A song to be sung to the tune Yankee Doodle Dandy?
Much on the Revolutionary War, from the closing months...
THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET, Philadelphia, November 20, 1781 Close to half of the front page is taken up with a poem (song?) which is focused on the Revolutionary War (see). The last few stanzas are compromised by the loss of the lower corner, causing text loss (see). Note: Was this actually a song to be sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy? This might be worth additional research.
Page 2 contains a letter signed in type by the famed Tory newspaper publisher J. Rivington. Page 3 has some great reporting in on the Revolutionary War, including one item which includes: "...The prospect of America is truly glorious. She rises triumphant in one of the most honourable & important contests that ever any people were engaged in..." with more (see).
Another item includes: "...that the notorious traitor Arnold was lately taken prisoner on Long Island by a part of our men...". Other items are datelined Fishkill, Chatham, Trenton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and an article headed: "Anecdote of Lord Cornwallis".
The back page is filled with ads. Complete in 4 pages, never-trimmed margins, the loss to the lower corner of the front leaf as noted above, great condition.