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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… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 16, 1776
* Hanging of Nathan Hale - American Revolutionary War
* "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country" fame
The back page has a letter… more
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 19, 1937
* New London, Texas school explosion
The front page has a great banner headline headline: "670 TEXAS SCHOOL CHILDREN AND TEACHERS KILLED IN BLAST!"… more
* Pre and post American Revolutionary War era
* Great, unique gift idea for that history buff
(5) An interesting & unique lot of five British newspapers, containing all different titles from the 18th… more
LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 14, 1759
* Death of Handel (music composer)
Among the front page news from London is a brief but notable report about the death of George Frederic Handel, one of the… more
THE MORNING CHRONICLE, AND LONDON ADVERTISER, England, December 11, 1788 The front page of this issue begins a lengthy report "Morning Chronicle, London, December 11, Parliamentary Intelligence,… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 22, 1794
* The prelude to peace
* Diplomatic Brinkmanship
Page 5, under: "America", is a printing of a Resolution from Congress enacting an embargo:… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, September 4, 1759
* "Political Aphorisms...", by Benjamin Franklin (?)
The first and a portion of the second column on page 7 has "Political Aphorisms… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 3, 1758 Inside has over a full page headed: "America" with a Halifax, Nova Scotia dateline, beginning: "The following Memorial, signed by the principal merchants… more
THE 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… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 4, 1764
* Fort Niagara - Native Americans - Indians
The front page has reports headed: "America - From the Quebec Gazette" which includes part of a letter to… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 23, 1765 The top of the frontpage has a report headed: "America" with a Savannah, Georgia, dateline. It reports on the various funds for the orphan house in… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 10, 1759
* French and Indian War
Pages 6 and 7 contain nearly one-third of a page with reports headed: "America" with one report noting in part: "...General Court… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 30, 1762 Pages 4 and 5 contain a nearly 3 column letter concerning issues in finding an appropriate treaty to end the French & Indian War (Seven Years' War in… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, London, 1760's A lot of 10 issues of this famous & popular newspaper at a bargain price. A good set to show the state of affairs in England and the world shortly before the… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, London, December 1, 1757 Within this issue is an ad for an instrument which helps detect fraudulent/counterfeit gold, which includes a nice illustrated woodcut of the patent… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 6, 1780
* American Revolutionary War
* French troops & Quebec
The back page has a report which notes: "We are informed that there are accounts received in town… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 16, 1781
* Revolutionary War events in the South
Page 2 has some reports on the Revolutionary War, bits including: Letters from Charlestown [Charleston] say that… more
(5) THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, A group of five issues dated March 2, 1758; Aug. 14, 1759; Feb. 19, 1760; March 17, 1763; and Feb. 27, 1768. A nice little group lot providing a flavor of life in… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 12, 1761
* French and Indian War
Page 2 has a letter from Charleston headed: "America" which includes war reports from the French & Indian War. Then a letter from… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 30, 1765
* The Myth of the "River of the West"
* The Florida Land Rush - Infrastructure as Power
The front page has a report that the Indians know of a… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 12, 1782
* American Revolutionary War Era
* 18th century from The Enemy
Page 2 has a post-surrender report noting: "...from ...Earl Cornwallis, make mention that… more
BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, & SPORTING CHRONICLE, London, 1828 An interesting four page newspaper with a wide range of content, including news of the day and various sporting events. Several… more
Moments in British History & Literature I - 1750s, 1760s, 1770s, and 1780s Each set contains 4 issues, one from each decade shown, providing news of the day, advertisements, etc., revealing a great… more
Moments in British History & Literature II 1790's, 1800's, 1810's, and 1820's. Each set contains 4 issues, one from each decade shown, providing news of the day, advertisements, etc., revealing a… more
THE LONDON COURANT AND WESTMINSTER CHRONICLE, London, 1780 Two engravings in the masthead make this a decorative newspaper. Various news of the day and a wealth of ads. From the Revolutionary War… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE: or, UNIVERSAL EVENING POST, London, Sept. 29, 1761
* George III of the United Kingdom
The front page begins the report on the coronation of King George III. "This day… more
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… more
THE ENGLISH CHRONICLE & WHITEHALL EVENING POST, London, England, Oct. 4, 1803 One of the less common titles of early 19th century England, this issue added to the private collection because of the… more
THE MIDDLESEX JOURNAL: OR CHRONICLE OF LIBERTY, London, 1771 One of the less common London newspapers from this period, with a nice engraving in the masthead. A good amount of news of the day… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 6, 1762 Page 2 has a report from London noting: "The Cherokee Chief who is now here is the second person in point of consideration of his people. The Cherokees… more
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, September 9, 1940
* The Blitz (1st Phase) (early report)
* Germany bombs London England
* World War II - WWII campaign
The front page has a nice headline:… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 16, 1758 Various European news reports with datelines from the Admiralty Office, London, Holland, Ireland, Falmouth, Portsmouth & elsewhere. The back page has a… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE OR, UNIVERSAL EVENING POST, 1758 This 8 page newspaper is over 260 years old. Various news from London and other parts of Europe with some interesting advertisements as
… moreTHE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 9, 1769 Page 6 has a great letter from a gentleman in Boston to a friend in London, beginning: "The Americans are firm & resolved not to submit to the yoke of… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 11, 1764 The front page has an article beginning: "I beg a little room in your Chronicle for a few words on the proposals from New England for propagating the… more
THE MORNING CHRONICLE, London, 1797 A nice folio size newspaper of four pages, and one of the more popular & successful newspapers in London from the 18th century. Various news of the day, primarily… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 25, 1760
* George II of Great Britain death
* Early, same day report (rare)
Only to be had in a London newspaper is this very rare, same-day report of the… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 10, 1765 Page 7 has a: "...Letter from a Person of the First Distinction in Virginia to his Friend in London", and the back page has some reports from America… more
THE MORNING CHRONICLE, London, England, May 29, 1797 A nice folio size newspaper of four pages, and one of the more popular & successful newspapers in London from the 18th century.
Various news of… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 28, 1760
* Siege or Second Battle of Quebec
* British commander James Murray
Pages 4 and 5 contains the report from 'The London Gazette Extraordinary' on… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, October 30, 1760 Page 2 has: "The Lord Marshal's Order for a General Mourning for his late Majesty King George the Second.' (see) Also a report from the "London… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, June 29, 1773
* New York-Massachusetts boundary dispute
Inside has a report headed: "America" which includes a report of a planned meeting between the governors of New… more
THE ST. JAMES'S CHRONICLE, London, Oct. 19, 1782 The back page has some American content which includes: "....private letters from New York agree in giving a wretched description of the American… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 3, 1764 Page 6 has a curious article headed: "Of The Culture of the Tea Plant in Carolina" is an interesting report on attempts to grow tea in the colonies for… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 14, 1767
* Very early - 18th century tennis
The front page has: "A Further Account of the Patagonian Indians".
Inside has a rare & very early tennis… more
THE 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… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 4, 1768 Multiple inside page reports are from various locations in America including a letter from Massachusetts Bay and two articles from New York.
Also… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, Jan. 21, 1768 The front page has over half a column of reports headed: "America", carrying over to page 2, with datelines from Providence and Boston. The first report is on a… more
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