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  • Great oration on the death of Alexander Hamilton...
    Item #688643
    THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1805 

    * Death of Alexander Hamilton speech

    Inside has over a full page taken up with: "An Oration Commemorative of the late Major General, Alexander Hamilton...by J.M. Mason, DD, Pastor First Reform Church in the City of New York...".
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  • Sloat takes command of California during the Mexican War..   Mormon War has ended?
    Item #688638
    NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 26, 1846

    * Commodore John D. Sloat
    * Mexican-American War
    * Claims California for U.S.
    * Illinois Mormon War ending
    * Nauvoo, Hancock County


     Inside has a very historic article headed: "The Pacific Squadron - Commodore Sloat Takes Possession of... Read full description  
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  • 1st bombing of Berlin....
    Item #688633
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE , August 26, 1940

    * 1st bombing of Berlin Germany
    * RAF bombers airplanes
    * Battle of Britain continues
    * World War II - WWII


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "BATTLE RAIDERS OVER BERLIN" with subheads. A few related photos are on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the very first air attack on the city of... Read full description  
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  • Death of George Washington...
    Item #688630
    THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1800 

    * President George Washington's death

    Near the back under the section headed: "Obituary, with Anecdotes, of Remarkable Persons" is the very historic report of the death of George Washington.
    Beginning with the date of his death, the 14th, the obituary reads in part: ".... At... Read full description  
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  • Emil Oberhoffer death... Conductor & composer...
    Item #688617
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1933

    * Emil Oberhoffer death (1st report)
    * Minnesota Orchestra conductor
    * Music composer - violinist


    The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "EMIL OBERHOFFER, MUSICIAN, IS DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other... Read full description  
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  • Hetch Hetchy Valley description in an uncommon title...
    Item #688616
    WASHINGTON WORLD AND CITIZEN-SOLDIER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 25, 1882  Although the content is wide-ranging, as the title indicates, a fair amount of the articles relate to the military & government.
    Page 7 has an interesting article headed: "A Rival to Yosemite", which tells of another dramatic valley slight... Read full description  
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  • Caribou Bill death... Yukon gold rush...
    Item #688615
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1933

    * Caribou Bill death
    * Yukon gold rush
    * Dog sled fame


    The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "W. F. COOPER DEAD; FAMOUS IN YUKON" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of William F. Cooper, known for his exploits in the gold region of Alaska. I suspect this is one of the few... Read full description  
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  • Walter (Martin) Niemöller arrested in Berlin....
    Item #688613
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1937

    * Reverend Walter Niemöller arrested
    * Ant-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
    * Brother Martin "First they came..." statement fame


    Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Jail Brother of Rev. Martin Niemoeller; Arrest Is Made Secretly After three... Read full description  
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  • Premiere of  "Gleaming the Cube"... Tony Hawk...
    Item #688609
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 13, 1989

    * Best "Gleaming The Cube" movie advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day film premiere
    * Neo-noir skateboarding - Tony Hawk
    * Mississippi Burning - Deep Star Six - Beaches - Pumpkinhead openings as well


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Gleaming the Cube" and perhaps... Read full description  
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  • 1935 Garrettsville, Ohio train robbery...
    Item #688607
    THE DETROIT NEWS, November 8, 1935 

    * Garrettsville, Portage co., Ohio train robbery
    * Gangsters Alvin Karpis -  Ma Barker gang


    The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "'West West' gang Hunted" with subhead: "Mail Train Is Robbed of More Than $40,000" Karpis was member of the Ma Barker Gang, and was... Read full description  
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  • 1873 Drummond Mine explosion... Nova Scotia...
    Item #688605
    THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 16, 1873

    * Drummond Mine explosion disaster
    * Westville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia


    The top of page 7 has a one column headings: "WESTVILLE EXPLOSION" with subheads. (see) Text takes up more than 2 full columns.
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  • Charles Lindbergh's flight to the Orient...
    Item #688604
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 3, 1931

    * Aviator Charles Lindbergh & Anne Morrow
    * Land at Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada
    * Airplane flight to the Orient - Japan


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "LINDBERGHS FIGHT GALE, SAFE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. two related photos and heading are on the... Read full description  
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  • 1931 Al 'Scarface' Capone...
    Item #688603
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 26, 1931

    * Chicago gangland wars
    * Al 'Scarface' Capone throws a party
    * Before he goes to prison
    * Prohibition & great depression
    * Best title to be had - rare as such


    The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Al Capone, Nearing Prison, Throws a Farewell Party" (see) Probably only reported in a Chicago... Read full description  
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  • Idi Amin death... president of Uganda...
    Item #688600
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 16, 2003

    * Idi Amin death (1st report)
    * Ugandan military officer
    * President of Uganda
    * Brutal despot - cannibal ?


