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216022

Steamer: Chesapeake....

Item #216022

December 20, 1863

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1863.



* Steamer: Chesapeake

* Piracy
 
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 headlines: "THE CHESAPEAKE
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216021

Natchez Mississippi....

Item #216021

December 21, 1863

NEW YORK TIMES Dec. 21, 1863.



* Natchez, Mississippi

* Confederate Pirate Ships




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 headlines: "FROM NEW-ORLEANS&quo
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215995

Columbus, Kentucky...

Item #215995

March 05, 1862

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Mar. 5, 1862.



* Columbus, Kentucky

* Winchester, Virginia




The ftpg. has some Civil War one column headlines including: "The War For The Union!", "Evacuation & Burning of Columbus", "The Rebel Fortifications", "Beauregard Not There", "The Railroad Tracks & Bridges Destroyed!", "Demoralization &am
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215899

Large & ornate masthead from the Civil War...

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NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, Manchester, 1861  The title reflects the theme of this issue, being primarily a farming-related newspaper with agricultural concerns taking much of the front page and some inside space as well. However Civil War reporting is found on page two with a review of the week's battle events and military concerns. Of added significance is the large and very d... See More  

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215770

Saturday Evening Courier....

Item #215770

March 29, 1862

SATURDAY EVENING COURIER, N.Y., March 29, 1862.



* New York, New York
* 1862


An uncommon title with mostly literary-related content, some topical reports, bits of news, and ads. Folio-size, 8 pages, has a large stain in the masthead, ftpg. has dirtiness in the upper left quarter, some margin tears.
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215715

Henry Schoolcraft 1839 Story....

Item #215715

July 27, 1839

NEW-YORK MIRROR, July 27, 1839.

 

* Short Story by known writer

* Henry C. Schoolcraft
 
Famous literary title, inside has a short story: The Celestial Sisters. By Henry R. Schoolcraft . Other topics include: "Employment For The Unhappy" "Arab Horses" "Progress Of Music" and more. Measures 14 by 10 1/2 inches, 8 pages, some lite margin stain
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215686

New York City Tenement House Fire....

Item #215686

February 03, 1860

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 3, 1860.



* Terrible tenement housing fire in New York City

* Instrumental is the advancement of significant building codes
 
Page 5 report: Terrible Calamity! Burning Of A Tenement House Great Loss Of Life Narrow Escapes Names Of The Sufferers Daring Of The Firemen. Note: The subsequent public outcry forced the legislature to pass a law requiring fire
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215667

Pulaski, Tennessee 1864....

Item #215667

September 29, 1864

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, September 29, 1864. 

 

* Pilot Knob, Missouri

* Pulaski, Tennessee




The front pages has some nice one column headlines including: "THE INVASION OF MISSOURI" "Fighting Near Pilot Knob" "ARMY OF THE SHENANDOAH" "Torbert's Fight With Wickham" "Gen. Sheridan at Harrisonburg" "LATEST FROM PETERSBURG" "IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE" "Fighting at Pulaski,Tenn
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215654

Treaty with Mexico....

Item #215654

May 04, 1840

NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT AND STATE GAZETTE, Concord, May 4, 1840  On the front page under a woodcut of and eagle is: A Proclamation issued by the President of the United States, stating that: "...a convention for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States upon the Government of the Mexican Republic was signed at Washington...", signed in type: Martin Van Buren. T
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215638

Confederate leaders paroled....

Item #215638

October 12, 1865

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 12, 1865



* Post Civil War Confederate Leaders on Parole
 
The front page has: Washington Important Executive Order Alexander H. Stephens, John A. Campbell, John H. Reagan, George A. Trenholm and Charles Clark Released on Parole The Members of the South Carolina Convention Pardoned. Executive order granting parole with the possibility of a pardon is s
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215631

Martin Van Buren 1839....

Item #215631

March 14, 1839

THE CORRECTOR, Sag-Harbor, (L.I.), N.Y., March 14, 1839.

