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Item #695061NATIONAL GAZETTE & LITERARY REGISTER, Philadelphia, Dec. 9, 1828 Over half of the front page and most of page 2 are taken up with the: "Governor's Message" of Pennsylvania. Other political news and typical news of the day.
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Item #603327CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE AND JOURNAL & ZION'S HERALD, New York, Dec. 26, 1828 Page 3 has an article on "The Great Western Canal..." with is very descriptive of the Erie Canal (see). This is followed by a related item: "Navigation of the Upper Mississippi" (see).
Four pages, scattered foxing, generally nice. -
Item #560208RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCER, New Haven, Connecticut, 1829
* Rare title
A very interesting little newspaper which has a great & graphic masthead, featuring an engraving of the angel Gabriel "trumpeting" the news, holding a banner reading "Glad Tidings".
This issue is complete in 16 pages, was never bound nor trimmed, measures 7 by 10 1/2... Read full description -
Item #206312CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE & JOURNAL, & ZIONS HERALD, N.Y., Jan. 2, 1829
* New Year's Poems* Carrier's Address
Back page has a poem: "New Years Address Of the Carriers of the Christian Advocate & Journal". Two minor printing creases in the poem, piece missing in the upper margin causing loss in the masthead, some foxing. -
Item #201447LITERARY SUBALTERN, Providence, Jan. 6, 1829.
A folio-size newspaper with four pages, contains some literary content but also news, commentary and ads. This is the volume I, number 2 issue of this uncommon title. Note: Gregory has no listing for this title. Small part of the lower spine is a bit irregular, scattered lite foxing, with slightly more in the margins.
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Item #203327LITERARY SUBALTERN, Providence, Rhode Island, Jan. 9, 1829.
* Maria Antoinette Jones
Has literary content, topical items, bits of news and ads. A volume I issue (number 3) of this uncommon title. Feature article concerns Maria Antoinette Jones. Folio-size, 4 pages., foxing in the margins, otherwise in nice condition. -
Item #648189THE TELEGRAPH, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 3, 1829 Although from Belgium this is totally in the English language, published "...daily at the English Library, Rue Royale". Two black tax stamps in the masthead.
Four pages, 10 1/2 by 14 inches, nice condition. -
Item #217763MASSACHUSETTS SPY, Worcester, Feb. 11, 1829.
* Troy New York census
* Paul Revere ad
* 1829 Worcester Massachusetts
A pg. 3 item says: A late census of the city of Troy, Rennsselaer county, (N.Y.) on the Hudson...opposite Albany, represents the population at 11,112....In 1825 the population was 7879. A back page ad for The Revere Cooper Company has a... Read full description -
Item #695416NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 7, 1829
* President Andrew Jackson
* Inauguration - inaugural address
An inside page has a nice article headed: "The Inauguration" which begins with details of the proceedings including: "...in the presence of an immense concourse of spectators, filling the portico, the steps...the... Read full description -
Item #616957NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Maryland, March 21, 1829 A lot of the news in this newspaper is government related from different regions of America. Featured in this issue is a great report on piracy with nice details of a capture. Also within this issue is a small report of slave uprising in Louisiana. This has interesting news of the day... Read full description -
Item #151611NATIONAL GAZETTE & LITERARY REGISTER newspaper from Phila. dated Mar. 28 1829. See the photo below for the very nice & quite unusual illustrated advertisement for Rodgers Table Fork, with details. Fascinating! You get the complete, 4 page issue which is in nice condition. -
Item #622575CONNECTICUT OBSERVER, Hartford, March 30, 1829 The front page has: "Sandwich Islands" which is an early account of the mission work in what is now called Hawaii. Various other religious reports.
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Item #673066NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 2, 1829 The front page contains a letter signed in type by: Andrew Jackson. Page 2 has a report--with charts--on: "The Cotton Trade".
Another age has: "Piracy" with a dateline from Mobile, Alabama.
Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 1/2 inches, nice condition.
As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the... Read full description -
Item #215043THE SOUVENIR, Phila., May 27, 1829.
* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* 1829
Inside has a Soliloquy Of A Drunkard's Wife. Other various topics such as: "The Menageries" "Cinnamon Fields Of Ceylon" and more. Quarto-size , 8 pages, has areas of lite staining, with some in this content, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #221684COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 27, 1829.
* Old Morrison
* Transylvania College Fire
Page 2 has a report: Burning Of Transylvania--The beautiful College edifice, the principal building of Transylvania University, was burnt the 9th inst. Much more about the damage, losses and insurance coverage, plus mention that classes resumed in a... Read full description -
Item #667250NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 30, 1829
* John Jay death
* Pirates & slave ships
Pages 1 and 2 have an article concerning the death of John Jay with a biography of his life & accomplishments.
John Jay was an American diplomat, patriot, one of the founding fathers of the United States, signer of the Treaty of... Read full description -
Item #217840MASSACHUSETTS SPY, June 3, 1829.
* Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
* Paul Revere
A pg. 3 report says the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal will be navigable by July 1st. The report describes the canal as ...one of the greatest works of human skill and ingenuity in the world; the greatest perpendicular of which is upwards of 76 feet, the whole lengthy... Read full description -
Item #673067NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 6, 1829 Among the many articles is the front page: "Smuggling" concerning tobacco being smuggled into England. Page 2 has: "Piracy" concerning the taking of a pirate ship off St. Barts & sent to Pensacola for adjudication.
Nearly 5 pages are taken up with the: "Case of Tobias Watkins", part... Read full description -
Item #554061CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE & JOURNAL, N.Y., June 19, 1829
* John Cleves Symmes, Jr. death
On page 3 in the "Obituary" section is one that reads: "In Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, the 19th ult. Capt. John Cleves Symmes, extensively known as the author of the theory of open poles and concentric spheres..." & more.
News of the day, mostly religious. Some... Read full description -
Item #650364NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 27, 1829
* Article re: the Cherokee Nation
* Chart on the exporting of American tobacco to foreign countries
Much of the news in this newspaper is government related. Featured in this issue is a report, along with a chart, of the exportation of American tobacco to various countries. Also a... Read full description -
Item #713258NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 4, 1829 Page 3 has a brief report on: "The Susquehannah" and its use by arks & rafts in the Bradford, Pennsylvania area. Also: "Plenty of Gold!" begins: "We are informed that a gold mine has been recently discovered in Davidson co. containing a vein of the precious metal... Read full description -
Item #556936MASSACHUSETTS SPY, & WORCESTER COUNTY ADVERTISER, Worcester, Massachusetts, July 8, 1829
* Lacing clothes too tight causes death ?
Page 2 has a report about the death of a "colored woman" from New York who died suddenly while ironing clothes. An inquest was held and a physician examined the body. It was determined by the physician
* ...that the... Read full description -
Item #705469NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 11, 1829
* Cadet Robert E. Lee
* West Point military academy
It's always fascinating to find mention of notable people long before they would become a household name.
Near the back is a great example. Under a list headed: "Military Academy" area the: "...names of the five most distinguished cadets in each... Read full description -
Item #200015COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, N.Y., July 20, 1829 Has many ads, including one on pg. 3 for "Moodys Patent Portable Ovens". Includes a woodcut of an oven used with a charcoal furnace. The oven emitted very little heat and could be used in the home or "out of doors". A bit uneven at the spine. -
Item #649956NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 1, 1829 The top of the ftpg. has a small bit about Martin Van Buren, Secretary of State at the time, being granted an honorary doctorate of law degree from Rutgers' College.
Inside has an article: "Slavery In Colombia" as well as: "Georgia And The Cherokees" being a letter from the brother of a... Read full description -
Item #562009MASSACHUSETTS SPY, & WORCESTER COUNTY ADVERTISER, August 5, 1829
* Rare St. Vitus' Dance disease
* Early 19th century original
Among the page 3 obituaries listed under "Died" is one about an 11-year girl afflicted with St. Vitus's dance, plus mention of a brother "...who died a few years since...afflicted with the same disorder."
News of the day... Read full description -
Item #587055MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, Aug. 5, 1829
* Rare title
* Runaway boy ad
Among the several illustrated ads is an interesting one offering a "1 Mill Reward" for a runaway "...boy named Henry Beebee..." with a description of him. The engraving shows a well-dressed guy on a stroll; one of the more interesting... Read full description -
Item #585889MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, Aug. 12, 1829
* Unusual runaway "apprentice" boy ad
Among the several illustrated ads is an interesting one offering a "1 Mill Reward" for a runaway "...boy named Henry Beebee..." with a description of him. The engraving shows a well-dressed guy on a stroll; one of the more interesting... Read full description -
Item #659545NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, August 15, 1829 This 16 page newspaper has interesting news of the day throughout. A lot of the news is political from different regions of America, however, the article which caught our eye was in regards to lead and silver mines in New England. See images for details.
Measures 6 1/2 by 10 inches, in overall... Read full description -
Item #222447COLUMBIA CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 19, 1829.
* Santa Anna
* James F. Cooper
* Early 19th century original reading
On the front page at the bottom of the last column is a Proclamation by Santa Anna to the Mexican Troops concerning the invasion of the Spanish. Concludes on pg. 2 urging ...Independence or Death..., signed in type: Santa... Read full description -
Item #689420NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 19, 1829
* Offer to buy Texas from Mexico
* President Andrew Jackson proposal
* Pre-Texas War for Independence
The front page has an item: "Texas" which begins: "Many rumours have been afloat as to a project entertained by the executive to acquire the Mexican province of Texas by... Read full description -
Item #554185COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, from Boston, Massachusetts, dated September 26, 1829
* Married for 86 years
Page 2 has an obituary for Lazarus Rowe, of Limington, Me. This states he was 104 and married at 18, and that his wife died earlier in the year. Has details about his family and his military career. One of the oldest marriages on record.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #205656NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, MD October 3, 1829. This 16 page newspaper has interesting news of the day throughout. A lot of the news in this newspaper is government related. Featured in this issue is an interesting report of trial case of a woman slave that escaped. This issue is in nice condition except for little staining. -
Item #207285NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, October 17, 1829 This 16 page newspaper has interesting news of the day throughout. A lot of the news in this newspaper is government related. Featured in this issue are interesting reports and figures on Pennsylvania canals and railroads. This issue is in nice condition except for little staining. -
Item #205658NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, MD November 7, 1829. This 16 page newspaper has interesting news of the day throughout. A lot of the news in this newspaper is government related. Featured in this issue is an article on African Colonization in American. This issue is in nice condition except for little staining. -
Item #548344NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 19, 1829 In the reports from Congress is discussion of land in Tennessee, which includes: "...but after a brief debate Mr. Crockett's resolution was agreed to. The following are the names of the select committee, Messrs. Crockett, Evans of Me. Tracy, Polk, Hawkins, and Grennell..." and more.
