COLUMBIAN CENTINEL & MASSACHUSETTS FEDERALIST, Boston, Oct. 5, 1803

• Samuel Adams death
• Governor of Massachusetts

Page 2 has a bordered report headed: "Death of Hon. SAMUEL ADAMS" which begins: "Died, in this town, on Sunday morning last, the Hon. SAMUEL ADAMS in the 82nd year of his age..." with other details (see). Great to have this report in his hometown newspaper & the city where he died.
Four pages, various foxing, a bit irregular at the blank spine.

Background: Having the death announcement of Samuel Adams reported on page two of the October 5, 1803 issue of the Columbian Centinel—in his hometown and the very city where he passed away—makes it an exceptionally significant historical artifact. As a leader of the Sons of Liberty, primary organizer of the Boston Tea Party, Continental Congress delegate, Declaration of Independence signer, and former Governor of Massachusetts, Adams was the central architect of the Revolution in Boston; thus, local, contemporary reporting carries unmatched primary-source weight. Given that newspapers of the early nineteenth century typically printed nationwide and international news on their front pages, reserving the prominent bordered notice on page two reserved for local intelligence emphasizes the immediate, profound impact of his death on the community. Furthermore, surviving original four-page issues of early American newspapers carrying first-hand obituaries of top-tier Founding Fathers are increasingly scarce, highly sought after by institutional archives and historic document collectors, and serve as crucial physical links to the founding era.