Twenty-five Civil War newspapers...
Item #595336
A lot of 25 Civil War newspapers from various American cities, all having some war content but all having disfigurements causing them to be "2nd rate" or damaged. Still a great wealth of war reporting from when the news was happening. Dates will range between April, 1861 and April, 1865.
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Fate of those who evacuated Virginia...
Item #594946
April 22, 1780
THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, April 22, 1780 Page 3 has: "...An Act of the General Assembly of Virginia" concerning the fate of those who left Virginia to reside in England or elsewhere: "...bona fide inhabitants there for at least one year at any time within four years next before the commencement of hostilities on the 19th of April, 1775 [Lexington & Con... See More
Sad state of affairs in Virginia...
Item #594932
March 22, 1780
THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, March 22, 1780
* American Revolutionary War
Page 3 has a small item: "It is a matter of surprize that no accounts have yet arrived from America respecting the progress of the war there, or the real destination of the troops that have been embarked since December last from New York; two expeditions were certainly intended; one to Carol... See More
British defeat in the South...
Item #592256
August 24, 1779
THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Aug. 24, 1779 Most of the first column on the front page is taken up with a piece from the book of Genesis prefaced with: "The following beautiful Apologue in the Eastern stile was written by Dr. Franklin some years ago, with a view of reclaiming his countrymen in New England from that spirit of intolerance and religious persecution which were then so... See More
From the heart of Thomas Jefferson's Presidency...
Item #559604
(5) UNITED STATES GAZETTE, For The Country, Philadelphia, 1807-1809 A lot of 5 issues offering an interesting insight into the early period of the Jeffersonian era, as the government transitioned away from Federalist policy.Complete in 4 pages, 2nd-rate condition with rubbing, foxing, and staining, but not damaged.
The images show an example of the condition and look of the issu... See More
Two full page Thanksgiving prints... Nice portrait of Charles Dickens...
Item #173150
November 30, 1867
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 30, 1867 This issue has several desirable prints: The front page has:" 'The Soldier's Friend' - An Incident in General Grant's Life", with a related article. The inside contains: "Thanksgiving--A Thanksgiving Dinner Among the Puritans" along with: "Thanksgiving--A Thanksgiving Dinner Among Their Descendants", a... See More
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