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  • Death of President Harrison's wife...
    Item #694568
    THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25, 1892  The front page has most of a column headed: "THE LAST SCENE" "Mrs. Harrison is No More---She Died at 1:30 This Morning" with much detail on the death of the First Lady, Mrs. Benjamin Harrison.
    Four pages, toned throughout, archivally rejoined at the spine, minor... Read full description  
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  • Details on two hangings in Louisville...
    Item #694567
    THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1, 1889  The front page has over half a column headed: "TWO MEN EXECUTED" "Charles Dinger and Harry Smart Hanged at Louisville" "A Ghastly Gallows Scene" "The Nouse 
    Slipped and Caught Dilger by the Teeth and the Trap Had to Be Sprung a Second... Read full description  
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  • Trouble with the Navajos and Chippewa Indians...
    Item #694565
    THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, July 14, 1891 The top of a front page column is headed: "THE NAVAJOS DEFIANT" "They Are on the Rampage & Troops May Have to Be Called Out" "The Chippewas In Revolt" "A Serious State of Affairs at White Earth, Minn., & It is Believe the Presence of... Read full description  
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  • Indians are staking their claim...
    Item #694556
    THE UNION subtitled: "United States' Gazette and True American for the Country", Philadelphia, April 17, 1819  This was the semi-weekly country edition of the "Union" which was a daily.
    Page 2 includes: "Claims of the North American Indians" and: "Curious Roguery. A page 3 report begins: "The slave... Read full description  
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  • The War of 1812, and more...
    Item #694554
    THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, Boston, April 30, 1813  The entire front page is taken up with: "American Papers" from the House of Commons in London, much relating to the on-going War of 1812.
    Page 3 has; "The New Friends of the Navy" and: "Ought Massachusetts t Build a Ship for Those who Would not Build one for Themselves?" There... Read full description  
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  • The oldest continually published newspaper in America...
    Item #694549
    THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, May 13, 1807  This title has the distinction of being the oldest, continually published newspaper in America, now titled 'The Hartford Courant'. This issue is from the private collection, selected for inclusion because of the wide, untrimmed margins. Four pages, some light foxing,... Read full description  
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  • Piracy and murder...
    Item #694547
    BOSTON INTELLIGENCER & EVENING GAZETTE, June 24, 1820  Among the articles within: "More Piracy & Murder!" "The New Throne" for England; two reports of a great fire at Troy, New York.
    Four pages, scattered foxing, some tears at the blank spine, mostly good condition.
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  • In great condition...
    Item #694540
    RELFS PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE & DAILY ADVERTISER, Sept, 16, 1808  This issue is from the private collection, selected for the great condition.
    The top of page 2 has a nice & large advertisement for the "Insurance Company of North America" (INA), the oldest stock insurance company in the country.
    The front & back pages are taken up with... Read full description  
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  • Displayable issue, as well as the XYZ Affair...
    Item #694536
    THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Oct. 1, 1800  

    * Turn of the 19th century
    * Nice issue for display


    A wonderful masthead makes this a displayable issue.
    Page 3 has over a full column report from Paris: "American Envoys - State of the Negotiation Between France and America". This is over the XYZ Affair... Read full description  
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  • John Jay to become Chief Justice...   A mausoleum to Washington...
    Item #694529
    CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, Jan. 1, 1801  Much of the front page is taken up with reports from "Congress" including a bit: "...The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill for erecting a Mausoleum to George Washington...moved an amendment substituting a Monument, in the place... Read full description  
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  • From Maine, before statehood...   Jefferson, Aaron Burr...
    Item #694504
    PORTLAND GAZETTE & MAINE ADVERTISER, Nov. 2, 1807

    * Early 19th century Northern New England
    * Aaron Burr trial - Thomas Jefferson


    At this time Maine was part of Massachusetts, not becoming a state until 1820 as part of the Missouri Compromise. So this issue is from 13 years before statehood.
    Page 2 has most of a column on:... Read full description  
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  • Maine newspaper from 14 years before statehood...
    Item #694473
    PORTLAND GAZETTE & MAINE ADVERTISER, May 12, 1806

    * Pre pre-statehood publication
    * Cumberland County - Co. 


