Historic Newspapers: New Additions
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Item #710612NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1865 Among the front page first column heads are: "THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Full Report of the Proceedings & Evidence of Thurs." "A Plan for Destroying; Northern Ships & Towns Sent to Jeff. Davis" & more.
This trial coverage carries over to the back page.
Eight pages, evenly... Read full description -
Item #710606NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1865 Among the first column heads on the closing moments of the Civil War are: "AMNESTY & PARDON" "Gen. Halleck Offers Amnesty to the Southern People" "They May Take the Oath and Go Where they Please" "Officers Excepted from Amnesty May Apply for Pardon" "How Jeff Davis & His Cabinet were Received in North... Read full description -
Item #710603NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 9, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "General Grant's Preparations" "We Are On The Eve Of Battle" "Early Has Reinforced Lee" "Probable Attack From the Rebels" "Our Men Are Ready For Them" and more.
Additional reports inside including: "The Rebels Near the Last... Read full description -
Item #710168THE BALANCE & COLUMBIAN REPOSITORY, Hudson, New York, June 29, 1802 Fully half of page 5 is taken up with a detailed: "Tribute" to the: "Memory of Washington" which includes details on efforts to raise money for a proper monument to George Washington.
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Item #710140THE EVENING FIRESIDE, Philadelphia, Feb. 8, 1806 This was a short-lived paper existing only from December, 1804 thru December, 1806.
It was one of several weeklies of the early 19th century. Mott describes them: "Most of the weeklies were low-priced, quarto in size, and designed for entertainment; frequently they combined politics and news with... Read full description -
Item #710128THE LITERARY MAGAZINE & BRITISH REVIEW, London, July, 1789 One of the less common titles of the 18th century, this magazine is mostly taken up with--as the title would suggest--literary items and reviews of recent books. Two articles are: "On the Present State of the Inquisition in Spain" and: "Electricity & Magnetism... Read full description -
Item #709933HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 30, 1871
* Thomas Nast Santa Claus wood block engraving
The full front page is the famous Thomas Nast illustration of: "Santa Claus's Mail." which is very displayable.
Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Christmas in Virginia - A Present from the Great House." Full pg. illus. of "A Roman Catholic... Read full description -
Item #709823EUROPEAN MAGAZINE, London, August, 1791 Not only is this one of the less common titles from the 18th century, but this issue was never bound nor trimmed and still has the original blue wrappers intact--rarely found as such.
The layout and content is similar to those of the more common Gentleman's Magazine. There are... Read full description -
Item #709620THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 13, 1784 The back page has a report noting in part: "There is a party now forming of men...for a tour through the whole continent of North America...The scheme is to travel from Quebec...to the Mississippi which never was yet discovered or laid down, further than the Falls of St. Anthony...turn due... Read full description -
Item #709384THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 12, 1765 The front page has reports headed: "America" including a note of boats in the Upper Lakes being destroyed by enemy Indians, etc. The back page has an item from Jamaica that begins: "A fellow here, a gold coast Negro, whom I bought two years since, & can already speak English, has made a... Read full description -
Item #709180NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 1, 1842 The back page has: "Brig Creole" which is a report on the "Creole Case", the result of an American slave revolt in November on board the Creole, a ship involved in the U. S. slave trade.
As 128 slaves gained freedom after the Africans ordered the ship sailed to Nassau, it has been termed the "most... Read full description -
Item #709151NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington City, Jan. 12, 1839 Included are 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "Occupation Of Florida" which is introduced with: "A bill to provide for the armed occupation and settlement of that part of Florida which is now overrun and infested by marauding bands of hostile Indians." with all six... Read full description -
Item #709045COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 14, 1798 The front page features two Acts of Congress, each signed in script type by the President: John Adams, and in block type by the Vice President: Th. Jefferson, one for defraying expenses for a treaty with Indians.
