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A great contemporary quote from Lincoln's famous speech - "A House divided against itself cannot stand."...
Item #707504
January 24, 1860
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1860 The front-page has a rare quote of a portion of Lincoln's very famous speech from 1858 during the Lincoln-Douglas debates. During a speech on the Senate floor, Senator Douglas, speaking of Lincoln, states in part: "...When he returned to Illinois in 1858, to canvas the state, he had to meet this 'irrepressible conflict.' True, the Senat... See More
The Big Springs, Union Pacific Railroad robbery...
Item #706230
September 29, 1877
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 29, 1877
* Union Pacific Big Springs robbery
* Old West outlaw - train robber Sam Bass
The front page has over a full column taken up with reports of the Big Springs train robbery of the Union Pacific Railroad, with heads including: "Daring Detectives" "How the Western Train Robbers Were Hunted Down" "The Leader Identified in Sp... See More
First appearance of a Walt Whitman poem...
Item #706229
March 02, 1888
NEW YORK HERALD, March 2, 1888
* Walt Whitman's "My Canary Bird" poem - 1st appearance
The top half of page 6 has the printing of a short poem: "My Canary Bird" by Walt Whitman as noted at its conclusion. This was the very first printing of this Whitman poem as verified by the Walt Whitman Archive, and is very significant as such.
Twelve pages, partially loose ... See More
Early on the Brooklyn Bridge...
Item #706031
August 11, 1877
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 11, 1877 The front page features a print of: "The Great Suspension Bridge Between New York & Brooklyn - The Cable Fastenings", being the famous Brooklyn Bridge. Much inside, including: "Havens' New Telephone" and a nice print: "The Great Suspension Bridge Between New York & Brooklyn--View Looking From Brooklyn".
S... See More
The "Colored" Convention... Mormons and issuance of their own fractional currency...
Item #706028
April 13, 1872
NEW YORK HERALD, April 13, 1872 Page 5 has nearly a full column headed: "COLORED NATIONAL CONVENTION" "A Great Day For The Africans" with various subheads as well. Near the end is: "...A telegraphic dispatch was received and read amid applause from Fred. Douglass at Canton, Mass., announcing his expected arrival at twelve to-night...".
Page 3 has: "Mormon ... See More
Converting to Mormonism...
Item #706027
May 25, 1874
NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1874
* The Brigham Young era
* Converting to Mormonism
Page 4 has: "Mormon Converts" which is a telegram from Salinas, California, noting in part: "... About two months ago two missionaries of Mormonism from Utah came to Long Valley...They met with such success in their labors...they have converted...all the families residing in that section to ... See More
Indians... Mormons and Brigham Young... Kentucky KuKlux
Item #706026
April 18, 1873
THE NEW-YORK TIMES, New York, April 18, 1873
* General Canby
* Apache Indians
The front page has: "THE SAVAGES" and "Account of the Attack on Gen. Canby by an Eye-Witness - Fight With Apaches".
Also on the front page is "The Kentucky KuKlux" and "The Assassins Met by a Brave Old Man with Their Own Weapons - One of Them Killed and Three Wounded"... See More
Election fraud in 1840... 1st "October Surprise"?
Item #705363
October 23, 1840
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
1902 - "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch", by Alice Caldwell Hegan...
Item #705337
January 01, 1839
Book: "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch", by Alice Caldwell Hegan (Rice), 1902 edition
A delightful book originally published in 1901, this appears to be a Dec., 1902 printing. Wikipedia states:
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1901 novel by American author Alice Hegan Rice, about a southern family humorously coping with poverty. It was highly popular on its release and has b
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Move the Mormon capital to Fillmore City?
Item #705271
November 22, 1858
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.
Brigham Young's elders willing to give themselves up... Mormons on the move...
Item #705270
June 22, 1858
NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1858
* Utah War - Mormons
* Brigham Young
The front page has a one-quarter column with Mormon news: "From Utah" "Plenty of Provisions at Camp Scott--Safety of Capt. Marcy's Command--Trade with the Valley, etc."
One of the reports includes: "...a letter from Fort Bridger dated May 21st which says that Brigham Young's principal ... See More
Buchanan's state-of-the-union address... Latest from the "Mormon country"...
Item #705268
December 28, 1859
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 28, 1859 Page 3 has most of a column headed: "From The Mormon Country" datelined at "Great Salt Lake City" which provides a rather inclusive update on the events in Utah in recent months. Also on page 3: "The Purchase of Mount Vernon" by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, with the details.
Over an entire page, spread on very ... See More
Exceedingly rare Napoleon occupation newspaper...