Complete in 16... Read full description -
Item #633314RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN STATESMAN, Providence, Dec. 22, 1829 Almost half of the front page is taken up with a lengthy document: "Navy Yards--Present And Proposed" by the Navy Commissioners' Office & signed in type by John Rodgers, to the Secretary of the Navy, John Branch. It has a lengthy preface as well.
Four pages, tape mend to a lower corner, nice condition. -
Item #209850MASONIC MIRROR, Boston, 1830 Subtitled: "Science, Literature & Miscellany", and in the masthead is: "The Masonic, is a 'Society Whose Liberal Principles are Founded on the Immutable Laws of Truth & Justice.'--Washington". This is a newspaper by & for the community of Masons with a nice Masonic-themed engraving near the top of the front page. This 8... Read full description -
Item #539259THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, 1829-35 This very famous title--much more famous from its 20th century life than its 19th century beginnings--actually started as a newspaper. It wasn't until close to the turn of the century that it became a magazine, filled with photos and illustrations. It began in 1821 making this issue from the... Read full description -
Item #725419NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, January 2, 1830
* Re: the purchase of Texas from Mexico
One of the articles is headed: "Gen. Bravo and The Texas" with portions including: "...on the subject of ceding the Texas to this country...The letter is a ...passionate declamation against the acquisition of Texas by the United States, & of vehement... Read full description -
Item #721292Here is a handwritten document dated Jan. 13, 1830 from the "Commonwealth of Virginia" to a sheriff in Prince William County. Generally in good condition however, some margins are a bit irregular but no loss of text. Various endorsements on the reverse side. Measures about 6 by 8 1/2 inches. -
Item #551759CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE & JOURNAL & ZION'S HERALD, New York, January 22, 1830
* Frankfort, Kentucky as the Capital est.
* Early 19th century original
A page 3 report from "Kentucky" says the general assembly "...convened at the new capitol, at Frankfort, on the 7th December. The capitol is not yet completed; but it is said that when... Read full description -
Item #571046NATIONAL GAZETTE AND LITERARY REGISTER, Philadelphia, January 23, 1830 Page 4 features an article entitled "The Rail Road" which reports "The Rail road from Pratt street to the Carrollton Viaduct presented on Saturday a scene of enlivened and animating interest. A vast crowd of persons, attracted by the beauty and mildness of the day, and a number of members of... Read full description -
Item #556925MASSACHUSETTS SPY, & WORCESTER COUNTY ADVERTISER, Worcester, Massachusetts, February 17, 1830
* No smoking law in the early 19th century?
Page 3 has a report about the Pennsylvania Legislature: "A standing rule was adopted in the House of Representatives at Harrisburg...forbidding smoking, either in the hall or the adjoining rooms. The vote stood, ayes... Read full description -
Item #653272NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 20, 1830 Page 5 has a number of brief yet interesting items, including: "Key West - Com. Porter has written a letter saying that 'the harbor of Key West, is...the best harbor in the United States..." with more. Also: "Mobile has become a place of much business...has a fine inland trade by steam... Read full description -
Item #582052NATIONAL GAZETTE AND LITERARY REGISTER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1830 The back page of this issue contains an article entitled "The Texas" which was extracted from a gentleman's correspondence. "Texas is now in a very prosperous condition. -- There has been more emigration this winter than in several years past. The road... Read full description -
Item #649085NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, March 27, 1830 Inside has an interesting article: "American Carpeting" concerning the creation of a a carpet manufacturing company in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, allowing Americans to no longer be dependent on foreign manufactures, followed by the: "President's Reply" congratulating American... Read full description -
Item #702653NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, March 27, 1830 Inside has an interesting article: "American Carpeting" concerning the creation of a a carpet manufacturing company in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, allowing Americans to no longer be dependent on foreign manufactures, followed by the: "President's Reply" congratulating American... Read full description -
Item #648148NILES WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, April 3, 1830 Page 4 has: "Texas" which reports in part: "Some quite violent articles are published in the Mexican papers as to the designs of the United States to secure the possession of Texas; and the introduction of slaves in s greatly complained of...that the president of Mexico has declared that the... Read full description -
Item #714605ERIE GAZETTE, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1830 Page 2 has much reporting from: "Congress". Page 3 has a bit on: "Lake Navigation" with a wealth of illustrated ads on pages 3 and 4.
Four pages, rejoined at the spine, small ink stain to the back leaf, good condition.
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