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THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, August 17, 1776 

* Post Declaration of Independence 
* American Revolutionary War 

This exceptional, content-rich issue was published just weeks after the signing

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 3, 1897  Full front page  illus. of "Jefferson Reading the Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence to Franklin."
Inside is a 1/2 pg. illus. of "Meeting of the… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 8, 1876 (with "First Draft" Supplement)  Full front page Thomas Nast political cartoon entitled 'Why We Laugh'. A full page illustration 'Pro Patria - 1776'. Great… more

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 19, 1828 

* Charles Carroll of Carrollton
* Declaration of Independence signer

The front page has: "Charles Carroll" which gives details of the last… more

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 19, 1828 

* Charles Carroll of Carrollton
* Declaration of Independence signer

The front page has: "Charles Carroll" which gives details of the last… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1944

* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 
* World War II era - Post D-Day 

Page 14… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1933

* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 
 * 250th anniversary this coming Summer… more

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 17, 1832  The front page has a lengthy editorial which begins: "The presidential election has so far proceeded as to render the result certain, that "Andrew… more

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 17, 1832  The front page has a lengthy editorial which begins:
"The presidential election has so far proceeded as to render the result certain, that "Andrew… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1943

* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 
* Middle of the World War II era - 167th anniversary 

Pa… more

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1776  It would be difficult to argue for a more important document in American history than the Declaration of Independence. It remains a desire of most… 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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1935

* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 
 * 250th anniversary this coming Summer… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 9, 1870  Great full front page illustration with some text: 'First Reading of the Declaration of Independence in New York'. Inside the issue is quarter-page… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 3, 1858  The front page of this issue features a halfpage illustration of 'The Signing Of The Declaration Of Independence, 1776' and also features an article on "The… more

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 11, 1819  Inside has excerpts from the recently published "Declaration of the Independence of Texas" which concerns the Adams–Onís Treaty, signed in type:… more

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, July, 1883  Within this issue is an illustration by F.S. Church entitled "The Witch's Daughter"; "A Famous London Suburb", "Conventional Art", "The… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 10, 1880  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "Boom!!! - So Near, and Yet So Far." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Democratic Convention at Cincinnati - The Break for… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Jan. 20, 1796  Much of page 2 is taken up with the "state of the state" address delivered by the governor of Massachusetts & signed by him in type: Samuel Adams.
Page 3… more

THE 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

NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT & STATE GAZETTE, Concord, July 10, 1826

* President John Adams death (1st report)
* Declaration of Independence 50th anniversary

Page 3 contains an early and

SUPPLEMENT TO HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 30, 1876  

* Centennial Exposition
* Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Hard to find in undamaged condition

This is a huge foldout print captioned: "The… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY,  New York, February 5, 1910

The front page of this issue has a photo of "Where the Paris Floods Did Their Worst."

There are photos of "The Flooded Section of Paris" and "A… more

LOS ANGLES TIMES, Aug. 25, 1991

* Declaration of Independence of Ukraine
* Resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev 
* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* President Boris Yeltsin 

The front page has… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 15, 1876  The full front page is a print of a Revolutionary War era soldier in uniform & with a tricorne hat, captioned: " '76". Inside prints include: "The Poet &… more

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, August 10, 1776 

* Great year to have (1776)
* re. Declaration of Independence
* American Revolutionary War

This was a decidedly Tory newspaper, supportive of the… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 13, 1872  Full front page Nast illus. entitled "What H. G. Knows About Thrashing." Inside is a full pg. Nast illus. of "Bringing the Thing Home- (Dedicated to the… more

THE NEW JERSEY GAZETTE, Trenton, April 29, 1778  

* The Articles of Confederation (historic)
* American Revolutionary War

This was the very first newspaper in New Jersey, having begun in… 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

DAILY OHIO STATESMAN, Columbus, July 12, 1853  The 3rd column on page 2 has 2 short paragraphs mentioning Billy Bowlegs (Billy Bolek), Chief Holata Micco of the Florida Seminoles. An article above… more

NEW YORK POST, May 14, 1948  The front page could not be better, with nearly half taken up with a very dramatic: "PROCLAIM JEWISH NATION ! " dropped out of a black box.
Also on the front page:… 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

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, May 9, 1861

* Abraham Lincoln proclamation
* Calls for more troops - soldiers
* Rare pro-Confederate title
* First weeks of the Civil War

This was an anti-war… more

DUNLAP'S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Nov. 30, 1791  

* 18th century Otsego County, New York

Page 2 has a lengthy extract of a letter from Cooperstown that describes the abundant natural… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 14, 1883  Full ftpg. shows "Peter Cooper" the American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and candidate for President of the United States. A biography of him… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 14, 1910

The front page of this issue has a photo of "England's New Sovereign."

This issue has an article with photos of "Britain's World-Mourned King" by Victor… more

THE PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, February, 1775 

* Pre American Revolutionary War 
* Thomas Paine - first time as editor 

This is a very rare magazine, published only from January,… more

THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE & COUNTRY JOURNAL, Rhode Island, July 29, 1775  In the world of American Revolutionary literature and manuscripts three bodies of work stand out: 1) Thomas Paine's Common… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL & MASSACHUSETTS FEDERALIST, Boston, Oct. 5, 1803  

* Samuel Adams death
* Governor of Massachusetts

Page 2 has a bordered report headed: "Death of Hon. SAMUEL ADAMS" which begins:… 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 PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Feb. 29, 1776  

* General Benedict Arnold
* American Revolutionary War
* Great year to have (1776)

This remarkably historic Revolutionary War issue contains… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1906 There is a front page photo, "The New Governor of Ohio." "America's Unofficial Independence Day" by H. Addinton Bruce includes both an article and photos. A… more

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 6, 1834 

* President Andrew Jackson
* State of the Union Address

The prime content would be the annual state-of-the-union address, contained in full on… more

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1861  

* President Abraham Lincoln
* State of the Union Address criticized
* General P. G. T. Beauregard letter

This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted that… more

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1861  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted that slavery should not be abolished, so much of its content has an anti-North bias.
Among the articles are a… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 17, 1887  Perhaps the best print is the full front page captioned: "Burning the Range" by famed Western artist Frederic Remington.
But there are many other prints… more