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SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 20, 1867 

* First Belmont Stakes - Jerome Park Racetrack

Near the bottom of page 2 is a seemingly innocuous report but which has great significance in the sport of horse racing: the very first running of the Belmont Stakes.
Headed: "Sporting Intelligence" "Commodore Vanderbilt Defeats Gen. McClellan". The text reports on several races, and includes: "...The summer race meeting at Jerome Park commenced on Wednesday...The Belmont stakes were won…

DER LUTHERANER, St. Louis, March 1, 1867 (in unusually good condition)

* Rare publication in the German language
* Nice decorative masthead for display

An unusual German-language newspaper. In the mid-19th century a flood of immigrants from Europe poured into the United States, Germans being the largest ethnic group at the time. Like many immigrants, the Germans wanted to preserve their language and newspapers in their native language. In 1840 there were 40 German-language newspapers in…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Aug. 21, 1867  The years following the Civil War were years of expansion west, causing the inevitable conflict with the Native American tribes. Such reports were not uncommon in period newspapers. This is one such issue.
The front page has: "The Indian War" with some nice accounts taking about one-third of a column.
Eight pages, staining to the front page (but not close to the mentioned content), otherwise nice condition.

THE ARCOLA RECORD, Illinois, March 28, 1867  

* Rare post Civil War Midwest publication
* Frontier railroad town - Reconstruction era

This is the volume 1 issue of a very scarce newspaper, as Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) lists only two institutions having just a single issue each (1876 and 1883) and another institution having only issues dated after October, 1914. 
Various news & ads of the day, four pages, an archival mend at a portion of the blank spine, some light staining and a…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1867  Page 3 has two reports concerning the controversial "Ironclad Oath" which essentially prevented political activity of ex-Confederates soldiers & supporters by requiring all voters & officials to swear they had never supported the Confederacy.
A case arose in Missouri involving a Catholic priest who was indicted for preaching without taking the oath. The articles are headed: "The Supreme Court Decision" which takes over half a column, and: "The…

NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1867  

* Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
* William H. Seward - Russia

Page 4 contains a very historic, yet somewhat inconspicuous, report headed: "A Large Territorial Acquisition" beginning: "It is announced that, by treaty with Russia, our government has acquired possession of the large Arctic domain known as Russian America...Its value, however, as a national acquisition is not likely to be measured by any theory of territorial expansion..." with much more.
…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 20, 1867  

* United States Capitol building

Page 7 has a very lengthy--nearly two columns--article headed: "Life In Washington" "The Capitol--It's Architecture & Decorations--The Rotunda Paintings--Miss Ream's Statues and Busts--The Passages and the Speaker's Room--Leutze's Fresco--Hall of Representatives".
The text begins: "Above the muddy waste of Washington the Capitol stands firm on a ledge of higher ground, a maze of marble columns, walls, corridors,…

DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, June 3, 1867  The very first title in the Golden State was the "Californian" begun in 1846, followed the next year by the "California Star". These two titles merged and in 1849 the combined enterprise was called the "Alta California", becoming a daily in July. It became the first successful newspaper in California, lasting until 1891.
Page 2 has an article: "Something For California Tax-Payers to Think About"
Six pages with pages 1-4 of very large size…

DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, June 5, 1867 

* Rare old West publication

The very first title in the Golden State was the "Californian" begun in 1846, followed the next year by the "California Star". These two titles merged and in 1849 the combined enterprise was called the "Alta California", becoming a daily in July. It became the first successful newspaper in California, lasting until 1891.
Front page articles include: "Our Mines & Mining" "The Apaches On the War-Path" "The…

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, (New York), February, 1867 

* Wild Bill Hickok
* Folklore hero of Old West
* Gunfighter & scout

Featured on the front page is a great full-figure print of "Wild Bill" Hickok, one of the most notable names from the Old West who was very much a legend in his own time.
Such a print of him is rarely found in newspapers or magazines, and in fact this was the very first published image of Wild Bill Hickok. Nine years later he would die as famously as he lived,…

SUPPLEMENT TO THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Oct. 5, 1867  This is a terrific and quite rare full color print captioned: "Hop Picking" - a woodblock print in multiple color pressings. This foldout has an image measuring 16 1/4 by 21 3/4 inches, with the entire print with borders measuring 20 1/2 by 26 3/4 inches. This print is rarely available as it was typically removed from the volumes years ago, and even when found the condition is often very poor from having been folded and unfolded…

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, April 10, 1867 

* Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
* William H. Seward - Russia
* Votes for ratification - success

Page 4 has a somewhat inconspicuous yet very historic report headed: "Washington" "Special Dispatch to the Republican" "The Purchase of Russia-America". The report mentions there were votes against it and: "...Three or four republican senators have indicated their purpose to oppose the whole project to the last...at 5 o'clock,…

THE OREGON STATE JOURNAL, Eugene City, Oct. 12, 1867 

* Rare old West publication

This is one of the earliest Oregon newspapers we have offered. Typical news of the day and a wealth of advertisements. This was just 8 years after Oregon gained statehood.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, various tape mends inside, a bit of fold foxing.