    The front page has a two column heading: "Former Ugandan Dictator Who Ruled by Terror Dies" with photo. First report coverage continues on page 5 with banner heading: "Former Ugandan Despot... Read full description  
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  • 2003 Shaun White photo... X Games...
    Item #688599
    CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 16, 2003

    *A  Shaun White skateboarding photo
    * X games at the Staples Center
    * Movie advertisements


    The front page of this section has a action photo showing a young Shaun White at the X Games at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with heading: "Scare Masters" (see) Coverage... Read full description  
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  • 1931 Chicago housing protests... race riot...
    Item #688598
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 4, 1931

    * 1931 Chicago housing protests
    * Eviction of Diana Gross - Negro
    * Africans Americans vs. police
    * Unemployment - Great Depression


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "REDS RIOT; 3 SLAIN BY POLICE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page. Great... Read full description  
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  • Harry Truman Doctrine in 1947....
    Item #688594
    THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, March 13, 1947. 
     
    * President Harry Truman Doctrine 
    * Soviet Imperialism - Cold War
    * Greece and Turkey aid


    The top of the front page has a five column headline: "TRUMAN ASKS U. S. TO HALT WORLD COMMUNIST MARCH" with subhead and photo. (see)
    Complete with all 32 pages, wear along the spine,... Read full description  
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  • Pretty Boy Floyd is shot... Day of death...
    Item #688592
    NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1934 

    * Charles Pretty Boy Floyd
    * Public enemy No. 1 shot (killed)


    The top of page 16 has an article headed: "Posses Hunt Floyd In Dense Ohio Woods" "Outlaw Believed to Have Been Wounded in Gun Battle Which Trapped Richetti" (see) Floyd would die of his wounds on this day.
    Complete in 42... Read full description  
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  • Who doesn't want a newspaper from Mars?
    Item #688588
    THE MARTIAN, France, Dec. 1, 1918 

    * Rare U.S. military camp publication
    * World War I - WWI


    This is a little 6 page, tri-fold newspaper "Published by Organizations at Hospital Center, A.P.O. No. 780 American Expeditionary Forces" near Mars, France, hence the title.
    This town became an American hospital complex near the end... Read full description  
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  • Can a pitcher make a ball curve?
    Item #688586
    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 18, 1877  Inside has an interesting article headed: "Curving a Base Ball" which begins: "I see by a reply to one of your correspondents that you seem to doubt the possibility of this feat. That a ball may be thrown with a curve seems to be an undisputed proposition among players..." with... Read full description  
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  • Mary Todd Lincoln declared insane...
    Item #688581
    BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Penn. May 20, 1875

    * Mary Todd Lincoln INSANE
    * President Abraham's wife


    The front page has somewhat inconspicuous report that begins with: "Mrs. Lincoln, widow of President Lincoln, has been adjudged insane by the County Court at Chicago..." (see)
    Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.
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  • Lou Gehrig ends his streak...
    Item #688566
    THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 3, 1939 

    * Lou Gehrig's games played streak ends (1st report)
    * New York Yankees - Major league baseball


    A one column head on the sports page rather quietly announces a major moment in baseball history--Lou Gehrig breaking his consecutive game appearance streak, with: "Yankees Run Wild To Bury... Read full description  
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  • Death of Jesse James...
    Item #688562
    THE TUOLUMNE INDEPENDENT, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, April 8, 1882 

    * Outlaw Jesse James killed
    * Robert & Charles Ford


    Page 4 of this issue contains a very brief and inconspicuous report on the death of the notorious outlaw Jesse James.  It reads in its entirety: "A report comes from Kansas City, Mo., that Jesse James, the... Read full description  
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  • The stock market reaches a milestone...
    Item #688558
    NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1999 

    * Stock Market hits 10,000 for 1st time ever

    As opposed to the negative reports which make stock market headlines collectible, here is a significant upbeat headline, and great to have it in the N.Y. Times. At the top of the 2nd column is: "DOW FINISHES DAY OVER 10,000 MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME"... Read full description  
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  • First of this title we have had from the Washington Territory...
    Item #688557
    DEMOCRATIC STATE JOURNAL, Dayton, Columbia County, Washington (Territory), July 13, 1883 

    * Rare old West publication

    This is a volume 1 issue of a title we have never had before from Washington, 6 years before it would become a state. "Union List of American Newspapers" notes that it lasted for just 2... Read full description  
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  • 18th century Baltimore...slave advertisements...
    Item #688555
    FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Dec. 21, 1796 

