THE ESSEX JOURNAL & NEW HAMPSHIRE PACKET, Newburyport, Massachusetts, March 1, 1776  

* Paul Revere masthead engraving
* American Revolutionary War
* Great year to have (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 the most common, in a relative sense. But even these are quite rare.
Revere also created the masthead for the Essex Journal, very few examples of which are found on the market today.
In addition to the ornate engraving of the title, the left engraving shows a Native American and the right engraving shows a sailing ship.
The front page begins with a plea concerning the lack of printing paper, likely due--in part--to the exigencies of the ongoing Revolutionary War. 
Beginning on the front page is: "Mr. Wedderburne's Speech in the House of Commons" which carries over to take all of page 2 and some of page 3. Page 3 also has a report from London noting in part: "...It can hardly be doubted, unless the Americans receive proposals of accommodation soon, but they will relinquish all hopes of peace, and throw away the scabbard. They have been accused of entertaining views of independence; it is hard to say on what that accusation is founded..." with more interesting content on this.
A page 2 bit notes: "...we have been too long deaf...faction must now be curbed, must be subdued and crushed; our thunders must go forth America must be conquered. Had my advice been taken...the house must do me the justice to own that a much more powerful force than Gen. Gage had would have been sent to America...".
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, archival & non-archival repairs at the blank spine, some wear at margins and folds with a slight bit of perforation, a glued repair on the back leaf does not cause loss of readability.

Background: The March 1, 1776 issue of The Essex Journal & New-Hampshire Packet, printed in Newburyport, Massachusetts, stands as a critical historical record capturing the escalating tension and impending permanent rupture between Great Britain and the American colonies just four months before the Declaration of Independence. Featuring an exceedingly rare masthead engraving crafted by patriot silversmith Paul Revere—flanked by symbolic vignettes of a Native American and a sailing ship—the four-page artifact opens with a front-page plea regarding paper shortages, highlighting the economic strain and supply disruptions caused by the ongoing Revolutionary War and the British naval blockade. The issue provides direct insight into the political rhetoric of the era through the published speech of Solicitor General Alexander Wedderburn in the House of Commons, alongside London dispatches and commentary insisting that "faction must now be curbed" and "America must be conquered" with a much more powerful military force than General Gage possessed. Crucially, the paper captures a pivotal turning point in colonial sentiment with a London report observing that the Americans, accused of seeking independence, would soon relinquish all hopes of peace and "throw away the scabbard," signifying that both sides were abandoning proposals of accommodation in favor of an all-out, irreversible war for sovereignty.