Background:The Oregon State Journal was a prominent local newspaper based in Eugene City, Oregon, that operated during the late 19th and early 20th…

LEAVITT'S PEAT JOURNAL, Boston, February, 1867  

* Very rare publication
* Volume 1 Number 1 

Printed in the masthead is this newspaper's purpose: "Devoted Especially to the Dissemination of Information Relating to the Production of Fuel from Peat, and Generally to all that Pertains to the Economical Production snd use of Fuel of all Kinds".
This is the volume 1, number 1 issue. Only five issues are known to have been printed, and this is the only issue we have located in our 50+years.
Four pages,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 30, 1867  This issue has several desirable prints: The front page has:" 'The Soldier's Friend' - An Incident in General Grant's Life", with a related article. The inside contains: "Thanksgiving--A Thanksgiving Dinner Among the Puritans" along with: "Thanksgiving--A Thanksgiving Dinner Among Their Descendants", and a nice portrait of: "Charles Dickens".
Additional inside prints include: "Wood-Sawyers' Tournament at Lafayette, Indiana", "The Floods in the West…

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 20, 1867  Inside is a very nice full-page portrait: "Frank Leslie's National Portrait Gallery -- Admiral David Farragut". Another page has a large illustration: "Natural Bridge Over Cedar Creek, Virginia", which is the preceded by the related article, "Summer Rambles Through the Country - A Trip to Lynchburg, Va, via James River and Kanawha Canal", and includes several small woodcut illustrations of the region. The cover has an illustration and related text…

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, from New York, dated Oct. 5, 1867

* Antietam National Cemetery dedication
* Sharpsburg, Maryland union soldiers

The front page features a large illustration "The Remains Of Maximillian In The House Of Senor Don Munos Ledo At Queretaro, Mexico, Awaiting Removal To Europe". Inside the issue is a nice fullpage "The Dedication Of The Antietam National Cemetery, At Sharpsburg, Maryland, On Tuesday, Sept. 17". The issue contains other news items and advertisement of the…

NEW-YORK HERALD, June 21, 1867 

* Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
* William H. Seward - Russia

The top of page ten has: "Washington" "Proclamation by the President--Ratification of the Treaty With Russia"  which formalized the controversial purchase of Alaska.
The proclamation states in part: "Whereas, The Treaty between the United States...and His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias...is word for word as follows: 'This treaty has already been published, and cedes to the United…

NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1867 

* Nebraska statehood achieved

Page 5 has: "NEBRASKA" "The Thirty-Seventh State" "Proclamation by the President Declaring Nebraska a State" with the complete text of the proclamation, signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
An early report, as it become a state just the day before.
Eight pages, good condition.

THE DORPIAN, Schenectady, New York, Dec. 21, 1867  Schenectady was once known as ‘Dorp,’ a Dutch word meaning rural village. And a person from Schenectady was a 'Dorpian', hence the name of this newspaper. 
This is the volume 1, number 16 issue. It began Sept. 6, 1867 and seems to have ended on March, 1868. This title is not listed in Gregory's 'Union List of Newspapers'.
Eight pages, 9 by 12 inches, never bound nor trimmed, scattered foxing, good condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1867  The front page features two views of the: "St. John, New Brunswick, Skating Rink" building.
A great, tipped-in (no binding holes), doublepage centerfold: "Scenes on a Cotton Plantation" includes twelve prints, most showing Blacks at various chores including picking, hoeing & with the cotton gin.
Other prints include: "The War In Crete" "Map of the Island" of Crete; "A Greek Priest" "View of Canea, the Principal Pot of Crete" "'Burning of the Hyatt…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 12, 1867  The front page is taken up with a print: "Isaac Watts and His Mother at the Prison-Gate" which has an accompanying article.
The feature of the issue is a letter to the editor headed: "Frederick Douglass" which provides some detail of a man who encountered him as a passenger on a railroad train. One portion notes: "...I became convinced that there was but one man of his color who could talk as he did, and that was Frederick Douglass...my thoughts were…

NEW YORK HERALD, July 15, 1867

* Kidder Fight (Massacre) - Kansas
* General George Armstrong Custer
* Pawnee Killer - Cheyenne Sioux Indians

Page 6 has an article headed: "The Indian War" and more. The text takes up over 2 full columns.
Complete with 8 pages, irregular along the spine, nice condition.