    * Rare 18th century American title
    * (5) slaves related advertisements


    The full ftpg. is taken up with ads including 5 illustrated ship ads & 4 slave related ads. The back page has another slave ad. (see) Also a land for sale for the Washington D.C. area.
    Four... Read full description  
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  • Superman debuts in the Macy's Day Parade...
    Item #688553
    NEW YORK TIMES, Nov.19, 1940 

    * Superman debut in New York City
    * Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
    * Great item for Superman collectors


    One column headlines on page 30: " SUPERMAN TO STRUT OVER MACY PARADE", "Genie Emerging From Arabian Nights Bottle Also to Be Seen in Event Thursday". This was to be the debut of... Read full description  
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  • A ghost town in New Mexico Territory...
    Item #688551
    THE CUERVO CLIPPER, Cuervo, Guadalupe County, New Mexico, March 17, 1911 

    * Rare ghost town publication

    Essentially a ghost town today having been split by interstate 40, and from when New Mexico was still a territory as it did not gain statehood until 1912. The entire county has less than 4700 in population.
    Four pages, nice condition.
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  • News from the Gold Rush...   Colonel Jefferson Davis...
    Item #688549
    LEBANON ADVERTISER, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1, 1849 

    * Uncommon publication
    * California Gold Rush
    * 49ers - mining - miners


    An uncommon title, and the volume 1, number 5 issue. Near the top of the ftpg. is: "From California" with a San Francisco dateline, & including: "The anchorage is crowded with vessels &... Read full description  
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  • Great content from the early period of the California Gold Rush...
    Item #688548
    BOSTON DAILY JOURNAL, Jan. 10, 1849 

    * California Gold Rush
    * 49ers - mining - miners


    The front page has: "Gold Region" noting in part: "...such astonishing news from California that they dare not publish it. If published the marvelous tale as to the length & breadth of the Gold Region would... Read full description  
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  • Seventeen year-old Lou Gehrig leads his high school team to the championship...
    Item #688545
    NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1920 

    * Very early Lou Gehrig
    * Brooklyn High School star


    A very significant issue for any Lou Gehrig collector as this newspaper contains the very first  mention of Lou Gehrig for his baseball prowess (one earlier mention was for football) in this venerable newspaper.
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  • Harvard's 'special' commencement on the end of the Civil War...   Slavery abolished in Georgia...
    Item #688527
    NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1865 

    * Harvard University commencement
    * Georgia no longer a slave state
    * Post civil war reconstruction era


    The entire front page features the coverage of "HARVARD" "Culmination of the Grand Commencement" which concludes on the back page.
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  • 1982 Dave Garroway suicide death......
    Item #688521
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 21, 1982

    * Dave Garroway suicide death
    * Television - TV personality
    * Founding host & anchor of NBC's "Today"


    The front page has a three column heading: "TV's Dave Garroway Kills Himself" with photo Nice to have this report in a newspaper from the capital of the entertainment industry.
    The... Read full description  
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  • 1980 death of actor Strother Martin in a L.A. paper....
    Item #688520
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 1, 1980

    * Strother Martin death (same day report)
    * American character actor - Western films
    * John Wayne and Paul Newman sidekick
    * "Cool Hand Luke" - "What we've got here is failure to communicate" fame
    * Best publication to be had ? (rare)


    The front page has a two column heading:... Read full description  
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  • 1933 Princess Anne, Maryland Negro lynching...
    Item #688519
    THE SCRANTON TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 20, 1933.

    * George Armwood Negro lynched
    * Princess Anne, Maryland
    * Last lynching in the state


    Page 2 has a two column photo with heading: "Victim Of Maryland Lynching" See images for brief coverage on the lynching of Negro George Armwood in Princess Anne, Maryland.
    Complete with 36... Read full description  
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  • 1912 John Burroughs photo... naturalist...
    Item #688515
    THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, June 6, 1912

    * Naturalist John Burroughs photo
    * Nature essayist - conservation movement


    The top of page 10 has a two column photo of John Burroughs with heading: "Enemy Of The Nature Faker" with very brief text. (see)
    Complete with 12 pages, light toning, very small library stamp within the... Read full description  
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  • Harrison wins the Presidential election...
    Item #688512
    KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR, Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 1841 

    * William Henry Harrison
    * Presidential election victory


    The back page has a chart noting the: "Official - Popular Vote For President" for both Harrison and Van Buren, listed by state, showing a close election: 11,268,752 vs. 1,123,057.
    This was an uncommon title which... Read full description  
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  • Jean Harlow & Paul Bern wed in 1932...
    Item #688511
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 4, 1932

