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THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1868  Page 3 has an article related to the 1st official Memorial Day which includes a touching letter from a young girl who had lost her father during the war, addressed to Col. Leaming: "Will you please put this wreath upon some rebel soldier's grave? My dear papa is buried at Andersonville, and perhaps some little girl will be kind enough to put a few flowers on his grave," signed in block type, "JENNY VERNON." It is interesting to note that they did find one…

NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1868  

* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial

The entire front page is taken up with reports on the Johnson impeachment trial, with first column heads: "IMPEACHMENT" "Further Testimony Offered by the Prosecution" "All the Evidence Submitted and the Case Closed" "Arguments to be Commenced on Wednesday" "The Impeachment Trial".
Page 4 has an editorial on the impeachment trial, as well as: "The Issue In Impeachment".
Eight pages, minor light foxing,…

NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1868  The top of the first column has heads: "IMPEACHMENT" "The Opening Argument for the Defense Concluded" and more, with the text taking the entire front page and half of the back page.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1868

* The Omnibus Admission Bill passes 
* Post Civil War reconstruction law 
* Confederate states back to the Union 

The first column of the front page has a report headed: "The Bill to Admit the Southern States Passed by Both Houses" A related item on page 4 is headed: "Passage of the Omnibus Bill" (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, minor spine wear, generally nice.

background: The Omnibus Admission Bill of 1868 was a key Reconstruction-era law…

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 17, 1868  The front page has a notable report titled: "The Georgia Military Outrage". This reports on the assassination of G. W. Ashburn who was a Georgia politician assassinated by the Ku Klux Klan in Columbus, Georgia for his pro-African-American sentiments. He was the first murder victim of the Klan in Georgia. The report is extensive, taking over 1 1/2 columns.
Four pages, 3 old tape mends inside, otherwise very nice condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1868 

* North Carolina ratifies 14th Constitution Amend.
* Very 1st African American Lt. Governor in U.S.

Page 5 has: "PROCLAMATION - The President Declares the Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by North Carolina" signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
This was one of the controversial Reconstruction amendments, particularly for many of the former Confederate states, which guaranteed citizenship to African-Americans, among other details. Included is the full…

STANDARD PHONOGRAPHIC VISITOR, New York, June 22, 1868  A very curious little periodical with a very decorative masthead themed on shorthand--unusual as such. "Phonography" was another word for a system of phonetic shorthand, invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837. Included within are 12 pages of shorthand.
Twenty pages, 5 by 7 inches, great condition.

BIANG LALA, Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, Jan. 8, 1868  

* From the indigenous press

This is a very obscure Javanese language, Christian missionary newspaper, with the Dutch royal arms in the masthead. This is issue number 9.
Four pages, 7 1/2 by 10 3/4 inches, very nice condition.

Background: The publication of the January 8, 1868, issue of Biang Lala (Javanese for "The Rainbow") represents a pivotal moment in the development of the indigenous press in the Netherlands East Indies, marking the…

THE TOMAHAWK, "Saturday Journal of Satire", London, England, April 10, 1869  Info on the "NCSE" website notes: "This title first appeared May 11, 1867, being a weekly paper by Arthur W. Beckett, and lasting only through 1870. The title ‘Tomahawk’ was borrowed from William Makepeace Thackeray, the novelist, satirist, illustrator and editor whose spirit so influenced the men behind Tomahawk; his 1852 novel "Men’s Lives" describes a journal editor who is known in particular for his savage…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 25, 1868 

* Winslow Homer woodblock illustration

The front page shows: "Effect of the Tidal Wave at St. Thomas, West Indies". Inside has a nice full page Winslow Homer print: "Winter - A Skating Scene".
The tipped-in, doublepage centerfold has ten scenes of: "Among the Wrecker of the New Jersey Coast'' (Barnegat Light-House).  One-quarter page portraits of: "James Payne, Third President of Liberia" and "The Late Bishop Hopkins." A half-page…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 11, 1868 

