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NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 23, 1803

* Lewis and Clark Expedition begins
* Louisville, Kentucky - Ohio River
* re. Louisiana Purchase success

This is a wonderful issue on the recently concluded… more

WINDSOR FEDERAL GAZETTE, Vermont, Feb. 21, 1804  

* re. The Louisiana Purchase

Page 2 hasa report: "LOUISIANA" noting: "The bill giving effect to the Laws of the United States in Louisiana, which had… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 23, 1803 

* The Louisiana Purchase Treaty
* Signed by U.S. & France ministers

Page 2 has: "By the President of the United States...A PROCLAMATION" calling for a special… more

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, July 27, 1803  

* The Louisiana Purchase Treaty

A very historic issue, as page 3 contains: "By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation" for… more

THOMAS'S MASSACHUETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, June 29, 1803  

* The Louisiana Purchase Treaty

Page 3 has an historic report headed: "IMPORTANT NEWS !  LOUISIANA CEDED TO THE UNITED STATES" with the… more

SALEM REGISTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 7, 1803  Page 2 has a report from Senate headed: "Louisiana" noting in part: "Be it enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby… more

SALEM REGISTER, Massachusetts, July 25, 1803  Page 3 has: "A Proclamation" signed by the President; Th. Jefferson, calling for a special session of Congress.
This is followed by a very historic… more

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C., Feb. 28, 1811  

* Louisiana Territory

Page 3 has: "An Act to enable the people of the Territory of Orleans to form a constitution and state government, and for… more

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, July 27, 1803  

* President Thomas Jefferson 
* re. the Louisiana Purchase

Page 2 contains: "Washington - By the President of the United States of… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 14, 1814  

* Louisiana Purchase
* Thomas Jefferson

Page 3 contains an article headed: "Americans! Read This! " which is a critical piece against Thomas Jefferson and… more

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 1, 1948 

* Cotton Valley, Louisiana 
* Tornado destroys town (1st report)

This 22 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front… more

SALEM REGISTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 3, 1803  Beginning on the front page is the complete text of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty with the two conventions, a small portion carrying over to page 2.
As… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 24, 1874

* The Great Mississippi Flood of 1874
* Lower Mississippi Valley - Louisiana

The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD" "Piteous… more

THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 28, 1812  Inside has lengthy reporting from the "House of Representatives" which includes discussion headed: "State of Louisiana" concerning Louisiana joining… more

BOSTON GAZETTE, Aug. 1, 1803 

* Louisiana Purchase close

Page 2 has an editorial headed: "Louisiana" in which the writer debates the merits of the Louisiana Purchase. Some interesting… more

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 7, 1863  The front page has a large print showing Black soldiers captioned: "Pickets of the First Louisiana 'Native Guard' Guarding the New… more

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 7, 1863  The front page has a large print showing Black soldiers captioned: "Pickets of the First Louisiana 'Native Guard' Guarding the New… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 20, 1933 

* Nelson Nash, Negro lynching - hanging
* Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana 

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "LOUISIANA MOB LYNCHES… more

THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 28, 1812  Inside has lengthy reporting from the "House of Representatives" which includes discussion headed: "State of Louisiana" concerning Louisiana joining… more

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, December 13, 1884  The front cover is entitled "Louisiana -- Preliminary Views of the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition at New… more

NEW YORK HERALD, April 15, 1873

* Colfax massacre of 1873 Louisiana 
* Former Confederate soldiers 
* African Americans - freedmen 

The top of page 7 has one column headings: "The Negro Riot… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 10, 1934 

* Nikola Tesla- father of the radio
* Bastrop, Louisiana Negro lynching
* Outlaw John Dillinger hunted

Page 8 has one column headings:… more

BOSTON GAZETTE, July 25, 1803 

* The Louisiana Purchase Treaty

Page 2 has: "By the President of the United States...A PROCLAMATION" calling for a special session of Congress, signed in type: Th.… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 18, 1938 

* Rodessa, Louisiana tornado
* Caddo County disaster
* Oil boom town wrecked 

The front page has a great banner headline: "20 DIE IN LOUISIANA… more

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 7, 1863  The front page has a large print showing Black soldiers captioned: "Pickets of the First Louisiana 'Native Guard' Guarding the New… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 26, 1922