Also on the front page is a Mass. Act signed in script type by the... Read full description -
Item #708973COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 26, 1797 Half of the front page features not one but four documents each signed by the President: Go. Washington, three of them signed in the very desirable script type. One of the Acts relates to fixing the military establishment of the United States.
Four pages, a bit of light foxing... Read full description -
Item #708947COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, May 6, 1797 On the front page under "Laws of the United States" are four "Acts" of Congress, each signed in script type: George Washington. The Acts take half of the front page.
Also on the front page under "Commonwealth of Massachusetts" is "An Act" signed in type: Samuel Adams.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed,... Read full description -
Item #708833A lot of 44 checks written on the "First National Bank of Alexandria", Virginia. Part-printed, part-handwritten, all with signatures & endorsements on the reverse, all dated 1890. Cut cancelations at the middle, minor loss to a lower corner of a minority of them. -
Item #708830A lot of 92 various receipts, small documents, all dating from the 1820's and 1830's. The majority are small receipts, others are larger receipts, plus a mixture of various documents, etc. All have visible dates, all hand-written, varying sizes; a real mixed bag. -
Item #708769NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 26, 1865 The front page has some nice heads concerning post-Civil War exploration of the West, including: "THE GREAT WEST" "Matters & Things in California" "Interesting News from the Plains" "A Journey with the Overland Dispatch" "Lively Times with the Hostile Indians" "Affairs Among the Saints in Utah"... Read full description -
Item #708700NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 3, 1865 The front page has reports concerning the trial of Henry Wirz, the warden of the infamous Andersonville, Georgia, prison camp from during the Civil War.
First column heads include: "TRIAL OF CAPT. WIRZ" "Details of the Proceedings on Saturday" "Testimony of a Prisoner of the Illinois Cavalry" "How Wirz Shot the... Read full description -
Item #708695DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 12, 1849 Page 3 has reports headed: "The President's Inaugural which begins: "The brevity and perspicuity of President Taylor's Inaugural Address are so striking that it would seem to be almost superfluous to make a single remark upon it...".
This is followed by: "The Inaugural"... Read full description -
Item #708694DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 11, 1869 The top of page 3 has nice column heads on the historic completion of the transcontinental railroad: "Latest By Telegraph" "The Pacific Railroads Joined" "Celebration Throughout the Land" "The Pacific Railroad" "The Last Spike Driven" followed by... Read full description -
Item #708640NEW YORK HERALD, May 14, 1803 Most of the first column is text concerning Thomas Paine & his relationship with Thomas Jefferson, which includes a letter signed by the President: Thomas Jefferson, followed by a note from Thomas Paine. Then another front page article begins: "Tom Paine seems still the idol of Democracy. He is the golden... Read full description -
Item #708593THE DAILY STATE REGISTER, Carson City, Nevada, Dec. 11, 1872 Situated just east of Lake Tahoe at the western "elbow" of the state, this issue from its heyday during the mining era has various news, ads and notices on the front page, with much news on pages 2 and3.
Carson City is named for the famed mountain man Kit Carson & is... Read full description -
Item #708588NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 29, 1865 The front page has much on the trial of Henry Wirz.
Wirz was a Confederate Army officer during the Civil War. He was the commandant of Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia, where nearly 13,000 Union Army prisoners of war died as a result of inhumane conditions. After the... Read full description -
Item #708431NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1865 Among the front page column heads on the events immediately following the Civil War are: "HOMEWARD BOUND" "The Army of the Potomac in Richmond" "40,000 Heroes March Through that City" "FLIGHT OF JEFF. DAVIS" "He Was at Washington, Georgia, on the 4th" "Stoneman's Rough Riders Close Upon... Read full description -
Item #708422NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 14, 1863 Among the many front page one column heads reporting on the Civil War are: "Meade's Army" "Union Advance Beyond Culpepper" "Skirmishing With the Rebels" "Culpepper Occupied by the 2nd Army Corps" "Troops from Lee's Army Reinforcing Beauregard & Bragg" "Details of the March from Kentucky"... Read full description -
Item #708374NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1861 Among the first column heads on the Civil War are: "The Engagement Near Martinsburgh" "Official Report of Maj.-Gen. Patterson" "10,000 Rebels Routed" "Preparations for the Advance Towards Manassas Junction" "Gen. Fremont to Command the Great Western Movement' & more.
