Pair of issues with the constitution of Maine...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 9 and 16, 1820



* Constitution of Maine : pair of issues



A pair of issues within which is the complete text of the: "Constitution of Maine" which begins in the Sept. 9 issue & includes the Preamble and articles 1 thru X on nearly 7 pages, with the balance of the Constitution found in the Sept. 16 issue, beginning on the front page and... See More  

On the execution of "Pirate Hicks" at Liberty Island...

THE WORLD, New York, July 20, 1860 



* Albert W. Hicks hanging at Liberty Island

* Last pirate executed in the United States



Page 3 has almost an entire column headed: "Piracy" which is concerning Albert Hicks, the last person to be executed for piracy in the United States.

The report begins: "The pirate Hicks met his well-deserved fate amid the execrations of men...&quo... See More  

Martin Van Buren's annual address to the nation...

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 28, 1839 



* President Martin Van Buren

* State of the Union annual address



Being so close to the nation's capital it is not surprising that much of the content is on politics of the day, including a wealth of reporting from Congress.

The prime feature would be the complete and lengthy text of the annual state-of-the-union address of Pr... See More  

Much on John Brown, The Fugitive Slave Law, slavery, and more!

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 21, 1860



* Much on John Brown and slavery

* The Fugitive Slave Law 

* The Apache War



Page 3 has: "The London Times on John Brown", "Review of the Year 1959" (from the London Times), and "From Arizona - The Apache War...", each of which are lengthy. All of page 5 is dedicated to explaining "The Irrepressible Conflict"... See More  

The case of murderer Patrick Maude (attempted use of insanity plea)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 23, 1860  Page 3 has over two columns dedicated to: "THE CASE OF PATRICK MAUDE", with subheading: "History of Patrick Maude, Recently Executed at Newark for Murder", which tells of his life, his decision to represent himself in court, his attempt to be found not guilty by reason of insanity, his conviction, and his execution. Quite interesting. The... See More  

The East Room of the White House needs to be refurbished...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 5, 1829  Inside has an interesting article on "The East Room" of the White House, noting is is very overdue for it to be refurbished: "...it was full of cobwebs, a few old chairs, lumbering benches, broken glass...The head of a republic ought to give an example of the thriftiness & virtuous habits of the people who put him there..... See More  

The International Cricket Match... Oystering...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 15, 1859  The front page has: "The Great Oyster Excitement - Scene On Board The Schooner Yankee Bird...". The inside has the desirable: "The International Cricket Match At Hoboken - Scene On The St. George's Ground, On The Morning Of The Match", which tells of the match between the United States and England. The opposing p... See More  

Election fraud in 1840... 1st "October Surprise"?

THE GLOBE, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Oct. 23, 1840 



* Election fraud proclaimed

* William Henry Harrison vs. Martin Van Buren

* First October surprise?



Page 3 has a 1.5 column article on voter fraud which includes in part: "They resorted to every means in their power to increase their vote. They’ve made a regular business of going from one Township to another and voting s... See More  

1826 - "Life of the Marquis De Lafayette"...

Book: "Life of the Marquis De Lafayette", by Robert Waln, Jr., 1826



The full title is: "Life of the Marquis De La Fayette; Major General in the Service of the United States of America. In The War Of The Revolution". This appears to be the 1826 "Second Edition", published by J.P. Ayers, Philadelphia. See images for a few highlights.



Complete in 506 pages, lo... See More  

Latest news from Mormondom...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1860  Page 2 has almost the entire first column taken up with: "Affairs In Utah--Federal Officers in the Territory--The Weather, Crops, etc.--Criminal Incidents--General Intelligence, etc." This article begins: "Much as it may be regretted by the majority of the American people, still it does seem, after all the fuss & smoke, that the Mormon peo... See More  

News from the Mormon capital...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1860  Page 5 contains nearly a full column on: "Affairs In Utah" "Departure of the Delegate--Agricultural Fair in Utah--Serious Indian Hostilities--Miscellaneous News" with an interesting variety of tidbits from this Mormon stronghold (see for portions).

Eight pages, very nice condition.

Move the Mormon capital to Fillmore City?

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 22, 1858  Page 3 includes: "Salt Lake Correspondence" which has various news reports from Utah. One item of discussion is whether the seat of government should be in Fillmore City.

Four pages, small, discrete archival mends in the margins, nice condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

Exceedingly rare Napoleon occupation newspaper...

COURRIER D'AMSTERDAM or the COURIER VAN AMSTERDAM, May 1, 1811 (No. 122) 



* Exceedingly rare Napoleon Bonaparte occupation newspaper



This was a daily newspaper published in Amsterdam during the French occupation of Holland. It is bilingual: half printed in French and half in Dutch. Two mastheads as well, one in each language.