Item #705267
May 01, 1811
COURRIER D'AMSTERDAM or the COURIER VAN AMSTERDAM, May 1, 1811 (No. 122) 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, hence this newspaper being in two languages. This issue was pub... See More
Blackwell's Island, long before Nellie Bly's undercover work...
Item #705102
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1866 The first article is 21 pages on: "Blackwell's Island Lunatic Asylum" which includes 20 illustrations. Some 21 years later investigative reporter Nellie Bly would rise to journalistic fame by posing as an "insane" patient to be committed to the female asylum there and exposing cruelty towards patients and the... See More
Wild Bill Hickok...
Item #704224
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, (New York), February, 1867 Featured on the front page is a great full-figure print of "Wild Bill" Hickok, one of the most notable names from the Old West who was very much a legend in his own time.Such a print of him is rarely found in newspapers or magazines, and in fact this was the very first published image of Wild Bill Hickok. Nine years la... See More
Great Tombstone newspaper printed 3 months before the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral...
Item #704222
July 26, 1881
THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Cochise County, Arizona, July 26, 1881 Few could argue for a more recognizable title from the Old West, nor could any town be more linked to the romance of the West than this one. Tombstone is steeped in Western lore, and the several movies done concerning the gunfight at the O.K. Corral have kept this town in popular culture. This issue was printed exactly 3 months pr... See More
One of the more fascinating publishers from the Civil War...
Item #704207
June 18, 1864
BROWNLOW’S KNOXVILLE WHIG, AND REBEL VENTILATOR, Tennessee, June 18, 1864 W. G. Brownlow, or Parson Brownlow, was a fascinating personality to say the least. He regarded anyone who disagreed with him about religion or politics as an enemy. The circuit-riding Methodist parson turned to the press to spread his harsh anti-Presbyterian, anti-Calvinist rhetoric, and to spread his ferv... See More
First mention of skiing in an American newspaper? Barnum's paper...
Item #704191
March 19, 1853
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
Yosemite diagram and discoveries...
Item #704187
October 18, 1865
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 18, 1865 The front page has a detailed, column-wide diagram and a wonderful account of a visit the Yosemite Valley and surrounding region: "From The Missouri To The Pacific...XVI" "Yosemite--Its Discovery--Our Party--View From Inspiration Point--Entering the Valley" & more.
The report begins: "See Yosemite and die! I shall not try to descr... See More
Rare graphic issue on "Uncle Tom's Cabin"...
Item #704179
August 02, 1856
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Aug. 2, 1856 Inside has a nice article: "Dramatic Reading by a Coloured Native of Philadelphia" accompanied by a print of her captioned: "Mrs. Mary E. Webb (A Coloured Native of Philadelphia) Reading 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' in the Hall of Stafford-House".
The facing page has a print of the construction of the clock tower of t... See More
The President addresses the discovery of gold in California...
Item #704174
December 07, 1848
ROCHESTER DAILY ADVERTISER, New York, Dec.7, 1848 All of the front page & most of page 2 are taken up with the "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE!" being the annual state-of-the-union address, signed in type: James K. Polk.
Within his message, and on the front page, he devotes much space to California and the discovery of gold, including: "...vast mineral wealth recently developed.... See More
A very early baseball board game...
Item #704172
December 08, 1866
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 8, 1866 The full front page has 3 prints of: "Laying the Corner Stone of the New Masonic Temple at Baltimore, Maryland.
Inside has a fascinating half print of: "The New & Beautiful Parlor Divertisement of Base-Ball" showing a family playing a board game themed on baseball. There is also a related article: "The Parlor Gam... See More
Creating a Jewish city in the Niagara River...
Item #704169
September 24, 1825
THE 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 be com... See More
On the arrest of Medary, the publisher of this newspaper...
Item #704170
June 01, 1864
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, June 1, 1864 A notable issue as the front page has good content reporting on the arrest of Samuel Medary, the publisher of this newspaper. The first article is: "Is It Revolution! -- More Arrests" followed by: "Liberty Lies Sunned & Bleeding From Assassin Blows & Wounds!" which is more concerning the arrest of Medary.
Page 4 has a nice... See More
The Battle of Antietam...
Item #704163
September 29, 1862
DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Sept. 29, 1862 Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.
Various reports inside include: "Another View of the Question" "Progress & Events of the War" "Tennessee Female Tories" "Casualties in the Sumter Light Guar... See More
The colored men of Washington, D.C. make plea to President Lincoln...
Item #704160
November 03, 1862
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 3, 1862 The most noteworthy article is found on page 4 headed: "Free Colored Emigrants" which is a letter from free Washington, D.C. blacks to President Abraham Lincoln in which they plead that he follow-through on his promise to provide, upon his own recommendation made in August, a new homeland in South America.