* Winslow Homer illustration - print

Great full front page print: "The Pioneer" is by A. R. Ward. The feature print of this issue would be the nice, full page by the famed artist Winslow Homer: "Art Students & Copyists in the Louvre Gallery". This print is in very nice, clean condition.
A half-page print: "The Angola Railroad Disaster - The Rear Car Jumping From the Track" and two additional quarter-page illustrations. A full page: "The Barn…

DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, July 18, 1868  A wide variety of news reports both local and regional and a huge quantity of ads as well.
Among the articles: "A Man With Eight Wives Who Does Not Live in Utah" "Lynch Law in Minnesota--Letter From Gov. Marshall" "Letter From Lake Tahoe" & more.
Four pages, a very large size newspaper, never bound nor trimmed, discrete archival mends at fold junctures,  minor margin tears. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, July 27, 1868  A wide variety of news reports both local and regional and a huge quantity of ads as well. Page 2 has an article: "California Wine--How to Make a Market" which obviously worked out well.
Four pages, a very large size newspaper, never bound nor trimmed, some wear at fold junctures, minor margin tears. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

THE PRESS, Philadelphia, Dec. 25, 1868  

* President Andrew Johnson proclamation 179
* Amnesty & full pardon for treason (Confederates)

The middle of the front page has: "A PROCLAMATION" "Amnesty Proclamation by the President--Pardon of All Rebels Without Distinction" which is signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
This was the last of several Proclamations by both Lincoln and Johnson offering pardon to Confederate soldiers.
Eight pages, slightly irregular at the spine margin due to…

NEW YORK TIMES, April, 12, 1868 

* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial

The entire front page and much of the back page are taken up with reports on Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial with column heads: "IMPEACHMENT" "The Re-Examination of Gen. Thomas" "Several Remarkable Corrections to His Former Testimony" "Examination of Gen. Sherman" "Sharp Debate Between Stanbery and Butler" "A Part of Gen. Sherman's Testimony Ruled Out by the Senate" "The Impeachment…

WILMINGTON JOURNAL, North Carolina, May 29, 1868 

* President Andrew Johnson acquitted
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial

The notable report is on page 3 under "Latest News By Telegraph" with column heads: "Impeachment" "The President Acquitted" with a dateline from Washington.
Other articles within: "The Government to be Subverted" "The South & The Democratic Party" "The Freedmen" "The Impeachment--Radical Opinions--The Death Knell of the Republican Party" "Conference of Southern…

WILMINGTON JOURNAL, North Carolina, May 22, 1868  Among the articles: "Will Impeachment Succeed" "Probability of the Acquittal of the President--Senators Grimes, Fessenden, Trumbull & Henderson Against Conviction--Extraordinary Excitement in Washington..." "Anarchy in the South--'Somebody's Got to Leave' " "The Defeat of Impeachment" "A Bill to Admit the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama to Representation in Congress" "Negro Suffrage" and more.
Four…

WILMINGTON JOURNAL, North Carolina, May 8, 1868  The top of the last column has: "Impeachment--Eloquent and Patriotic Address of Mr. Stanbery In Defence of the President of the United States" and then also: "Trial of Mr. Davis" in Richmond.

WILMINGTON JOURNAL, North Carolina, May 1, 1868 

* President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial

The front page includes: "Impeachment" "The Probable Verdict" "Great Pressure for Conviction" "The Result of Impeachment--Possible Failure of the Radical Game--Only One-third of the Senators Thick & Thin Radicals..." then also "Impeachment Gossip".
Four pages, nice condition.

THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS, South Carolina, March 21, 1868  The top of the front page has a column headed: "Things In Washington" "The President's Line of Defence in Impeachment--Petitions for the Removal of Mr. M'Culloch..." with more. Then a string of subheads including: "Impeachment Rumors--Reported Resignation of Secretary Seward--What the Radicals Will Probably Say..." with more.
Also on the ftpg: "The Negro's Political Prospects" "He Must Stand Back & Take No Part in the Grand Scramble…

THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS, South Carolina, March 17, 1868 

* President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial

The front page has column heads: "The Impeachment  Trial" "Last Friday's Proceedings" "Exciting Scenes in Washington" "Opening of the Court of Impeachment" "Appearance of the Senate Chamber--The President Requests to be Allowed Forty Days to Prepare for Trial..." with more. the coverage takes over half of the front page.
Four pages, good condition.

