Historic Newspapers: Search Results

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Aug. 16, 1790

• Funding Act of 1790

Taking two-thirds of the front page and half of page 2 is: "An Act making Provision for the Debt of the United States" which is

THE NORWICH PACKET, Norwich, Connecticut, Dec. 19, 1793  Certainly the prime content is the: "PRESIDENT'S SPEECH" to Congress, being the annual state-of-the-union address of George Washington,

NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, April 3, 1865

• Fall of Richmond, Virginia (early report)
• The end of the Civil War is imminent ?
• Abraham Lincoln assassination nears

This is a stand-alone "Extra"

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 8, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln's inauguration
• Inaugural address on the ftpg.
• Closing weeks of the Civil War - pro-Confederate title

Among the front page reports is:

PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, May 11, 1775

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord
• Start of American Revolutionary War

This is a gem of an issue, as it is what all serious collectors seek for

NEWBURYPORT HERALD & COUNTRY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, March 17, 1801

• Thomas Jefferson's first inauguration
• President of the United States of America

Page 2 contains Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1776  This issue includes a lengthy article (3+ pages) on Captain Cook and the: "Resolution's Voyage on Discovery to the Southern Hemisphere". Accompanying this

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, June 23, 1778  Most of the front page is taken up with an address of the governor of New Jersey to the General Assembly concerning the Revolutionary War.
It

THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE OR MONTHLY MUSEUM, Boston, May, 1789

• President George Washington
• Inauguration - inaugural address
• A detailed eyewitness account
• In a American publication (rare)

Rarely are we

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 15, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)
• Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth

This issue would rank among the most famous of all Lincoln assassination newspapers,

CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Nov. 5, 1806

• Lewis and Clark Expedition letter
• Safe return - homeward bound

Page 2 begins with a notable report on the arrival of Lewis and Clark in St. Louis, after

BROWNLOW’S KNOXVILLE WHIG, AND REBEL VENTILATOR, Tennessee, April 23, 1864

• Very rare Civil War publication
• William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow

W. G. Brownlow, or Parson Brownlow, was a fascinating

THE CONCORD HERALD & NEW HAMPSHIRE INTELLIGENCER, Sept. 7, 1790

• Treaty of New York
• Creek Nation - Indians
• President George Washington
• Southeast boundaries dispute

A rather scarce title, existing for

NATIONAL GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Feb. 20, 1793

• President George Washington
• Historic 2nd election victory

By far the most significant item in this issue is the page 3 report announcing the opening of

NORTH CAROLINA TIMES, New Berne, June 22, 1864

• Very rare Union occupation publication
• New Bern, North Carolina on necessity paper
• Former Southern Confederate stronghold

This is a Union occupation

THE DAILY CITIZEN, Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 2 (4), 1863  A fascinating newspaper and arguably the most famous of any newspaper printed on Confederate soil, not just for being printed on the back

COURRIER D'AMSTERDAM or the COURIER VAN AMSTERDAM, May 1, 1811 (No. 122)

• Exceedingly rare Napoleon Bonaparte occupation newspaper

This was a daily newspaper published in Amsterdam during the French

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York  A six issue set of issues containing the entire series of six articles on the life & career of Bob Dylan. The dates are March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17 and 24, 1969.
All

AI ANGLO SACSUN, New York, May 29, 1847

• Promoting the spelling of words phonetically

Here is one of the more fascinating newspapers that was in the private collection.
This newspaper--which is volume

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, May 19, 1790

• Benjamin Franklin death funeral - eulogy

The entire front page and most of page 2 are taken up with lengthy & very detailed discussion on:

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET-DAY ADVERTISER, Feb. 28, 1778

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

This was a strongly Tory (supportive of the

THE PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL; AND THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, April 5, 1775

• Benjamin Franklin's "Unite Or Die" cartoon

If there was one graphic that represented the spirit of the Revolutionary

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 8, 1665 (1666 in today's calendar)

• Very rare 17th century Jewish prophet mention

The back page has a report from Vienna noting in part: "The Jews in this city have