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, (Boston), September, 1867 

* Francis Miles Finch
* The Blue and the Gray
* 1st printing (nationally)

This literary magazine contains the *first nationally distributed printing of the famous Civil War themed poem by Francis Miles Finch, "The Blue and the Gray." The preface to the poem is a quote from the New York Tribune, providing context: "The women of Columbus, Mississippi, animated by nobler sentiments than are many of their sisters, have shown themselves…

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 21, 1867 

* Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
* William H. Seward - Russia

Near the bottom of page 2 is a brief yet very notable report on "Seward's Folly" headed: "The Russian Bargain Completed" which includes in part: "The president issued a proclamation on Thursday announcing the ratification treaty with Russia, ceding the Russian American possession to the United States..." followed by text of the proclamation.
Four pages, very nice…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 29, 1867 An  inside full page shows: "Branding Cattle On The Prairies Of Texas--Mirage In The Background." A halfpg: "Deluge at Canon Water, A.T., Overtaking The Government Train and U.S. En Route To Las Pas, Arizona."
Another page has 4 prints of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. A nice illustration "Capt. Kidd Secreting Treasures" also has a related article.
Sixteen pages, minor tears at margins with some archival mends, loss to a portion of a lower corner.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 23, 1867  Inside has a full page print: "Cranberry Bogs Near Tom's River, New Jersey" showing women picking cranberries. There is a related article.
Three prints of: "The Union Pacific Railway" and a full page with 7 prints: "Scenes and Incidents of the Great Indian Council, at Medicine Lodge Creek, Kansas". 
Sixteen pages, a piece missing from the front leaf and a smaller piece from the 2nd leaf, neither affecting mentioned content.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 2, 1867 

* Nebraska statehood achieved
* President Andrew Johnson
* From the nation's capital

The top of page 2 has a very historic: "Proclamation" signed in type by the President, Andrew Johnson, for admitting Nebraska into the Union as the 37th state. The Proclamation is dated March 1, 1867, agreeing with the historic of the admission of the state. Terrific to have this in a newspaper from the nation's capital.
Page 2 begins with…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 1867  Page 2 has over a full column report headed: "Charles Dickens - Complimentary Dinner Given to the Distinguished Author Previous to His Departure for the United States".
This is a report from the London Times and is mostly taken up with the: "Speech of Lord Lytton" followed by the lengthy: "Speech by Mr. Dickens".
This was a 5 month tour of America where he gave over 70 readings. It was his second visit to America, delayed by two…

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 reconstruction bill), with his reasons, signed in block type, ANDREW JOHNSON.
His veto would be overridden. A related article is found on page 2.
Four pages, large folio size, nice condition. Folder size…

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, August 21, 1867  Page 1 provides considerable details concerning the Methodist Camp Meeting at Martha's Vineyard, known as Wesleyan Grove (or Wesleyan Camp Grove). Another article tells of a similar Camp Meeting in Hatfield. Although many of the gingerbread cottages remain, and a summer camp meeting schedule continues into the present, the popularity of such gatherings has greatly diminished over time. Great content surrounded by contemporary reporting.
…

THE TIMES, San Francisco, California, June 22, 1867  The top of page 3 has column heads including: "The Surratt Trial" "Santa Anna Back in Mexico" "More Indian Murders on the Plains" and more.
Four pages, very large size, never bound nor trimmed, minimal fold wear, minor fold foxing. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER AND ASTROLOGICAL JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Oct., Nov., Dec., 1867  A fascinating and very unusual newspaper of small-size themed on predicting what would happen in the future--great to read in hindsight.
The primary feature is the 1 1/2 page article: "the Nativity of Charles Dickens" which includes a large print of him.
Among the articles: "Epidemic Diseases Astrologically Regarded" "The Value of a Nativity" "Curious Secrets In Occult Philosophy" "The Fate of…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 8, 1867  

* The Great Mormon Tabernacle at Salt Lake City, Utah

The prime print and article is the nearly half page captioned: "The Great Mormon Tabernacle At Salt Lake" with a related article of the same title. The print shows the famous Temple in the early stages of construction.
Sixteen pages, rejoined at the spine, very nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, Aug., 1867  The prime feature of this issue is likely the 5 1/2 pages dedicated to the: "PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF DANIEL WEBSTER", which includes excerpts from many of his private correspondence along with background and commentary. The article serves well as an unofficial biography of this great "defender of the Constitution".
Other articles include: "Personal Recollections of the War", "The Turks, The Greeks, and the Slavons", "The Dodge Club",…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, June 5, 1867  The years following the Civil War were years of expansion west, causing the inevitable conflict with the Native American tribes. Such reports were not uncommon in period newspapers. This is one such issue.
The front page has: "The Indian War" which takes close to half a column with some fine content. It begins: "A Fort Kearney dispatch...says that the war on the Platte is fairly begun. Ranches are burned, stock stolen, and settlers murdered daily..."…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, June 12, 1867  The years following the Civil War were years of expansion west, causing the inevitable conflict with the Native American tribes. Such reports were not uncommon in period newspapers. This is one such issue.
The front page has: "The Indian War" which takes half a column with some fine content.
Page 7 has: "Colorado" "Mining In Colorado--Speculation and Swindling--Prospects--Scenery of the Snowy Range" which is a great, travelogueesque report from…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, June 26, 1867  The years following the Civil War were years of expansion west, causing the inevitable conflict with the Native American tribes. Such reports were not uncommon in period newspapers. This is one such issue.
The front page has: "The Indian War" which takes close to half a column.
Page 7 has: "Colorado" "The Indians--Climate--Agricultural Matters" which is a great, travelogueesque report from Colorado some 9 years before it would become a state.
Eight…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, July 10, 1867  

