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215621

William M. 'Boss" Tweed 1875.....

Item #215621

December 08, 1875

DAILY GRAPHIC, N.Y., Dec. 8, 1875.



* Escape of Boss Tweed
* Tammany Hall Ringleader


Full page inside six illustrations: The Escape Of William M. Tweed From Warden Dunham Last Saturday. Other prints with text throughout. Good shape.

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215567

Uncommon Military Periodical 1838....

Item #215567

March 29, 1838

ARMY AND NAVY CHRONICLE, Washington, March 29, 1838.

 

* Uncommon military title
 
Inside has the "Regulations For the enlistment and employment of Boys who may be entered to Serve in the Navy until they arrive at the age of twenty-one years". Other topics include: "Medical Corps Of The Navy" "Florida War" "Indian Affairs" "From The Sa
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215537

1880 San Francisco California....

Item #215537

October 11, 1880

DAILY EVENING POST, San Francisco, Oct. 11, 1880.

 

* The Old West in California

* Circus ad




On the front page under Amusements is an ad for performances at Coles Amphitheater featuring The Wonderful Trick Stallions and other attractions. Has a small woodcut of the stallions. News of the day includes: "Terrible Railroad Catastrophe at Pittsburg" "General Grant on the Political
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215536

Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial 1868....

Item #215536

March 14, 1868

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, Madison, March 14, 1868.

 

* President Andrew Johnson Impeachment trial
* 1868


Front page has: Impeachment Meeting of the Senate as Court House Of Representatives Present Johnson's Counsel Appear Asks Postponements For Forty Days The Senate Grants Ten Days The Trial Set for the 23d of March.

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215482

1809 John Quincy Adams dinner....

Item #215482

July 27, 1809

INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 27, 1809. 



* John Quincy Adams dinner tribute
* New Orleans


On page 3 under Tribute Of Respect are details about a public dinner for John Quincy Adams prior to his departure to Russia, plus his reply signed in type: John Quincy Adams. Other news of the day includes: "New Orleans Address" "British regulation of American trade" and
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215439

1858 Santa Anna Manifesto....

Item #215439

June 19, 1858

NEW YORK HERALD, June 19, 1858.

 

* Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna Manifesto



Front page has: Santa Annas Manifesto General Antonio L. de Santa Anna to his Countrymen. Takes two col. on the ftpg. and most of three more on page 2, signed in type: Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna. Other news of the day includes: "The Flood at Cairo Ill." The Howard Street Tragedy" and moe. 8 pages in good
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215438

Early Tightrope Walking Ad 1827...

Item #215438

November 10, 1827

NATIONAL JOURNAL, Washington, Nov. 10, 1827.



* Early tightrope walking (funambulism) ad

* Mr. Villalave


Page 3 has a notice for a performance by Mr. Villalave and Company at the Washington Theatre. Has details about the performances, plus a woodcut of a tight rope walker doing a juggling routine. News of the day includes: "The Presidency" "Pennsylvania" "Important From Ver
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215386

Henry W. Longfellow Poem 1849....

Item #215386

May 04, 1849

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Mass., May 4, 1849.



* Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

* Front Page Poem
 
The front page has a poem: Resignation. By Henry W. Longfellow. News of the day includes: "Kentucky Emancipation Convention" "Cholera at New Orleans" "California Emigrants" and much more. Interesting advertisements as well. First leaf is trimmed close at t
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215380

Illustrated Circus advertisement...

Item #215380

June 21, 1880

EASTON EXPRESS, Easton, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1880



* Nice illustrated circus advertisement
* Easton, Pennsylvania
 
The front page has an ad for: Welshe & Sands Railroad Circus & Royal English Menagerie and Grand Mardi Gras Carnival with illustration of three of the attractions and more, taking two complete columns. News of the day with several other interesting advertisem
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215364

1810 Trade with France Resumes.....

Item #215364

November 12, 1810

CONNECTICUT MIRROR, Hartford, Nov. 12, 1810.



* Trade with France resumes

* President James Madison proclamation


The front page has A Proclamation reinstating trade with France, signed in type: James Madison. Madison did so because he thought the Berlin and Milan Decrees had been rescinded by France. Such was not the case and the French continued to harass American shipping
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215318

Robert Fulton 1807 Invention....

