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Sackett's Harbor...   Capture of Toronto...
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Sackett's Harbor... Capture of Toronto...

Item # 713700 ·
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THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 5, 1813  

* Battle of York - Toronto - Upper Canada
* Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor - War of 1812 

Much reporting on the War of 1812 with nearly 6 pages of accounts under the heading: "Events Of The War". Included are items from Mobile with a Proclamation signed in type by: James Wilkinson; a report with small heading: "Capture of York [Toronto], in Canada" with much detail. Other items include: "Blockade of the Chesapeake" "American Prizes" "Gen. Z. M. Pike", a report from Sackett's Harbor signed in type by: Z. M. Pike, and other items.
The back page has: "Postscript--Glorious News" which has a subhead: "Attack Upon Sackett's Harbor & Defeat of the Enemy" and "Extract of a Letter dated Sackett's Harbor, May 29".
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches, great condition.

Background: This June 5, 1813 issue of The Weekly Register serves as an extraordinary primary source documenting a pivotal turning point in the War of 1812, capturing crucial military operations across the Northern frontier and Southern territory. Its six pages of "Events Of The War" report on the strategic American "Capture of York [Toronto]"—a tactical victory that boosted U.S. morale despite the tragic death of hero Gen. Z. M. Pike, who was killed in action leading the assault—and detail the crucial "Defeat of the Enemy" at the "Attack Upon Sackett's Harbor," where American forces successfully defended their primary Lake Ontario naval base from a British invasion. Additionally, the issue documents early American expansionism through a "Proclamation" signed by James Wilkinson following the U.S. occupation and annexation of "Mobile" from Spanish West Florida, while providing frontline accounts of the economic warfare unfolding during the Royal Navy's "Blockade of the Chesapeake" and the capture of "American Prizes."

As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."

Item from last month's catalog - #367 - released for June, 2026

Category: War of 1812
No Longer Available
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.