* Mer Rouge, Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK lynchings - murders

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PRISONER HELD… more

SPOONER'S VERMONT JOURNAL, Windsor, May 3, 1803

* Prelude to Louisiana purchase
* Early 19th century publication
* President Thomas Jefferson era 

 With considerations for the purchase of… more

WINDSOR FEDERAL GAZETTE, Vermont, June 28, 1803  The front page has a lengthy report headed: "Horrid Cruelty of Bonaparte!"
Page 3 has an item noting: "Dispatches were received...from Mr. Monroe.… more

THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 28, 1812  Inside has lengthy reporting from the "House of Representatives" which includes discussion headed: "State of Louisiana" concerning Louisiana joining… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 4, 1934 

* Grafton Page negro lynching
* Bethany, Louisiana 
* Adolf Hitler elections 

This 26 page newspaper has small one column headlines on page 4: "LAY LYNCHING… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Indiana, May 7, 1873

* Post Colfax massacre - riot
* St. Martinville Parish, Louisiana
* Unrest continues in the State

The top of page 9 has one column headings that… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 16, 1904  The front page has "The Festival Hall, the Central and Dominating Structure of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition" with an accompanying article. Inside… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, July 10, 1934 

* Andrew McLeod negro lynching 
* Bastrop, Louisiana 

This 22 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "Attacker of Girl… more

THE GLOBE, Washington D.C., May 19, 1840

* Louisiana land for sale
* President Martin Van Buren

The front page has a notice issued by the President concerning a sale of public land in… more

SUPPLEMENT TO VOLUME THE SIXTEENTH OF THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, (1819).
Page 42 begins: "Province of Texas" which includes a "...brief history of an expedition in 1812 and 1813, from Louisiana… more

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 5, 1923 

* Pineville, Louisiana 
* Tornado disaster 

This 14 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "TORNADO KILLS 20, INJURING… more

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, August 11, 1896 

* Hahnville, Louisiana 
* Lynching of Italians 

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TRIPLE… more

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Nov. 16, 1803  

* The Louisiana Purchase Treaty
* President Thomas Jefferson

Page 3 contains: "AN ACT" relating to the Louisiana Purchase, it stating:… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 10, 1873 Front page illustration: "The Meadow Brook Disaster - Sticking To His Post"; Two illustrations on the San Salvador Earthquake; Nice full page; 'An Indian… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 28, 1863  The full front page is a print of: "Major-General Hooker, Commanding the Army of the Potomac". .But perhaps the most notable print is the nice… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 14, 1901 Front page illustration William McKinley; The Shooting of the President; How New York Received the News; St. Louis - "Most American of American Cities";… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1863  The entire front page is taken up with a print: "On Picket Duty in the Swamps of Louisiana". Inside two half pages show: "Brashear City, Berwick's Bay, La.,… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 31, 1883  Full front pg. illus. of "A Salmon Wheel on the Columbia River, Oregon." Inside is full pg. illus. containing five illus. pertaining to "The Lacustrine… more

ORLEANS GAZETTE & COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, Dec. 24, 1819  

* Very rare & early Southern publication

This is one of the earliest newspapers from Louisiana we have had the pleasure to offer. The… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 23, 1869  The full front page is a print of: "The Harp Girl." Inside is a one-third page print of: "Hon. William Claflin, Governor of Massachusetts" plus a half… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 11, 1863 

* Port Hudson, Louisiana map
* Lebanon TN Tennessee
* Sabine Pass - Galveston TX Texas

The front page is dominated by a Civil War map titled: "Situation Of… more

LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, June 4, 1870  A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru 1883, but of which very few issues surface. It is a single sheet newspaper with the front entirely in… more

NEW YORK HERALD, April 30, 1862  

* Capture of New Orleans, Louisiana
* Mississippi River naval engagement
* Siege of Yorktown, Virginia

Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are:… more

SUNDAY DELTA, New Orleans, Sept. 22, 1861  

* Rare rebel publication
* From the deep South

Among the front page items are: "First Engagement In Kentucky" which includes: "An engagement took… more