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET-DAY ADVERTISER, March 4, 1778

• Battle of Brandywine - Creek
• Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania
• American Revolutionary War

This was a strongly Tory

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1781  Near the back is a section headed: "American News" which has a "Copy of a Letter from Brig. Gen. Arnold to his Excellency the Commander in Chief,

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, September 27, 1862

• Emancipation Proclamation
• President Abraham Lincoln

Page 2 contains the full texts of the Emancipation Proclamation, perhaps the most significant

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 his Majesty

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York,  Dec. 29, 1866  The front page has a lengthy poem with a related print titled: "The Setter's Christmas Eve". Inside contains a full page: "Hauling Home the Christmas

THE MORNING POST & DAILY ADVERTISER, London, June 9, 1783

• General George Washington letter
• Announcing the end of hostilities
• American Revolutionary War ending

Certainly the most significant content

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 5, 1857

• President James Buchanan
• Inauguration - inaugural address
• Best title to be had (rare as such)

A terrific issue in which to find the

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, February 15, 1783

• End of Revolutionary War
• King George III proclamation
• The cessation of hostilities

Certainly the prime--and very historic--content takes over one-third

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET-DAY ADVERTISER, April 22, 1778

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

This was a strongly Tory (supportive of the

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 8, 1853

• Creation of Washington Territory
• United States Congress passes

Being the "mouthpiece of the federal government", typically this newspaper

GALVESTON TRI-WEEKLY NEWS, Houston, Texas, Sept. 23, 1864

• Very rare issue from the Southwest Confederacy

Although the title notes "Galveston" the dateline notes it was printed in nearby Houston, as

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 23, 1865

• Rare Winslow Homer prints

There are many prints within but certainly the two most significant are the full page prints by Winslow Homer,

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, April 24, 1781

• Battle of Guilford Courthouse
• Greensboro, North Carolina
• General Charles Cornwallis loss

Page 2 has some nice war content. The

THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Feb. 25, 1862

• Jefferson Davis inaugural address
• Rare Confederate publication

A rather rare title and great that it has the word “Southern”.

SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, June 22, 1850

• Walt Whitman - American poet
• 2nd Appearance of "Resurgemus"

A very notable issue for any literary collector as the front page contains at the head of the first

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 26, 1864 An historic issue reporting the fall of Savannah to the Union forces, with one of the more notable quotes part of the headlines, with ftpg: "CAPTURE OF SAVANNAH"

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 1, 1666

• The great plague
• London fire report

The back page contains a report: "The Plague continuing still very dangerous at Cambridge, Peterborough, and other places

THE SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, December 20, 1781

• Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
• American Revolutionary War ending

This issue contains one of the most historically significant letters from the

DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER, Black Hills, (South Dakota) July 27, 1889  This city would arguably be--along with Tombstone & Dodge City--one of the more famous of all the towns from the rough & tumble

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Providence, Rhode Island, May 7, 1779

• Very rare American Revolutionary War publication

A truly rare title from the Revolutionary War, as it lasted for less

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

SUPPLEMENT TO THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 1833

• Nullification Crisis w/ Andrew Jackson

An interesting single sheet printed on tissue paper-quality newsprint; very thin.

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL DRAWING-ROOM COMPANION, Boston, May 10, 1851

• Thomas Sims - Negro
• Fugitive slave case

This was perhaps America's first successful illustrated newspaper, existing from 1851 thru

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, August 28, 1781

• Siege of Nintey Six - South Carolina
• General Nathanael Greene defeat
• American Revolutionary War

Half of page 2 is taken up

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1865

• Fall of Richmond VA Virginia
• Civil War nearing the end

One of the middle columns of the front page announces one of the more significant events of the

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1912

• Jim Thorpe wins Olympic gold medal
• Decathlon - Stockholm Summer Olympic
• Best publication to be had (very rare)

Although legendary athlete Jim

THE NORWICH PACKET of the CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM, Connecticut, Dec. 10, 1783

• Historic Treaty of Paris (peace)
• End of the Revolutionary War

This must rank among the more beautiful mastheads of the 18th