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Item #689020FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Dec. 5, 1863 The front page shows: "The War In Tennessee--Lookout Mountain & its Vicinity..." plus other war-related illustrations within, including scenes of Brownsville & Matamoras, Texas and more.
The great, tipped-in (preferred) doublepage centerfold is captioned: "The Consecration of the Great National... Read full description -
Item #694363THE MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE, Boston, August 31, 1769 printed with THE BOSTON WEEKLY NEWS-LETTER, August 31, 1769 Both newspapers were published by Richard Draper on Thursday. A partnership with John Green and Joseph Russell printed the "Boston Post-Boy & Advertiser" on Mondays.
Both titles are printed on the... Read full description
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Item #707604THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 14, 1863 This anti-war newspaper insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently, much content has an anti-North bias.
Articles within include: "Civil Libery of the Soldiers" "Another Draft" "The Republican & Rebel Allies North & South" "The Coming Congress to Abolish Slavery"... Read full description -
Item #712984SPOONER'S VERMONT JOURNAL, Windsor, Dec. 28, 1795 Almost the entire front page is taken up with the President's: "SPEECH" being George Washington's annual state-of-the-union address for the year 1795, a tradition he started in his first administration and which continues to this day.
The "Speech" is prefaced with: "This day,... Read full description -
Item #715561THE CONTINENTAL JOURNAL & WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Boston, Nov. 19, 1778 Page 2 has over half a column concerning the historic duel between Generals Robert Howe and Gadsden, bot notable figures in the Revolutionary War.
The duel stemmed from a dispute over command of Continental troops in South... Read full description -
Item #715577THE BOSTON GAZETTE & COUNTRY JOURNAL, April 5, 1773 Beyond the fine content noted below, the masthead features a great, patriotic masthead engraving created by Paul Revere, showing the "dove of freedom" being set free from his cage by the Liberty figure over the skyline of Boston.
Half of the front page is a lengthy letter from England... Read full description -
Item #716371THE SCOTS MAGAZINE, (Edinburgh), June, 1754 Inside has two pages taken up with reports taken: "...from the journal of Major George Washington, sent by the Governor of Virginia, to the commandant of the French forces on the river Ohio...".
This is a great account of Washington's exploits near the Ohio River.
Some snippets... Read full description -
Item #716316THE PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL; AND THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, December 7, 1774 If there was one graphic which represented the spirit of the Revolutionary War it would have to be the ubiquitous segmented snake with the famous "Unite Or Die" caption.
The engraving, a prominent device in the masthead of this newspaper, shows a snake... Read full description -
Item #716308GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1776 This issue begins with "Proceedings in the House of Commons..." which includes discussion on the Revolutionary War, including: "...Nothing could have afforded me so much satisfaction as to have been able to inform you...that the troubles which have so long... Read full description -
Item #701571PORT HUDSON FREEMAN, Louisiana, July 15, 1863 This is the volume 1, number 1 issue of a title that existed for just two issues, the other dated July 21.
A rare copy of this title published by Union soldiers, this issue announced the capture of Port Hudson, the fall of Vicksburg, and other news, including updates on... Read full description -
Item #716393THE PROTESTANT (DOMESTICK) INTELLIGENCE, Or News both from CITY AND COUNTRY, London, England, April 2, 1680 Here is a rare opportunity to purchase a newspaper by Benjamin Harris. Harris was the first newspaper publisher in the colonies, having published "Public Occurrences Both Forreign & Domestick" in Boston in 1690. It lasted for only one... Read full description -
Item #701690THE HERALD OF FREEDOM & THE FEDERAL ADVERTISER, Boston, April 10, 1789 This is a very historically significant issue, reporting the official results of George Washington being elected President of the United States.
Page 3 has: "Interesting Intelligence" that includes:"...On the Monday following, (6th inst.) by the arrival of the Hon. Richard... Read full description -
Item #706400THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, April 13, 1861 When it comes to collecting historic events it is desirable to find a newspaper printed as close to the place or event as possible. Here is a Charleston newspaper reporting the opening battle of the Civil War at Fort Sumter. They don't get much better.
The top... Read full description -
Item #712063NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, April 10, 1865 Nice heads at the top of the first column report the surrender of General Robert E. Lee, essentially ending the Civil War.
The report includes the various correspondence between Generals Lee and Grant as they negotiated the terms of the surrender.
As seen in the photos the heads include: "VIRGINIA ! " and "LEE... Read full description -
Item #715576THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL: of the NORTH AMERICAN INTELLIENCER, Philadelphia, May 9, 1781 Page 3 has a report from New York on the celebration of the British victory at Guilford Court House, North Carolina: "Last Saturday...a feu de joie was fired here, by all the troops in garrison, in consequence of the victory obtained by the British... Read full description -
Item #724908MIST'S WEEKLY JOURNAL, London, March 25, 1727 When it comes to notable deaths of the world, they don't get too much better than this.
Page 2 has a simple, yet powerful report noting simply: "Died, Sir Isaac Newton, the greatest Mathematician that the World ever knew."
Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian,... Read full description -
Item #706371FLAKE'S WEEKLY BULLETIN, Galveston, Texas, July 10, 1864 Although we have had several of this title in the past, we believe this is the first we have offered from during the Civil War.
Among the articles: "Morgan's Raid in Kentucky" "Shenandoah Valley" "From Southern Papers" "The Blockade Runner Isabel Again" "Hunter's Army In the Field" "The... Read full description -
Item #715583THE ESSEX JOURNAL & NEW HAMPSHIRE PACKET, Newburyport, Massachusetts, March 1, 1776 There were but a few masthead engravings of the 18th century which were created by Paul Revere. The "Massachusetts Spy" is perhaps the most famous, plus there is the engraving in the "Boston Gazette" as well, with these two newspapers being among... Read full description -
Item #723173BOSTON DAILY JOURNAL, April 14, 1865 This is one of those fascinating newspapers that "reports" one of the great ironies in American history.
This was the date when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while attending a performace of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Page 3 of... Read full description
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