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THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, August 17, 1776 This exceptional, content-rich issue was published just weeks after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, capturing the frantic
… moreTHE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Feb. 29, 1776 This remarkably historic Revolutionary War issue contains a wealth of foundational content from the early months of 1876.
Page 2 carries
THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, Feb. 24, 1776
* Governor John Penn
* American Revolutionary War
* Great year to have (1776)
The front page has half a column taken up with 2 desertion reward… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, December 31, 1776 and January 2, 1777
* Battle of Long Island - New York City
* American Revolutionary War - 2 issue set
* Continental Army - George Washington loss
The… more
THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, July 24, 1776
* News of the Declaration of Independence spreads
* Battle of Sullivan's Island - General Charles Lee
* American Revolutionary War - great year to… more
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1776 It is rare to find newspapers or magazines with the magical date of "July, 1776". Here is one.
The first article is: "Debate on the American Restraining… more
* American Revolutionary War
* Captain James Cook vogage
* South Pole map - HMS Resolution
This is a fine issue from this significant year of the
THE WESTMINSTER MAGAZINE, London, July, 1776
* American Independence
* John Hancock (July, 1776)
* Great month & Year to have
Certainly a very uncommon title from the 18th century, formatted much like… more
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1776
* Capture of New York City
* Rare Connecticut & Rhode Island map
* American Revolutionary War
This issue begins with "Proceedings in the House of… more
THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, Nov. 30, 1776
* Rare Revolutionary War era title
* Tory issue from Pennsylvania
* Great year to have (1776)
(editor's copy) This was a decidedly Tory… more
THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, March 9, 1776
* Rare Revolutionary War era title
* Tory issue from Pennsylvania
* Great year to have (1776)
This was a decidedly Tory newspaper,… more
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… more
NEW-ENGLAND CHRONICLE OR ESSEX GAZETTE, (Cambridge), Feb. 22, 1776
* American Revolutionary War
* Great year to have (1776)
* Battle of Quebec - Canada
* General Benedict Arnold
The top… more
THE TOWN & COUNTRY MAGAZINE, London, May, 1776
* Pre Declaration of Independence
* American Revolutionary War
Certainly one of the less common titles from the Revolutionary War, but a format &… more
THE ST. JAMES'S CHRONICLE OR BRITISH EVENING POST, London, Oct. 12, 1776 Nearly half of the front page is taken up with a very fine account of the British landing on Long Island and their advance… more
Less than 100 days prior to the Declaration...
French are supportive of an independent America... Item # 704788THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 23, 1776
* Pre Declaration of Independence signing
* American Revolutionary War original
* Great year to have (776) - very rare
Most of the first… more
THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 18, 1776
* Great year to have (1776)
* American Revolutionary War
* Rare mention of Button Gwinnett
* Birth of the American Postal System
A front page… more
THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 30, 1776
* American Revolutionary War
* Great year to have (1776)
* Benjamin Franklin song
The front page begins with a wonderful… more
THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Jan. 25, 1776
* The "dishonest malevolence" controversy
* Thomas Paine "Common Sense" & Robert Bell
* Great year to have (1776) Revolutionary… more
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,… more
NEW ENGLAND CHRONICLE OR THE ESSEX GAZETTE, Cambridge, Jan. 4, 1776
* Traitor Dr. Benjamin Church
* British General Thomas Gage
* American Revolutionary War
* Great year to have (1776)
… more
John Hancock signature... A few weeks prior to his most famous...
A very rare American newspaper that existed for just seven issues... Item # 703276THE AMERICAN GAZETTE; OR THE CONSTITUTIONAL JOURNAL, Salem, Massachusetts, June 25, 1776
* Very rare Revolutionary War publication
* Volume 1 Number 2 issue - great year to have
This is the volume… more
THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, March 30, 1776
* Rare Revolutionary War era title
* Tory issue from Pennsylvania
* Great year to have (1776)
This was a decidedly Tory newspaper,… more
THE UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE, London, England, August, 1776
* Original Declaration of Independence... the complete text
* As reported from Great Britain
It would be difficult to argue for a more… more
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