* Post Civil War Westward expansion
* Indians - Native Americans tensions

The years following the Civil War were years of expansion west, causing the inevitable conflict with the Native American tribes. Such reports were not uncommon in period newspapers. This is one such issue.
The front page has: "The Indian War" with over half a column with some great content as shown in the photos.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Oct. 23, 1867  The front page has: "The Indians" which reports from the Plains & at Fort Larned. Included as well is a letter from Fort Sumner, New Mexico concerning the Indian situation mentioning the Navajos, Apaches, and Utahs.
Page 6 has: "The Pacific Railroad" "Railroad Contractors Compelled to Carry On War--The Kansas Indians Fighting for a Paradise". A nice account of the progress of the transcontinental railroad, which wouldn't be completed until May, 1869.
…

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, June 25, 1867  Page 3 has a report headed: "Indian Depredations" concerning their interrupting  the construction of a railroad: "...says the Indians have driven the railroad grading parties into Fort Hooker...a considerable amount of stock had been driven off...is feared all will leave unless they are better protected..." and more.
Four pages, nice condition.

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, June 21, 1867  Page 3 has a report headed: "Barbarities and Indian Outrages" which reports just that, one bit noting: "...A battle was fought at Oflan's Station...between 60 whites...en route for Fort Phil Kearney, and from 100 to 150 Indians..." with more.
Four pages, archival repair at the blank spine, nice condition.

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, June 20, 1867  Page 3 begins with an interesting report: "Union Pacific Railroad" which comments on the construction efforts of the transcontinental railroad, including: "...work would have to be abandoned on the Union Pacific Railroad unless more protection was furnished against Indians...the track continues to be laid at the rate of two miles a day. The Indians have caused some annoyance to surveying parties & tree cutters..." and more.
Four pages, nice…

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 31, 1867  Page two has an excellent, detailed, and rather lengthy article headed: "Letter From Montana" which is very descriptive of the Territory. Much of the report concerns Helena, and even mentions in part: "...The reports were fabulous from 'Last Chance Gulch'. "Cayuse' stock and snow shoes were brought into requisition & before many hours a whole army of miners were well on their way to the new scene of action..." with more mention of 'Last…

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 22, 1867  

* General George A. Custer
* Indians - Native Americans

Page 3 has a report headed: "The Indians" which reports in part: "...met by over 300 chiefs & warriors who professed a desire for peace; but the same night the whole tribe abandoned their village...Gen. Custer's Cavalry were sent in pursuit...Indications point to a confederation between the Cheyennes & Sioux's for evil purposes. Gen. Hancock intended to burn the Cheyenne…

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 23, 1867   Page 3 has a report headed: "Indian Outrage" which reports on an Indian attack, noting in part: "Lookout Station...was destroyed by the Cheyenne Indians...& three of the U.S. Express Co. were killed & scalped..." with more detail.
Four pages, nice condition.

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 26, 1867   Page 3 has: "Pacific Railroad--Indian Council" which reports on the progress of this historic transcontinental railroad project. Also that: "...from Gen. Sully, dated Fort Sedgwick...states he has ha a satisfactory council with the Ogallalla and Brute bands of the Sioux Indians..." with another report with details noting: "...war party of 18 Brute Sioux came in last night...acknowledged their participation in Fort Phil. Kearney…

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, April 27, 1867   Page 3 has a report: "Indian War" which has news from Montana noting in part: "...large bodies of Crow, Black Feet and Sioux Indians massing in the vicinity of Fort Benton...that an attack upon the fort was intended..." with other details.
Four pages, nice condition.

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Nov. 23, 1867  A wealth of interesting articles and illustrations on the latest in scientific improvements of the year.
Among those shown are: "Lenhart's Spring Fish Hook" "Bowlus' Lay-Down Fence" "Woodside's Patent Folding Bedstead" and more.
Sixteen pages, very nice condition.