Item #215318

July 23, 1807

INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, July 23, 1807

 

* Robert Fulton invention



Page 2 has a report from New-York stating that the Governor, Sec. of War and others "...attended at Ft. Jay, when Mr. Fulton exhibited and explained the principles of his machinery for blowing up ships..." plus a few details about the experiment to be conducted the next day. Other news of the day in
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215183

Pennsylvania Deer Hunting 1839...

Item #215183

November 30, 1839

THE MADISONIAN, Washington, November 30, 1839

 

* Pennsylvania Deer Hunting

* 1839 Washington D.C.




Front page topical report: Deer Hunting In Wyoming (Pa.) Obviously discusses hunting red deer but also mentions Wilkesbarre, Luzerne, and Harveys Lake.



Other news of the day includes: "New Lead Mines" "The National Convention" "Election Of President&q
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215146

1828 Religion....

Item #215146

January 02, 1828

ZIONS HERALD, Boston, Jan. 2, 1828.



* Carrier's Address
* 1828


Back page has a poem: "New Years Address To The Patrons Of Zions Herald". Mostly Religious content throughout. Scattered foxing spots. 4 pages in good condition.

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215065

Mount Pleasant, Iowa....

Item #215065

March 01, 1879

THE HAWK EYE BOY, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, March, 1879



* Amateur newspaper
* Mount Pleasant, Iowa


This is one of a number of amateur newspapers which were a popular fad in the latter half of the 19th century. The masthead notes "Advance and Improvement". Typically these newspapers were rather short-lived. Complete as a 4 page issue, never bound nor trimmed, measures about 9 b
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215056

Ransom Cook On Convicts In 1843...

Item #215056

February 04, 1843

NEW YORK STATE MECHANIC, Albany, Feb. 4, 1843.

 

* Ransom Cook

* The Employment of Convicts



Mr. Cook's Report On The Employment Of Convicts takes all of the front page, and all of pages 2 and 3, signed in type: Ransom Cook.



Other topics include: "The Piano Forte" "Discovery Of Coal In New York" "Self Made Men" and more. Quarto-size, 8 pages, subscribers name written in the left
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215049

1872 Agassiz Expedition...

Item #215049

May 13, 1872

NEW YORK HERALD, May 13, 1872.

 

* Professor Agassiz Expedition

* Patagonian Coast




Page 8 has: "SCIENCE AFLOAT" "The Agassiz Expedition on the Patagonian Coast" "Oysters A Foot In Diameter" "A Desert Where Even Thistles Will Not Grow Hail Stones Large As Walnuts" "Extinct Volcanoes of the Southern Islands" & more. Other news of the day includes: "THE SEARCH FOR DR. LIVINGSTONE"
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215043

1829 Rare Title....

Item #215043

May 27, 1829

THE SOUVENIR, Phila., May 27, 1829.



* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* 1829


Inside has a Soliloquy Of A Drunkard's Wife. Other various topics such as: "The Menageries" "Cinnamon Fields Of Ceylon" and more. Quarto-size , 8 pages, has areas of lite staining, with some in this content, otherwise in good condition.
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215036

Martin Van Buren Act 1840....

Item #215036

August 07, 1840

THE MADISONIAN, Washington, Aug. 7, 1840.

 

* Martin Van Buren

* Treasury Act




On the front under The Subtreasury Bill is: An Act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer and disbursement of the public revenue. Known as the Independent Treasury Act, it is signed in type: M. Van Buren. Other news of the day includes: "Libel Suits" "North Carolina Election" "The Reported
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215025

From a Confederate stronghold just months before the Civil War breaks out...

Item #215025
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1861 Here is an issue from the early months of 1861 not long before the "official" outbreak of the Civil War in April, 1861. Wilmington was a strategic port city which was not captured by the Yankees until early in 1865. As such it held much significance during the War. This is a very nice four page issue filled with various news of the day & a hu... See More  

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215024

From Texas in the 19th century...