Eight pages, minor rubbing at the central fold,... Read full description -
Item #708373THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1861 The front page has great coverage on the days just before the historic Battle of Bull Run, with first column heads: "THE GREAT REBELLION" Advance of the Grand Army under Gen. McDowell" "The Rebels at Fairfax & Manassas to be Overwhelmed" "Full Details of the Battle of Cartrick's Ford" "Measures for the... Read full description -
Item #708269THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 3, 1862 Among front page column heads on the Civil War: "THE LATEST NEWS!" "Cannonading Heard at Winchester" 'Rebels in the Neighborhood of Harper's Ferry" 'Startling News from Corinth" and much more.
Note: this is a 4 page edition of what is typically an 8 page paper, paginated: (1), 4, 5, 8. Likely done for... Read full description -
Item #708179BOSTON RECORDER, April 1, 1820 Page 3 has a report: "Murder of Commodore Decatur" which is a nice account of his fateful duel with Commodore James Barron.
It begins: "The gallant Commodore Decatur has been murdered in a duel. The particulars of this melancholy event will be found below..." which they are (see photos).
Four pages, never... Read full description -
Item #708177COLUMBIAN CENTINEL & MASSACHUSETTS FEDERALIST, Boston, April 5, 1800 Over a column of the front page is taken up with 3 Acts of Congress, one: "...for the preservation of peace with the Indian tribes.", each signed in script type by the President; John Adams, and in block type by: Th. Jefferson.
The... Read full description -
Item #708170NATIONAL AEGIS, Worcester, Massachusetts, June 15, 1808 The front page contains five Acts of Congress, one to erect a lighthouse on Point Judith in Rhode Island, and another for making appropriations for the support of the Navy of the United States.
Each is signed in type by the President: Th. Jefferson.
Also two speeches... Read full description -
Item #708143SALEM REGISTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 15, 1803 Page 2 has a letter from the Indiana Territory noting: "...the governor of the Indiana Territory...arrived at this place from Detroit and Fort Wayne. At the latter place he concluded a treaty with the Indians, which will prove advantageous to them, to the territory, and... Read full description -
Item #708078NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 6, 1836 The front page has a short report concerning the "outrages" due to the rescue of two runaway slaves.
Other articles inside include: "Lynching Among the Indians" "The Creek War" with reports from Fort Mitchell, Alabama; "The Cherokees" "From Florida" "Mexico & the United States"... Read full description -
Item #708022NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 19, 1827 Inside has a rather brief article: "Counterfeiters" noting in part: "A whole nest of counterfeiters of coin has been arrested near Painesville, Ohio & another at Ashtabula...chiefly manufactured pieces in imitation of half-dollars..." with a bit more.
One could argue an early Mormon... Read full description -
Item #708002NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 15, 1816 An inside page has half a column headed: "Colonel Boone" which tells of a visit to Fort Osage, Missouri Territory, by Daniel Boone.
The article includes in part: "We have been honored by a visit from col. Boone, the first settler of Kentucky...He has established a colony or settlement...on... Read full description -
Item #707927NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1863 Among the war-related reports inside: "The Position of Lee's Army" "Affairs On the Mississippi" "Important Captures at Natchez by Gen. Herron" "From Fortress Monroe" "Operations Of Our Cavalry" "The Michigan Cavalry Brigade" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, two folds, foxing at folds. -
Item #707925THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 11, 1861 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "THE SOUTHERN REBELLION" "Another Federal Advance" "No Rebel Force Within Six Miles of Our Lines" "The Enemy Indrenched at Big Sewell" "3,000 Re els Leave Kentucky for the Southern Coast" "Polk at Columbus With 30,000 Troops" "Price Fleeing from Fremont" and more.
