to capture him, and word that a $10,000 reward was being offered for his capture. There is also a Proclamation issued by the…

NEW-YORK TIMES, Nov. 13, 1870.
 
* Early poker cards manufacturing

Page 6 article: 

* Playing Cards 
* How and Where They are Made, and How Many--Cards of Different Countries--Extend of Card Manufacture in This Country--Things Not Generally Known. 
Takes about 1 3/4 columns. 

Other news of the day includes: "Yellow Fever" "Crimes and Criminals" "Field Sports" and more.

8 pages in nice condition.

A few printing creases in unrelated content, small area of very lite foxing in…

DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 6, 1872 

* Early Salt Lake City UT 19th century periodical... 
* Wild Old West... 

This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis. Early for Utah. Little margin wear (few small…

DAILY MORNING BULLETIN, San Diego, California, May 28, 1872

* Early San San Diego California 19th century periodical
* Wild Old West
 
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, Indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis.

Early for California. Few tiny binding holes…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1873 

* Modoc Indian War
* Lava Beds

The front page has:

* The Modocs
* Gen. Canby's Opinion of the Situation--The Course to be Pursued
 
Other news of the day throughout. 8 pages in nice condition.

Extra Supplement to The Illustrated London News, London, dated March 29, 1873 (print only)

This is a double-page print only entitled "The Inter-University Boat-race" featuring the crews from Cambridge and Oxford.

The size of the print is approximately 15.5 x 22.5 inches.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 14, 1877

* Billiard Table
* Carnivorous Plants

This issue contains the following prints and/or articles: Collender's Improved Billiard Table", "Improved Billiard Ball Holder", "Curious Carnivorous Plants", "Catastrophism in Geology", and much more.

This issue is in good condition, save for a small library stamp at the top of the front page.

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,…

SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY EVENING HERALD, Stockton, California, September 24, 1878 
 
* From the Old West 
* Uncommon broadside

Here is a single sheet broadside (printed on one side only) containing mostly ads, plus a topical report. Nice have in a California title. In very good condition.

THE ADVANCE, from Red Wing, Minnesota, dated December 8, 1880. The third page of this issue contains the:

* The Message Of President Hayes to the Second Session of the Forty-Second Congress, Delivered at 12 Oclock Monday, Dec. 6. Takes the entire page and concludes on the sixth page, signed in type: Rutherford B. Hayes.

Other news of the day includes: "Hung By A Mob" "Terrible Railroad Accident" "The Treasury" and much more.

This issue is complete in 8 pages and is in good condition.…