In 1810 Napoleon Bonaparte annexed Holland to his empire... See More  

Mormons, slavery, and Dickens...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1858  Page 2 has two-thirds of a column taken up with a report headed: "The Mormons Flight and the Mormon Future--A New Power Among the Nations of Earth". The report begins by reflecting upon the founding of the Mormons noting: "...announcing the appearance & character of their 'Golden Bible' as the book was for a while commonly called...ref... See More  

Harriett Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin...

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1852  This newspaper is forever linked to the best-selling novel of the 19th century: "Uncle Tom's Cabin", for the book was originally released as a 40 week serial in this anti-slavery newspaper beginning in June, 1851. It was the newspaper's publisher who encouraged Stowe to produce the work in book form, and it is common consen... See More  

An April Fool's report on the abolishment of Nauvoo... Deranged by Millerism...

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, April 1, 1843  



* Mormons - Mormonism

* Nauvoo, Illinois hoax ?

* Millerism - Millerites



The back page has what is apparently an "April Fools" report concocted by the normally staid editor, headed: "Nauvoo Abolished". It reports: "In the Illinois legislature...the senate repealed the law creating the Nauvoo legion, mili... See More  

Early and rare from Florida... Much on the Mexican War...

THE FLORIDIAN, Tallahassee, Florida, May 22, 1847  Nineteenth century newspapers from Florida are uncommon, particularly those from before the Civil War. Here is such an issue from the capital city of Florida, six years before the Civil War.

Over half of the front page is taken up with reports from Congress including several Acts, Proclamations and Resolutions as well as "Treaties"... See More  

1808 pamphlet - John Quincy Adams & Harrison Grey Otis...

Pamphlet: "REMARKS and CRITICISMS on the Hon. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS'S LETTER to the Hon. HARRISON GRAY OTIS", by William Coleman, a law partner of Aaron Burr, and printed by Joshua Cushing, Boston, 1808



Critique of John Quincy Adams' thoughts on the War of 1812 as presented to Harrison Gray Otis. Wordery comments: "It offers insight into the political debates of the time and ... See More  

Terrific slave auction illustration from 1856 - one of the most desirable...

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Nov. 29, 1856   The most notable item within this issue is the very nice full page print captioned: "Slave Sale, Charleston, South Carolina, From A Sketch By Eyre Crowe", which depicts the sale of over a dozen slaves.

This woodcut print of Eyre Crowe's painting remains one of the most desired on the slave trade as only rarely are... See More  

Reinventing the English language...

WECLI FONETIC ADVOCET, Sinsinati, O., Octobur 26, 1850  [Weekly Phonetic Advocate, Cincinnati, Ohio]  This is one of the more curious newspapers of the 19th century.

During this time there was a movement afoot to create a new mode of writing & spelling: to spell words as they sounded, phonetically. Obviously it never caught on, but it did result in this unusual newspaper which is al... See More  

First mention of skiing in an American newspaper? Barnum's paper...

ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, March 19, 1853  P.T. Barnum was the co-owner of this early illustrated newspaper which preceded both "Leslie's Illustrated" and "Harper's Weekly". These latter two ultimately becoming immensely more successful. This effort by Barnum and the Beach brothers would last but 48 issues.

Although an illustrated newspaper, perhaps the most nota... See More  

Details on the capture of a slave ship...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 18, 1860  Page 2 begins with: "The Slave Trade" "Additional Particulars  in Regard to the Bark Wildfire and Her Cargo" with the report taking over half a column.

The text begins: "The bark Wildfire, with a cargo of over 500 Africans on board, was captured..." with considerable detail on this famous slave ship. Further on: "...the n... See More  

Slave ads & notices...

THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Sept. 28, 1850  Newspapers from the pre-Civil War South are rather difficult to find. Here is one from Louisiana.

Among the many ads is one on the front page headed: "Slaves! Slaves!! Slaves!!!" which notes in part: "The subscribers are prepared to receive, on consignment, for sale in this market, any number of slaves, having one of the best showr... See More  

Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 24, 1825  One of the articles on an inside page reads in its entirety: "The ceremony of laying the corner stone, of what is to be a city of the Jews, on Grand Island, N.Y. took place on the 14th instant, and Mr. Noah, editor of the New York National Advocate, governor and judge of Israel, has issued a proclamation which for the ridiculous, may... See More  

Very early from the "Perfectionists", the early Oneida Community...

THE SPIRITUAL MAGAZINE, Putney, Vermont, May 15, 1846  This was the first periodical of what would become the famed Oneida Community. This is the volume 1 number 3.

This community called "Perfectionists" was founded by John Humphrey Noyes. He established a "Bible family" in which all should be perfectly equal, worldly goods should be held in common, and those who wer... See More