    At this time Maine was part of Massachusetts, not becoming a state until 1820 as part of the Missouri Compromise. So, this issue is from 14 years before statehood.
    The back page has an article concerning General... Read full description  
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  • Education of Indians...
    Item #694463
    CONCORD OBSERVER, New Hampshire, May 10, 1819

    * Very rare Merrimack County publication

    Since becoming computerized we have only offered two issues of this title, and both are from the Civil War. There is no documentation that title ever existed.
    This issue is from our private collection and selected for such due to its nice condition. The back page has a... Read full description  
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  • Earliest issue of this title we have offered...
    Item #694462
    WOODSTOCK OBSERVER, Vermont, Oct. 24, 1820  

    * Rare Windsor County publication

    The only other issue of this title we have offered in the last 30+ years is from 1829. This is the volume 1, number 42 issue.
    The back page has: "A Project of a Law for Preventing Unhappy Marriages". But this issue is from our private... Read full description  
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  • What the Louisiana Purchase will mean to the United States...
    Item #694461
    COURIER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Concord, Feb. 3, 1803  Most of the front page is taken up with an article headed: "President's Message" beginning: "The subject of Louisiana continues every day to become more and more interesting to all classes of American citizens...". It continues with much talk of... Read full description  
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  • Early newspaper from Harrisburg...
    Item #694459
    THE ORACLE OF DAUPHIN, AND HARRISBURGH ADVERTISER, Pennsylvania, Nov. 12, 1803  

    * Rare publication 
    * Pre state capital 


    An issue from our private collection, saved because it is quite rare from this early year as well as being in great condition. The only other issue we've offered in the last 12+ years was dated 1820.
    Four... Read full description  
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  • The South to force slaves into the military...
    Item #694453
    DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 20, 1864  

    * Rare rebel publication

    Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate states.
    The front page has: "The War News" with subheads "Southwestern Virginia" & "Savannah". Also: "City Intelligence" "A... Read full description  
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  • Three color political prints... St. Patrick's Day...
    Item #694450
    JUDGE magazine, New York, March 8, 1890

    * Color political prints 

    Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center... Read full description  
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  • Venomous attack upon General Butler...
    Item #694449
    DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 12, 1865  

    * Rare Confederate publication from the rebel capital
    * Finals months of the American Civil War


    Not just a nice Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy and very late in the war.
    The editorial has near the beginning a very fascinating & sarcastic attack on... Read full description  
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  • General Hood's letter on losing his command...   Great letter on the resolve of the Confederates...
    Item #694446
    RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 28, 1865  

    * Final months of the American Civil War

    Not only a Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy.
    The front page has various reports from very late in the Civil War, including: "The War News" which includes... Read full description  
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  • Confederate reaction to the abolishing of slavery: to be decided by the sword...
    Item #694444
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 6, 1865  A wonderful issue from late in the war, from a period it is typically difficult to find Confederate newspapers.
    The prime content is the reporting of the Thirteenth Amendment prohibiting slavery. Page 2 has: "Passage of the Bill Abolishing Slavery in... Read full description  

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  • From the Confederate capital, later in the Civil War...
    Item #694437
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 9, 1865  It is difficult to find Confederate newspapers from late in the war, such as this one.
    A wealth of fine reporting on the war with front page column heads including: "What General Lee Says" which includes: "...General Lee told...that there was but a single thing... Read full description  

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  • Sherman's march through the South...   Battle of Franklin...
    Item #694427
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 24, 1864  

    * Capital of the Confederacy
    * Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
    * Sherman investing Savannah


    Among the front page reports on the Civil War from the Confederate capital are: "The Art & Science of War" "Amusements of the Yankee Generals in Georgia"... Read full description  
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  • Sherman advances through the South...
    Item #694425
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 27, 1864  

    * From the capital of the Confederacy 
    * William T. Sherman's march to the sea ends
    * Surrender of Savannah, Georgia
     

    Among the front page reports on the Civil War from the Confederate capital are: "Latest From the North" "From Sherman's Army--Account of... Read full description  
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  • Lee's army...    Lengthy letter signed by Jefferson Davis...
    Item #694423
    RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 1, 1864  A very nice Confederate title from the Confederate capital, so a wealth of the latest war-related news, from the Confederate perspective.
    The front page includes: "The War News" which begins: "There were rumours yesterday of considerable fighting along the lines of Lee... Read full description  
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  • Evacuation of Fredericksburg...   Lee, Grant, Butler, and more...
    Item #694420
    RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 7, 1864  

