Historic Newspapers: Key-Issues-Past-12-Months

Dutch newsletter/pamphlet from Amsterdam, August, 1632

• Very rare 17th century publication
• Siege - capture of Maastricht
• Dutch journalist & printer Broer Jansz

A very rare news pamphlet by the famed

THE OXFORD GAZETTE, England, Dec. 7, 1665

• Earliest & Rarest of newspapers to be had
• Great Plague of London - epidemic deaths

This is an extremely famous--and rare--title, being the predecessor of the

THE OXFORD GAZETTE, London, January 18, 1665 (1666 by today's calendar)

• One of the earliest & rarest of newspapers to be had

This is an extremely famous--and rare--title, being the predecessor of

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, September 17, 1666

• Among the earliest of newspapers to be had
• The Great London Fire disaster
• Charles II of England creates safety codes

Certainly one of the more notable

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 23-27, 1685

• Coronation of King James II and Queen Mary
• Best publication to be had - very rare as such

This is one of the more desirable & historic events of the

THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY, Philadelphia, April 3, 1735

• Among the earliest of American newspapers
• Very early & rare colonial publication

As any serious collector of newspapers knows, it is

THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, May 22 1756

• England declaration of war w/ France

The most significant item in this issue is: "His Majesty's Declaration of War Against the French King" which

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 22, 1773

• Phillis Wheatley's London arrival
• Famous Woman servant turned poet

Certainly the most notable report is found on the back page, which contains: "Last

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, Sept. 28, 1776

• Rare Revolutionary War era title
• Tory issue from Pennsylvania
• Great year to have (1776)

This was a decidedly Tory newspaper, supportive of the

THE CONTINENTAL JOURNAL & WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Boston, Sept. 4, 1777

• Siege of Fort Stanwix - Schuyler
• American Revolutionary War

Page 3 has Revolutionary War content including an item reading: "We hear

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1778

• Rare Revolutionary War New York map
• Benjamin Franklin letter - Ethan Allen

Of great significance is the very nice foldout map headed: "Map of Hudson's

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET-DAY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, January 3, 1778

• Revolutionary War Tory original
• Rare Pro British issue from America

This was a Tory newspaper

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Jan. 28, 1778

• Revolutionary War Tory original
• Rare Pro British issue from America

This was a Tory newspaper published in Philadelphia

THE WESTMINSTER MAGAZINE, London, England, February, 1778

• American Revolutionary War era
• Very rare political cartoon illustration

The prime feature of this issue is a great full page plate which is a

THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE & COUNTRY JOURNAL, Rhode Island, Oct. 31, 1778

• British last attempt - peace with America

The entire front page and a portion of page 2 are taken up with an historic document

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Providence, Rhode Island, Sept. 2, 1779

• Battle of Stono Ferry, Charleston, South Carolina
• Battle of Chemung - New York - John Sullivan

A truly rare title

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Providence, Rhode Island, Sept. 9, 1779

• Very rare American Revolutionary War publication
• Lengthy letter from Benjamin Franklin

A truly rare title from the

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, April 3, 1781

• General Henry Clinton
• Peace with Americans ?
• Revolutionary War

Pages 1 and 2 contain an excellent response to the controversial

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, May 15, 1781

• Rare American Revolutionary War publication

The front page has a brief item: "The American spy, mentioned a few days since, is

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, July 17, 1781

• American Revolutionary War
• Ship prisoners exchanged
• Southern colonies evacuation (British)

The front page has several letters

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, August 14, 1781

• Battle of Green Spring
• James County, Virginia
• American Revolutionary War

The front page has news from captured correspondence

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, Nov. 13, 1781

• Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
• American Revolutionary War ending

A terrific issue as not only does it contain a fine account

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 27, 1781

• Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
• Revolutionary War ending
• Historic item - 1st report

This is one of the more noteworthy issues of the Chronicle for the

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, Jan. 8, 1782

• Very rare Broadside edition from the Revolutionary War

Apparently a quite unusual broadside edition as the issue is a single

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, March 26, 1782

• Reaction to Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown
• American Revolutionary War ending

Page 2 has some nice reporting on the military

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, April 9, 1782

• American Revolutionary War
• America sympathizers jailed
• Independence ?