Item #215024
THE DALLAS DAILY HERALD, Texas, 1875 An interesting and typically-Western style newspaper, with various news of the day, a wealth of ads, many of which are rather large and many are illustrated as would be expected in a newspaper from the "Old West". A bit of very light water staining, generally in very nice condition. Folio size & complete in 4 pages. Rarely do we find 19th centur... See More  

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215016

Handsome masthead makes it nice for display...

Item #215016
MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, 1826 Not only is this a nice, "newsy" newspaper from the early part of the 19th century, but perhaps the best feature of this issue is the very handsome masthead which includes nice lettering and a large engraving of a heraldic eagle with sunrays emanating behind it, making it a nice candidate for display. Many of the ads are illustrated as well. Co... See More  

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214413
Item #214413

January 01, 1883

GOLDEN DAYS, Philadelphia, PA, 1883. "For Boys and Girls". See the photo below for an example of this title from our archives containing light reading for children. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have these specific photos or be of this specific date-but will have the format as shown. Even browning. 14x11 inches, 16 pages.

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214868

Chess Player's Chronicle...

Early sports and theater - 1847...

Item #214868
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, newspaper from New York City, dated in 1847. There is much reporting on sports of the day, as this newspaper is subtitled: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage." An interesting feature is the back page which contains a column titled "Chess Player's Chronicle" which illustrates a particular chess situation, plus o... See More  

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214718

Four issues from our nation's capital...

Item #214718
(4) A lot of 4 issues from Washington, D.C., all dated from the 1820's through 1850's - from four different titles.  They contain a wealth of both political and non-political news from the early period of our federal capital.  All are complete and in good condition. Some foxing & minimal wear, generally in nice condition.  The issues shown are representative of... See More  

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214664

Colonel Atkinson & Peter Kerr...

Item #214664

November 10, 1819

MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Nov. 10, 1819.



* Expedition of the Upper Missouri
* Colonel Atkinson


Page 2 has Intelligence for the Expedition to the Upper Missouri stating that Kerr left Manuels Fort and later met ...the Western Engineer, Maj. Long and party, 12 miles below the mouth of the river Platte....On the 12th he met Col. Atkinson 175 miles below the Council Bluffs. The
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214429

Circus King P.T. Barnum Retires 1888...

Item #214429

November 25, 1888

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, November 25, 1888.



* Circus King Phineas T. Barnum  Retires...
 
This 8 page newspaper has a small but significant headline at the bottom of the front page: "P.T. BARNUM HAS RETIRED" which say he has retired from the circus business. This is a brief but first report on this famous circus king. As a collectible, 1st reports
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214362

Stock Prices Of 1806...

Item #214362

January 27, 1806

BOSTON GAZETTE, Jan. 27, 1806.

 

* Stock Prices

* 1806 Boston Massachusetts




Taking much of the front page is a large chart: Wholesale Prices Current At Boston. Also has the Prices Of Stocks Premiums of Insurance and Course Of Exchange. News of the day includes: "Colonial Trade" "Inland Improvements" "Grand Army" and more. 4 pages in good condition.
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213917

James Monroe 1820 Message...

Item #213917

November 22, 1820

MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Nov. 22, 1820 Page 2 has: The MESSAGE of the President of the United States. Concludes on page 3, signed in type: James Monroe. Bit of lite soiling in the upper part of the front page, some margin dirtiness, traces of foxing. Untrimmed.

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213847

Early 1868 Madison Wisconsin Wisconsin...

Item #213847

November 07, 1868

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL from Madison, Wisconsin and dated November 7, 1868.



* Early Madison Wisconsin

* 1868 Wisconsin

* Original News




This 4 page newspaper is in good condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this time in history. This issue has news of the day and interesting advertisements which gives a good idea how life was back then.



Some of the news in this issue i
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213833

Joseph Mckean Bowdoin College 1802....

Item #213833

September 10, 1802

MERCURY AND NEW-ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, Sept. 10, 1802.

 

* Joseph McKean

* 1st Bowdoin College President

* 1802 Original



Brief report on page 3: The Rev. Joseph McKean, was formally inducted into the office of Bowdoin College, on the 2d inst. The College Edifice is called Massachusetts Hall.



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213786

Horace Greeley journeys west.....

Item #213786

July 19, 1859

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, July 19, 1859  Page 6 has: "An Overland Journey. XIV. Lo! The Poor Indian" initialed at the end: H.G.