 

* President Martin Van Buren Act

* Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York




Page 2 has: An Act giving to the President of the United States additional powers for the defence of the United States, in certain cases, against invasion, and for other purposes... signed in type: Martin Van Buren. Other news of the day includes: "
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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.

Other news of the day includes: "Heavy R
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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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215461

The Army of the Potomac... Freed slaves in Louisiana...

Item #215461

November 14, 1863

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 14, 1863  Over half of the front page is taken up with a print: "The War In The Southwest--Adjutant-General Thomas Addressing the Negroes in Louisiana on the Duties of Freedom" showing hundreds of black soldiers, women and children.

Inside has a full page: "Lookout Mountain--Sketched by Theodore R. Davis from Our Works on Chattanooga Cre... See More  

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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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215429

1863 Stevensburg, Virginia....

Item #215429

November 14, 1863

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated November 14, 1863.



*  Stevensburg Virginia
* General Grant and General Lee


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 include
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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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215197

1863 Florence AL Civil War.....

Item #215197

June 03, 1863

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated June 3, 1863.



* Seige of Vicksburg
* Siege of Port Hudson Begins
 
This 8 page newspaper has a small piece missing to the uppoer right corner as seen in the photo with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes t
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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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215121

1854 Prints.....

Item #215121

March 01, 1854

THE PEOPLES JOURNAL, N.Y., March, 1854.



* Genesse Falls print
* Map of Virginia, Dora Coal Mines


Inside has a nice 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inch view: Rochester And The Genesee Falls and a 3 1/2 by 5 3/4 inch view: Railroad Bridge At Portage (N.Y.) Full page map: Map of Virginia Showing the location of the Dora Coal Mines. Ornate masthead has a nice illustration of the Capitol buil
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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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214859

1863 Jackson Mississippi....

Item #214859

May 21, 1863

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated May 21, 1863.



* Capture of Fort De Russey
* General Grant Evacuates Jackson, MS


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 include
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214788

1863 Somerset, Kentucky....

Item #214788

April 03, 1863

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated April 3, 1863.



* Battle Near Somerset, Kentucky
* The Affair at Point Pleasant


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
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1862 Fayetteville, Arkansas....

Item #214734

December 13, 1862

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated December 13, 1862.



* Movements of Geurilla Leader Morgan
* The Battle at Fayetteville


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 i
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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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214706

1862 Abbeville Mississippi...

Item #214706

December 04, 1862

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated December 4, 1862.



* News from Indian Territory
* Abbeville, Mississippi


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 f
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214700

1862 Gainesville VA Civil War.....

Item #214700

November 21, 1862

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated November 21, 1862.



* Paducah and Memphis set on Fire
* Gainesville, Virginia


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 t
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214694

1862 Fredericksburg, Virginia....

Item #214694

November 24, 1862

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated November 24, 1862.



* Rebels Refuse to Surrender Fredericksburgh
* Calvary Reconnoisance near Holt Springs


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214692

1862 Newbern, North Carolina....

Item #214692

November 29, 1862

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated November 29, 1862.



* Rebel's Attack Newbern
* Rebels Near Fredericksburgh

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214678

1862 New Hope Kentucky...

Item #214678

July 13, 1862

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated July 13, 1862.



* Fight at New Hope
* Lebanon, Kentucky  Burned by the Rebels


This 8 page newspaper has some water staining near the margins and a noticeable center crease, otherwise in good condition. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes t
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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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214617

1862 Fredericksburg Virginia...

Item #214617

November 11, 1862

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated November 11, 1862.



* Recapture of Fredericksburg

* Burnside Assumes Command from McClellan


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 inclu
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214541

1862 Civil War Newtonia Missouri...

Item #214541

October 16, 1862

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated October 16, 1862.



* Battle of Newtonia
* Crossing the Potomac
* 1862

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 inclu

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