The letter includes in part: "Many... See More
The colored men of Washington, D.C. make plea to President Lincoln...
Item #704159
November 03, 1862
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 3, 1862 The most noteworthy article is found on page 4 headed: "Free Colored Emigrants" which is a letter from free Washington, D.C. blacks to President Abraham Lincoln in which they plead that he follow-through on his promise to provide, upon his own recommendation made in August, a new homeland in South America.
The letter includes in part: "Many... See More
Lengthy letter from John Wilkes Booth...
Item #703872
April 24, 1865
WORCESTER DAILY SPY, Massachusetts, April 24, 1865
The prime content is what takes over a full column on the front page being a detailed letter signed in type by: J. Wilkes Booth, headed: "Letter of John Wilkes Booth" "Confesses That He Was Engaged In A Plot to Capture and Carry Off The President" "His Participation in the Execution of John Brown" "A Sece... See More
Chasing after Jefferson Davis... On Lincoln's funeral...
Item #703862
May 04, 1865
UTICA MORNING HERALD, New York, May 4, 1865 Among the reports on pages 2 and 3 are: "The Plot of the Assassins" "Matters In Richmond" "Proclamation By the President--Rewards Offered for Rebels--A Hundred Thousand for Jeff" "Flight of Jeff. Davis" "The Fugitives in South Carolina" "Stonemason in Close Pursuit" "Jeff. Only One Da... See More
Lincoln's remains in New York City...
Item #703853
April 25, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, April 25, 1865 All columns on all 8 pages are black-bordered in memory of Abraham Lincoln. Two-thirds of the first column are taken up with nice heads concerning the funeral of Abraham Lincoln including: "HONORS To the MARTYR PRESIDENT" "Our Tribute to the Lamented Dead" "Arrival of the Cortege" "The Body In State" "The Procession... See More
Lincoln steps upon the national stage... The Cooper Union speech...
Item #703677
February 28, 1860
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Feb. 28, 1860 The front page has over five columns devoted to coverage of this famous speech which is headed: "NATIONAL POLITICS" "A Speech Delivered at the Cooper Institute Last Evening, by Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois".
At this point Lincoln had not declared himself a presidential candidate, and this was his first opportunity to establish ... See More
Turkey hunting... The New Orleans Exposition...
Item #703242
January 10, 1885
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 10, 1885 The front page features a very nice dockside scene: 'The New Orleans Exposition--Arrivals At The Levee'. Plus there are two additional full page prints on the New Orleans Exposition.
Half page print: "'Yelping' Up Wild Turkeys" and: "Studies of Mr. Crowley - The Chimpanzee in the Central Park Menagerie".
Al... See More
Robert E. Lee is presented Washington's sword...
Item #702686
March 21, 1848
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 21, 1848 The front page has an interesting article: "A Venerable Present" noting: "Mr. Custis, of Arlington, has presented to his son-in-law, Capt. R. E. Lee, of the U.S. Engineers (an officer whose brilliant services in the Mexican war have elicited the praise of all the Generals) sword, with the following inscriptions: ... See More
President Madison's state-of-the-union address...
Item #702678
December 07, 1816
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 7, 1816 Beginning on the front page is the lengthy: "President's Message" to Congress, which is his annual state-of-the-union address, signed in type: James Madison. One bit notes: "...The Indian tribes without our limits appear also disposed to remain at peace...".
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches, minor margin wear
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Jeff Davis & fellow captives... Captured in women's clothes... Trial of the Assassins...
Item #702456
May 21, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1865 First column heads include: "DAVIS & CO." "Arrival of the Rebel Leaders at Fortress Monroe" "Jefferson Davis, Wife, Son & Two Daughters" "Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy" with a list of others captured.
Also: "Our Special Account of Jeff Davis' Capture" 'He Was in Petticoa... See More
Closing moments of the Civil War...
Item #702439
May 12, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1865 The front page has reports on the closing moments of the Civil War, including: "TAYLOR'S SURRENDER" "Gen. Canby's Official Announcement of the Fact" "The Surrender Made on the 4th of May" "Terms the Same as Those Granted to Gen. Lee" "No Rebel Forces Now in Arms East of the Mississippi" and more.
Al... See More
Lincoln's 2nd state-of-the-union address to the nation...
Item #702417
December 13, 1862
MOORE'S RURAL NEW YORKER, Rochester, New York, Dec. 13, 1862 All of page 5 and a portion of page 6 are taken up with: "The President's Message" which is Abraham Lincoln's annual state-of-the-union address, in which he reflects upon his historic Emancipation Proclamation, the events of the Civil War in 1862, and other national matters as well. It is signed by him at its ... See More
Kentucky's Mammoth Cave... Trading with Indians...