Horace Greeley, founder & editor of the New York Tribune, visited the Yosemite Valley in 1859 during his trip to the West. The series of 34 travelogue articles is significant as it was the first widely-distributed news about Yosemite that brought Yosemit... See More  

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213696

1877 Lynn Massachusetts News....

Item #213696

June 23, 1877

THE VINDICATOR SUPPLEMENT, Lynn, Mass., June 23, 1877.

 

* Lynn Massachusetts Original

* Religious Item

* Advertisements




Taking most of this issue is: Father Damens Infallible Church The 2nd Discourse Delivered In St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church, Lynn, June 10, 1877, By Rev. Daniel Steele, D.D. Quarto-size 4, pgs., irregular at the spine, otherwise in good condition.
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213668

1831 Carrier's Address....

Item #213668

January 03, 1831

NEW-HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, Jan. 3, 1831.



* Carrier's Address

* 1831 Original News




 Page 2 has a lengthy poem: The Post Boys Address, To the Patrons of the New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette. News of the day and several interesting advertisements as well. A bit irregular at the spine, otherwise in good condition.
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213667

Seated Liberty Dollar Coin 1842 News...

Item #213667

September 17, 1842

DOLLAR WEEKLY, Phila., Sept. 17, 1842.

 

* Seated Liberty

* Dollar Coin Masthead

* Print

* 1842 Original News




The masthead has an engraving of a dollar coin which was the cost of an annual subscription. Page 3 report: Great, Bloody and Brutal Prize Fight between Otis Lilly and Tom McCoy--Death of McCoy.



Other news of the day includes: "The Late Indian Murders In Florida" "Pre
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213583

Uncommon Title From 1807....

Item #213583

May 02, 1807

THE WEEKLY INSPECTOR, N.Y., May 2, 1807.

 

* Uncommon Title

* 1807 Original

* Small Sized Issue

* Measures 8 x 5 inches




Has commentary, topical items, bit of news and some literary content, including a political poem: De Witt And His Gang. A volume II issue. Uncommon title. Octavo-size, 16 pages.
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213536

Uncommon Title From 1850...

Item #213536

August 15, 1850

THE MESSENGER BIRD, N.Y., Aug. 15, 1850.

 

* 1850 Orignal

* Uncommon Title



Described in the masthead as: A Literary And Musical Journal. Various literary and music-related content. Quarto-size, 16 pages, tattered and worn at the edges, worn at the spine, fold tear on the front page, a few stains.

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213522

Advertisement Extra In 1805....

Item #213522

May 06, 1805

BOSTON GAZETTE EXTRA, May 6, 1805 A folio-size singlesheet containing all advertisements and notices. Nice condition.

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213508

1854 Lawrenceburg IN....

Item #213508

February 14, 1854

INDEPENDENT PRESS, Lawrenceburgh, Ind., Feb. 14, 1854.

 

* Lawrenceburg IN

* 1854 Original

* Indiana

* Uncommon



Has bits of news, topical reports, anecdotes, ads, and some literary content.



News of the day includes: "Sad Suicide" "A Sheriff Missing" and more Several interesting advertisements as well. Bit of lite rubbing on the front page, stain on the back page, otherwi
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213486

1818 Northwest Expedition

Item #213486

December 01, 1818

CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Dec. 1, 1818.

* Northwest Expedition

* Ship Isabella

* 1818
 
On page 3 under Northern Expedition is a very detailed letter from an officer aboard the ship Isabella, employed in the North-West Expedition. Mentions Wygatt Island, Greenland, Four Island Point, Disko, Riskoll, Woman Islands, Black Hook, and Sandersons Hope. Much about the weather c
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213451

1817 Missouri Lawyer Murder....

Item #213451

November 07, 1817

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Mass., Nov. 7, 1817.

 

* Thomas Hart Benton

* Missouri Lawyers

* Murder

* 1817 Original News



On pg. 2 under Missouri is a report from St. Louis, stating in part: Charles Lucas, Esq. a lawyer, was honoroubly murdered in that place, by Col. Benton, another lawyer. The quarrel originated in an electioneering canvas..., plus a few other details. Probably th
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213395

Martin Van Buren In 1839...