Page 2 includes: "The enemy in New York are busy in

THE INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER; OR, THE CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM, Philadelphia, Nov. 5, 1782

• Revolutionary War ending events
• John Hanson - 1st American president ?

Page 2 has a lengthy letter which is

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, October 7, 1783

• Newburgh Conspiracy plan
• General George Washington
• Revolutionary War ending events

Both the front page and page 2 have nice, lengthy letters

THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, September, 1787

• Philadelphia printing of the Constitution of the United States

This title, along with the "American Museum", has the honor of being the first

THE MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL, Boston, Feb. 13, 1788

• United States Constitution
• Ratification of the states
• Pillar illustration - cartoon

This is one of the most desired & elusive issues of this  title to

THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, October 6, 1789

• Ratification of the "Bill of Rights" - Congress
• United States Constitution - Amendments

Arguably the most significant

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Nov. 25, 1789

• Benjamin Franklin re. slavery - slaves
• Newly elected President George Washington

It contains: An Address to the Public" by Benjamin Franklin as

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, April 24, 1790

• Benjamin Franklin death (1ST REPORT)

Our records indicate it has been over 12 years since we have been able to offer a newspaper with some

THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE, Boston, March, 1791

• First Bank of the United States creation

The issue begins with textual: "Sketches of the President Of the United States" which is nearly a 4 1/2 page

INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Boston, July 9 and 13, 1795

• John - Jay's Treaty
• George Washington

A very significant pair of issues as they contain, in its entirety, the full text of

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 19, 1795

• President George Washington
• State of the Union Address

Over half of the front page is taken up with the "President's Address" being George Washington's

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 5, 1806

• Thomas Jefferson message to U.S. Congress
• First published information on Lewis and Clark

The front page has a nice "Message" to the Congress signed in type

THE GLOBE Semi-Weekly edition, Washington, D.C., April 5, 1841

• President William Henry Harrison
• Washington, D.C. death - 1st report

The upper right corner of the front page has what appears to be

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., January 20, 1848

• Early Abraham Lincoln
• Speech re. Mexican War

The back page has an uncommonly lengthy report on Lincoln speaking in the House of

THE BATTERY, Washington, July 13, 1848

• President Zachary Taylor
• Rare campaign publication
• Nice masthead for display

This was a campaign newspaper supporting Zachary Taylor for President and Millard

THE BATTERY, Washington, Aug. 10 1848

• Great political themed masthead engraving
• Supporting Zachery Taylor for president

This was a campaign newspaper supporting Zachary Taylor for President and

New Orleans slave sale document: A part-printed, part-handwritten document headed "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. State of Louisiana" for the sale of a slave.
The full text can be seen in the photos,

THE POLYNESIAN, Honolulu, (Hawaii), Feb. 5, 1859

• Very rare 19th century Hawaiian publication

A quite rare newspaper from such an early date, in fact outside of "The Friend" which was more of a

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Feb. 28, 1860

• Historic Abraham Lincoln address
• Cooper Institute Union speech
• Launched into national prominence

The front page has over five columns devoted to coverage of

THE NATIONAL GUARD, Camp Pennsylvania, Baltimore, June 26, 1861

• Very rare Union Civil War camp publication
• 19th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

A very rare "camp" newspaper from the early months of

THE FREE SOUTH, Beaufort, South Carolina, Jan. 10, 1863

• Rare Union occupation publication

On November 7, 1861, the Union Navy seized control of Port Royal Harbor in South Carolina, securing a

ALBANY ARMY LETTER, New York, April 10-25, 1863

• Extremely rare publication
• American Civil War era

This was the volume 1 number 1 issue of an exceedingly rare title which lasted for just 3 issues, the

SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, June 7, 1863

• General Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
• Very rare Confederate publication

A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector

THE DAILY REBEL, Chattanooga, Tennessee, June 18, 1863

• Very rare Confederate publication
• Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia

An extremely rare broadside newspaper and a great title for a

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 11, 1863

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Rebel account

The front page includes: "Charleston" "Yankee Agents In England" "The Courts" "City Intelligence" "Prisoners" "Sale