    * Fredericksburg evacuated
    * General Robert E. Lee
    * Rare from the Confederacy


    Not only a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but from its capital as well.
    The front page has: "The War News" with various reports from different theaters of operation, beginning: ... Read full description  
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  • Letter from Robert E. Lee...
    Item #694417
    RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 16, 1864

    * From the capital of the Confederacy
    * Rebel General Robert E. Lee Letter


    Among the front page war reports in this newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy are: "The War News" which begins with a letter to the Secretary of War, signed in type: R. E. Lee, General; "The Transportation of the... Read full description  
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  • Great war reporting from this Confederate stronghold...
    Item #694416
    THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, June 17, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From the Georgia Front" "Story of a Deserter From Grant's Arms" "General Lee's Army" "The Confederate Congress" "The Attack on Petersburg" "From... Read full description  

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  • Lincoln accepts his nomination for President...   In a Confederate newspaper...
    Item #694414
    RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 5, 1864  

    * Abraham Lincoln accepts nomination for re-election

    A single sheet newspaper with just a one column masthead, somewhat typical for the period as most paper mills were located in the North, newsprint was of short supply in the South, causing publishers to... Read full description  
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  • Much war reporting from this Confederate stronghold...
    Item #694404
    THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, July 14, 1864  

    * Rare Southern Confederacy publication
    * From the origin of the Civil War 


    Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From General Johnston's Army" "The Strongest Battalions" "From Our Lines on the Chattahoochee"... Read full description  
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  • Confederate General Johnston's farewell address to his troops...
    Item #694402
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 20, 1864  

    * From the capital of the Confederacy
    * General Joseph E. Johnston
    * Farewell address to his Confederate army


    Among the Civil War reports on the front page are: "The War News" "Our Casualties in Maryland" "From Georgia "The Escape... Read full description  
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  • Yankees moving towards Atlanta...
    Item #694401
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 26, 1864  Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "The War News" "From Norfolk--Grave Charges Against Yankee Officers--Their Trial by Court Martial--Civilians Sentenced for 'Disloyalty' " "Additional From the North" "Death of the Commander of Fort... Read full description  
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  • Sherman in Georgia...
    Item #694400
    RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 29, 1864  

    * General William T. Sherman
    * Now in Georgia - march to the sea
    * Rare Confederate publication


    Not only a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate States.
    This issue has on the front page: "Latest From The North..." "The War News" which includes a dispatch... Read full description  
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  • A lengthy message from Jefferson Davis to his Congress...
    Item #694399
    DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 3, 1864  

    * Capital of the Confederacy
    * President Jefferson Davis


    Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "The War In North Carolina--Evacuation of Washington by the Yankees" "The Victory of Plymouth" "The Yankees in the Rappahannock" &... Read full description  
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  • Much from Robert E. Lee's army...
    Item #694398
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 6, 1864  

    * Rare Confederate title from the rebel capital
    * Rebel General Robert E. Lee & U.S. Grant
    * Battle of Spotsylvania Court House close


    Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "From General Lee's Army" "Grant's Forces Across the River--The Battle Likely to Take... Read full description  
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  • Civil War news from the Confederate capital...
    Item #694395
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 12, 1864  

    * From the capital of the Confederacy
    * General Robert E. Lee letter signed
    * Battle of Spotsylvania Court House


    Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Contrabands--Their Sad Fate" 'The Quartermaster General" "A Description of Richmond"... Read full description  
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  • News From Robert E. Lee's army...
    Item #694389
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 23, 1864  

    * Generals Robert E. Lee vs. Ulysses S. Grant
    * Battle of Spotsylvania Court House - Virginia
    * Rare Confederate title from the rebel capital


    Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "From General Lee's Army" "Additional From the South" "The Very Latest... Read full description  
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  • News from Robert E. Lee's army...
    Item #694386
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 27, 1864  Among the Civil War reports on the front page are: "The War News" "Confederate States Congress" "The Ancient Boundaries Of Virginia" "Losses In Alexander's Battalion Light Artillery" "Army of Northern Virginia" "From General Lee's... Read full description  
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  • Very rare War of 1812 newspaper: first we have offered...
    Item #694381
    WAR JOURNAL, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Aug. 13, 1813

    * Very rare War of 1812 publication

     This is the first of this title we have seen in our 50+ years. It only existed for 40 issues (this is # 23), from March 12 - Dec. 14, 1813.
    As the title should suggest the focus of the newspaper was the ongoing War of 1812, but... Read full description  
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  • Talks of the Embargo...
    Item #694380
    THE FARMER'S CABINET, Amherst, New Hampshire, Aug. 9, 1808  The front page begins with an article concerning the Embargo. The balance of the issue has various news reports of the day plus many ads.
    Four pages, never-trimmed margins, subscriber's name in the masthead, nice condition.
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  • Perhaps the earliest of comic newspapers...
    Item #694367
    THE TICKLER, Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 1809  The masthead features a very unusual engraving of a dog and an arm holding a switch, & notes: "by Toby Scratch'em".
    This title was one of the earliest of the true comic papers. It kept up its flow of satire for six years, attacking local and national politicians and... Read full description  

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  • Jenny Lind... opera singer....
    Item #694322
    THE HOME JOURNAL, New York City, July 1, 1848

    * Jenny Lind... The Swedish Nightingale
    * Opera singer of eventual P.T. Barnum fame


    Page 3 has a small heading, "Jenny Lind", which includes a 1/2 column of text related to the world-famous opera singer nicknamed "The Swedish Nightingale".
    Mostly literary content with short stories... Read full description  
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  • 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania...
    Item #694223
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 30, 1864  

    * Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
    * Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee
    * Rare Confederate capital publication


    Among the front page reports on the Civil War in this Confederate newspaper are: "The War News" "From General Lee's Army "Army of Northern Virginia"... Read full description  
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  • Civil War reports in a newspaper from the Confederate capital...
    Item #694213
    DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 27, 1864  

    * From the capital of the Confederacy

    A nice newspaper not only from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate states. Among the front page items are: "The War News" "The Enemy In Florida" "Mobile" "The... Read full description  
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  • News from the Confederacy...
    Item #694170
    THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, March 28, 1864    Among the front page reports on the Civil War are; "Affairs In Richmond' "From Upper Georgia" "Letter From Richmond" "Execution of a Confederate" as a spy; "The Attack On Charleston" "Another Order For 200,000 Men" "Yankee... Read full description  
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  • News from the Confederacy...
    Item #694166
    DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 28, 1864  Not just a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but a nice issue from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "The War News" "The Five Dollar Notes" "City Intelligence" "The Health of the City" "Rencounter With Chicken Thieves" and... Read full description  
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  • Civil War news in a Confederate newspaper...
    Item #694164
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 19, 1863  

    * Capital of the Confederacy
    * Jefferson Davis address


    Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Secret History of the Subjugation of Maryland" takes over three pages. "Affairs at Chattanooga" "Retreat of the Enemy From Southwestern Virginia--Their... Read full description  
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  • Battle of Lookout Mountain...
    Item #694162
    THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Nov. 28, 1863  

    * Battle of Lookout Mountain - Chattanooga Campaign
    * From the origin of the American Civil War


    Some fine reporting on the Battle of Lookout Mountain. Front page war reports include: "Latest From Bragg's Army" 'Later From Richmond" "Secret Sessions"... Read full description  
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  • Lincoln consults spirits for military counsel?
    Item #694160
    DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, June 8, 1863  

    * From the rebel capital
    * Abraham Lincoln
    * Spiritualism


    Among the front page reports on the Civil War are; "Vicksburg" "Lincoln and the Spirits" the latter noting in part: "...spiritual exhibitions made in the presence of Lincoln and his Cabinet.... Read full description  
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  • Stonewall Jackson has his arm amputated...
    Item #694157
    CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, May 6, 1863  This is one of just a few newspapers which printed "Confederate States of America" in the dateline.
    The front page begins with: "Later from the Seat o War" "Our Victory Complete - General Jackson's Left Army Amputated - Skirmish on the York River... Read full description  

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