Item #213395

April 22, 1839

NEW-HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, April 22, 1839.

 

* Martin Van Buren Act

* 1839 Concord NH

* Florida Indians




An Act making appropriations for the...expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the Various Indian tribes, for 1839, signed in type: Martin Van Buren. Other news of the day includes: "Florida Indians" "New York Electi
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213326

1870 Illustrations Magazine...

Item #213326

April 30, 1870

LESLIES CHIMNEY CORNER, N.Y., April 30, 1870.

 

* Uncommon Title

* Early Illustrations

* 1870 Original Item




Mostly literary content with various illustrations. Front page has minor soiling and heavy foxing in the left margin, inside leaf has an irregular tear, minor edge tears, otherwise good. Uncommon title.
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213279

1811 Edmund Charles Genet....

Item #213279

September 24, 1811

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Sept. 24, 1811.



* 1811 Edmund Charles Genet

* Original Newspaper




The front page has a letter: Comments On Armed Neutrality, By Edward C. Genet, a citizen of New-York, signed in type: Edmund Charles Genet. Other news of the day and several interesting advertisements. Two minor stray notations next to the masthead, a few foxing spots.
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213259

1827 Warren, Rhode Island Newspaper....

Item #213259

January 06, 1827

NORTHERN STAR, AND WARREN AND BRISTOL GAZETTE, Warren, Rhode Island, January 6, 1827



* 1827 Warren Rhode Island

* Original Newspaper




Has general news of the day including: "Florida Lands" "Congress" "To The Unmarried" and more. Many interesting advertisements as well.



A Volume I issue of this uncommon title from the Ocean State. Lite margin staining, otherw
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213216

1832 Concord NH - Martin Van Buren....

Item #213216

April 16, 1832

NEW-HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, April 16, 1832.



* Martin Van Buren

* Creek Indians

* 1832 Concord NH




Page 2 has a letter to the citizens of New York signed in type: Martin Van Buren. Concerned the rejection of his nomination to the Senate. Also a report stating that the Senate ratified the treaty with the Creek Indians.



Other news of the day includes: "Mutiny" "Life
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213212

1811 Samuel Chase Address....

Item #213212

August 03, 1811

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington City, Aug. 3, 1811.

 

* Samuel Chase Address

* 1811 Original Newspaper

* Complete




The front page has the Address of Samuel Chase, Esq. To his Constitutents, the voters of Anne Arundle county, on the right of Constituents to instruct their Representatives, signed in type: Samuel Chase. Other news of the day with advertisements. Subscribers n
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213174

1803 Chelmsford MA Glass House....

Item #213174

November 19, 1803

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Nov. 19, 1803.

 

* Chelmsford Massachusetts MA

* Glass House Built

* Glass Manufacturing




On page 2 under Massachusetts Glass is a report stating that an extensive Glass-House has been constructed at Chelmsford at the junction of the Middlesex Canal and the Merrimack River by the proprietors of the Glass Manufactory. Says: The furnaces have been blowing for som
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213155

A successful preservationist effort...

Item #213155

December 11, 1879

THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 10, 1879 A proposal to widen the street called for the demolition of the historic 1729 Old South Church. This paper was produced for a fair held to raise funds to keep it--which succeeded. A very short-lived periodical & quite rare as such. Not in "Union List of Serials". Great masthead, great condition. Complete in 12 pages & measuring ab... See More  

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213154

A successful preservationist effort...

Item #213154

December 11, 1879

THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 9, 1879 A proposal to widen the street called for the demolition of the historic 1729 Old South Church. This paper was produced for a fair held to raise funds to keep it--which succeeded. A very short-lived periodical & quite rare as such. Not in "Union List of Serials". Great masthead, great condition. Complete in 12 pages & measuring abo... See More  

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213153

A successful preservationist effort...

Item #213153

December 11, 1879

THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 11, 1879.

 

* Rare Issue

* Original News

* Old South Church

* Boston Massachusetts




A proposal to widen the street called for the demolition of the historic 1729 Old South Church. This paper was produced for a fair held to raise funds to keep it--which succeeded. A very short-lived periodical & quite rare as such. Not in "Union L
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