    * Director Paul Bern
    * Actress Jean Harlow
    * Wedding - Married


    The back page has a two column photo with small heading: "Enjoying A One Day Honeymoon" with brief text. Page 4 has a one column heading: "Harlow-Bern Wedding Called Ideal Romance" (see) Bern would commit suicide a few months... Read full description  
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  • Prohibition ends in 1933....
    Item #688507
    LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, December 6, 1933

    * U.S. prohibition ends
    * Beer returns - legal liquor
    * 18th Amendment ratification

    The front page has various headings re. the end of prohibition: "Old Boston Starts New Drinking as Thousands Restrain Cheers" and more. Coverage on the official end of prohibition in America.
    Complete with 20+ pages, light... Read full description  
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  • Benita von Falkenhayn beheaded... Zelda Sears death...
    Item #688505
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 20, 1935

    * Benita von Falkenhayn guillotine execution
    * Zelda Sears death - American actress


    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Nazis to Behead Two Men; Women Faced Axe Calmly" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the guillotine executions which included Benita von Falkenhayn for... Read full description  
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  • Military Reconstruction Bill... President Andrew Johnson's veto...
    Item #688504
    DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington D.C., March 25, 1867  Taking 1 1/2 columns on the front page is: "SUPPLEMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION BILL - MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT", which provides details of the president's veto of the March 23rd version of the Military Reconstruction Act (supplemental... Read full description  
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  • Rabbi Morris Jacob Raphall supports slavery based on the Bible...
    Item #688495
    NEW YORK HERALD, January 5, 1861 

    * Rabbi Morris... Morris Jacob Raphall
    * The Biblical view of slavery
    * B'nai Jeshurun (Manhattan Synagogue)


    The last column of the front page is taken up with a lengthy report, carrying over to take all of pages 2, 3,4 and 5, with heads including: "STATE OF THE... Read full description  
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  • From the Confederacy... Did Tennessee secede from the Union...
    Item #688494
    THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 3, 1861 

    * Rare Confederate title from North Carolina

    The front page is entirely taken up with ads. War related items are on the inside pages including a notable item headed: "Secession of Tennessee" which includes: "...that the Legislature of... Read full description  
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  • Boston newspaper with Loyalist leanings...  Opinions on Massachusetts clergy re the Charter...
    Item #688492
    THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, December 26, 1768  The publisher of this newspaper had Loyalist leanings, causing its demise before the formal outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
    All of pages 1 & 2 are taken up with a continued report on: "Voltaire on History". Page 3 has: "The... Read full description  
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  • Would reject independence if offered...   Regarding representation in Parliament...
    Item #688491
    THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, Massachusetts, April 4, 1768  Inside has most of a page taken up with a letter from the Speaker of the Mass. Assembly to one of the King's Secretaries of State, which includes: "...it seems to be conclusive that as those acts were made with the sole & express purpose... Read full description  
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  • George de Bothezat death... Helicopter pioneer...
    Item #688490
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 3, 1940

    * George de Bothezat death (1st report)
    * Russian American engineer & businessman
    * Inventor of 1st successful, practical helicopter


    The top of the back page has a one column heading: "HELICOPTER MAKER, DE BOTHEZAT, DEAD" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications... Read full description  
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  • Review & premiere of "The Sandlot", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #688489
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 7, 1993

    * Best "The Sandlot" film advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
    * American coming-of-age baseball cult film


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Sandlot" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description  
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  • George Washington provides a patent...
    Item #688479
    FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 17, 1796 

    * President George Washington
    * Patent signed in type
    * Inventor Robert Dawson
    * Improvement in bolting cloths


    Page 4 has a document headed: "The United States of America...Letters Patent..." which is signed in type by the President: Go. Washington. The... Read full description  
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  • 1837 Slave advertisement...
    Item #688474
    THE GLOBE, Washington, D.C., June 14, 1837 

    * Slavery - slaves - Negroes

    An advertisement on page 3 is headed: "Cash For Negroes" noting: "I will give the highest cash price for likely Negroes, from ten to twenty-five years of age..." with just a bit more (see).
    News of the day with other interesting advertisements. Four pages, a... Read full description  
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  • Three documents signed by the President, George Washington...
    Item #688473
    FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 22, 1796 

    * President George Washington
    * Three documents signed in type


    Page 2 has a document headed: "The United States of America...Letters Patent..." which is signed in type by the President: Go. Washington. The document notes a patent has... Read full description  
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