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Item #707846THE SAN BENITO ADVANCE, Hollister, California, Aug. 16, 1895 This city of 41,000 is in the Monterey Bay area. The town wasn't founded until 1868 by William W. Hollister on the grounds of the former Mexican land-grant Rancho San Justo. At the time, Hollister was within Monterey County but since then San Benito County was carved from it.
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Item #707716DAILY REPUBLICAN, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, March 15, 1880 An uncommon title from the North Bay and wine-growing area of Northern California. This is a volume 1 issue with a wide range of local & national news items and a great wealth of ads.
Four pages, a few small archival mends at the... Read full description -
Item #707656THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, June 27, 1861 This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently, much content has an anti-North bias.
Articles within include: "The Rebellion & the Abolition of Slavery", a lengthy: "Letter from Kentucky to Abraham Lincoln..." "From the Cherokee Nation"... Read full description -
Item #707243THE TIME-PIECE & LITERARY COMPANION, New York, Jan. 31, 1798 A quite rare title by Philip Freneau which lasted from March 13, 1797 to August 30, 1798.
The front page begins with an: "Extract, From T. Jefferson's Notes On Virginia". Page 2 has various reports from: "Congress" and page 3 has a "Ten Dollars Reward" ad for... Read full description -
Item #707186THE DAILY BEE, Sacramento, California, Feb. 6, 1874 This is one of the more successful and long-running newspapers on the West Coast, having begun in 1857 and still publishing today.
Typical news & ads of the day, many of which are illustrated.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, a few very discrete archival mends inside, great... Read full description -
Item #707129LYON COUNTY TIMES, Silver City, Nevada, June 1, 1878 Wikipedia offers much information on this early mining town: Silver City was established in 1859, named for the silver deposits discovered in the area. Through this narrow gorge thousands of travelers passed on their way to the silver mines of the Comstock Lode.
By 1861, the town had four hotels,... Read full description -
Item #707067THE PLACER HERALD, Auburn, Placer County, California, Sept. 5, 1885 Placer mining in the Auburn area was very good, with the camp first becoming known as the North Fork Dry Diggings, later changed to Woods Dry Diggings. The area soon developed into a mining camp, and it was officially named Auburn in 1849.
In 1851 Auburn was chosen as the seat... Read full description -
Item #707058NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 29, 1871 Page 5 has a very significant report on Mormon history. The article is headed: "Mormon Difficulties" with subheads: "Sentence of Hawkins for Polygamy--Arrest of Several of the Elders for Murder--Warrants Issued for the Arrest of Brigham Young for the Same Cause".... Read full description -
Item #706987DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 1865 If there is a title reporting any political news that is desired by collectors it would be this one, as the Intelligencer Over half of the front page is taken up with the: "MESSAGE of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES" which consumes 4 columns... Read full description -
Item #706984NEW YORK EVENING POST, June 2, 1802 This is the famous newspaper founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1801, still publishing today.
The front page is taken up with advertisements, 17 of which are illustrated ship ads. Various news items of the day from Jefferson's administration.
Four pages, archivally... Read full description -
Item #706751Pamphlet: "REMARKS of HON. LYMAN TRUBULL, OF ILLINOIS, ON seizure of Arsenals at Harper's Ferry, Va., and Liberty, Mo., and in vindication of the Republican Party and its Creed, in response to Senators Chesnut, Yulee, Saulsbury, Clay, and Pugh. Delivered in the United States Senate, December 6, 7 and 8, 1859".... Read full description -
Item #706705FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, June 27, 1796 Curiously, five different type fonts are used to print the title in the masthead.
This issue has no fewer than five ads for runaway slaves, each with details. The back page has 18 illustrated ship ads.
Four pages, two small binding holes near the spine, nice... Read full description
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