Item #701864
October 07, 1876
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Oct. 7, 1876 Inside contains a full page print: "American Sketches: Indians At A Hide-Trader's Hut" as well as: "American Sketches: The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky - The Mammoth Dome" and another half page: "The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky - The Gothic Gallery" which has a related article.
Twenty-four pages, great condition.... See More
Early print of the New York Stock Exchange...
Item #701736
September 10, 1881
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 10, 1881 The full front page is a print by W. A. Rogers: "An Anxious Night in the Cabinet Room".
Inside includes a full page print: "Excursion of Five Points Children and Their Mothers". A nice full page print of the inside of "The New York Stock Exchange".
Doublepage centerfold has ten prints of: "The Exportation of C... See More
British capture the nation's capital... Battle of Lundy's Lane...
Item #701495
August 30, 1814
AMERICAN MERCURY, Hartford, Aug. 30, 1814 Page 2 has a lengthy (over 3 columns) report on the Battle of Lundy's Lane near Niagara, written by the American commander: Jacob Brown.
This notable battle was also known as the Battle of Niagara, fought on July 25 between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army near present-day Niagara Falls. It was one of the bloodiest ba
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Final months of the Civil War....
Item #701489
January 12, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 12, 1865 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "VERY IMPORTANT" "More Rumors About Peace" "Prominent Peace Men Selected" "The Commissioners To Proceed North" "Gen. Butler's Removal" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Nice reporting on the Battle of Chickamauga...
Item #701335
September 21, 1863
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "HIGHLY IMPORTANT" "A Great
Battle Fought Near Chattanooga" "The Engagement of a Desperate Character" "Fierce Dashes on Our Left & Centre" "The Enemy Finally Repulsed" "The Loss in Wounded Heavy". Also: "Bad News From Rosecrans&quo... See More
Six scenes of New Zealand...
Item #701245
July 04, 1891
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, July 4, 1891 Among the many prints within is a nice full page, with six scenes, captioned: "Pelorus Sound And Goldfields of Mahakipawa, Marlborough, New Zealand".
A wealth of other prints as well.
Complete in 32 pages, slightly irregular at the spine from disbinding, very nice condition.
"Mourning" for the Judiciary Act...
Item #700969
July 10, 1802
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 10, 1802 The front page has a black-bordered, tongue-in-chief mourning report which relates to the controversial Judiciary Act of 1802.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, scattered foxing, good condition.
William Hull becomes Michigan's first governor...
Item #700966
September 07, 1805
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 7, 1805 The front page and page 2 have much content concerning William Hull becoming the first governor of the Michigan Territory and Indian Agent by President Thomas Jefferson. As Indian Agent, Hull served as the intermediary between the Native American tribes in the Michigan Territory and the United States government. Included within the depots is: "G... See More
Early on plans for the Erie Canal...
Item #700965
December 07, 1811
THE COLUMBIAN FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, Dec. 7, 1811 Page 3 has some nice content concerning hopes: "...to explore the route of an inland navigation from the Hudson River to Lake Ontario and Lake Erie..." which includes a report from Knoxville concerning it.
Work on the Erie Canal would begin in 1817.
Four pages, very nice condition.
Events from the end of the War of 1812...
Item #700962
January 12, 1815
BOSTON GAZETTE, Jan. 12, 1815 Various items regarding the latter events of the War of 1812 including: "More Peace Rumors!" "Latest From Canada" "Affairs In the North" "British Expedition to Louisiana" "Affairs in the South" "Tribute To Valour" "Invasion Threatened" and more.
Four pages, nice condition.
Promoting health-related products...
Item #700959
July 01, 1869
THE MONTHLY ROSE BUD, Philadelphia, July 1, 1869 An uncommon little newspaper with an eclectic mix of content, but it seems to focus on various health-related products and issues for women.
Four pages, 9 1/2 by 11 3/4 inches, various wear at the fold & margins, light dirtiness.
An "Extra" edition of this famous newspaper...
Item #700956
October 24, 1842
NEW YORK HERALD---EXTRA, Oct. 24, 1842 This "Extra" edition is a smaller size format with the entire four pages taken up with: "A Full Report of the 15th Fair of the American Institute". There are no ads nor any other reports.
Four pages, 11 1.2 by 15 3/4 inches, nice condition.
Early photography... Inauguration of Franklin Pierce...
Item #700954
March 12, 1853
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 12, 1853 An early issue of this famous scientific magazine, still published today.
Page 3 has; "Daguerrotyping" which is on early photography. Page 5 has: "The Inauguration" which reports on the inauguration of Franklin Pierce.
Various illustrations of the latest inventions & improvements of the day.
Eight pages, good condition.... See More
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