THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 8, 1765

• Reverend George Whitefield
• Colony of Georgia return

The back page has an: "Extract of a Letter from Savannah in Georgia" which reports that: "...the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield took a solemn & affectionate farewell of a very crowded auditory in our church...Early yesterday morning he went to Purysburgh on his way to Charles-Town..." with more on his visit.
Rev. George Whitefield was a famous evangelist and one of the founders of Methodism.
Eight pages, 8 1/4 by 11 inches, nice condition.

Background: This authentic eight-page June 8, 1765 issue of The London Chronicle represents a scarce and historically significant piece of transatlantic colonial journalism due to its prominent back-page account, titled "Extract of a Letter from Savannah in Georgia," detailing the movements of the famed evangelist and Methodism co-founder Rev. George Whitefield. Capturing a key moment from his sixth preaching tour across the American colonies—during which he addressed a "very crowded auditory" before departing for Purrysburg and Charleston—the report offers rare, contemporary insight into how news of the First Great Awakening was relayed across the Atlantic to British readers, taking weeks to travel by ship. Complete, standalone 18th-century English newspapers from this pivotal pre-Revolutionary era are inherently collectible, but instances containing direct primary reports on major historic figures like Whitefield, coupled with early American colonial imprints, are exceptionally uncommon and highly sought after by manuscript and rare print collectors.