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 17, 1868 

* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial

The front page begins with: "The Impeachment Trial" with many subheads including: "Dazzling Spectacle in the Senate Chamber--Decorum in the Galleries--Imposing Initial Ceremonies--Thaddeus Stevens on Manhood Suffrage..." and more. and more.
This coverage takes most of the front page.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, Dec. 10, 1868  All of page 2 and a bit of page 3 are taken up with the: "President's Message" which is signed in type at its conclusion: Andrew Johnson.
This was the annual state-of-the-union address in which Johnson reviewed the events of the year and plans for the future.
Four pages, some minor margin tears, good condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 12, 1868  Most of the front page is taken up with: "THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL" "The Field Not Lost!" with various subheads (see). The is concerning the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson.
Eight pages, uncut and untrimmed, crease and minor wear along the central fold, generally nice..

SHOE & LEATHER REPORTER, & HARNESS & CARRIAGE JOURNAL, New York, Boston, & Phila., Aug. 24, 1868 

* Unusual publication w/ nice masthead

One of the more curious titles we've come across "Devoted to the Manufacture & Trade in Leather, Boots and Shoes, Findings, Harness, Saddlery, Saddlery Hardware, Hides, Skins, Wool, Furs, Tanning Materials and Collateral Branches" as noted in the very decorative & ornate masthead.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, foxed at the fold & margins, tears…

NEW YORK TIMES, March 3, 1868  

* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial

The entire front page & much of the back page are taken up with proceedings on President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial, with first column heads: "IMPEACHMENT" "Rules for the Trial of the President Adopted in the Senate" "The Impeachment Articles Agreed Upon by the House" "A Managing Committee to Present Them to the Senate To-day".
Eight pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1868  History tell us that the very first official Memorial Day was in 1868

* Very 1st Memorial Day
* Kit Carson death

In that year General John A. Logan established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the Union war dead with flowers. By the 20th century, various Union and Confederate memorial traditions, celebrated on different days, merged, and Memorial Day eventually extended to honor all Americans who died while in the military…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 8, 1868  Perhaps the most notable prints are: "Fortifications at the Entrance to Sitka Harbor" and: "South View of New Archangel (Sitka) from the Deck of the U.S. Steamer Resaca" which also has two related articles on Sitka, Alaska. This is from shortly after the purchase of Alaska by the United States.
The front page shows: "The New State Capitol to be Erected at Albany, New York".
Other prints within include: "Crater of Vesuvius After the…

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1868 

* Lynching of Samuel Bierfield
* First Jew lynched in United States
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica item
* Ku Klux Klan - KKK members

The front page has: "Murderous Outrage at Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. - Two Men Shot Dead" which is the account of the killing of a Jewish shop owner and his black employee by 15 masked men on horseback.
The shop owner, Samuel Bierfield, is believed to be the first Jew lynched within the United States.
Eight pages,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1868  The front page features a quarter-page illustration of: "George Sands, President of the National Base-Ball Association" with an article headed: "The Base-Ball President".
Also on the front cover is a half-page illustration entitled " 'See-Saw'--An Illustration for the Juveniles" which shows children see-sawing on a plank over a log.
Many other prints within. Complete in 16 pages, very nice condition.

THE UNION DEMOCRAT, Manchester, New Hampshire, Dec. 15, 1868 

* Andrew Johnson State of the Union Address
* Post Civil War reconstruction era

Fully half of the front page and a third of the back page are taken up with the: "MESSAGE of PRESIDENT JOHNSON" being his annual state-of-the-union address to the nation, a tradition begun with Washington & which continues to this day. It is signed in type at its conclusion: Andrew Johnson.
In his message the President details the various events…

SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, California, Nov. 10, 1868

* Wild Old West
* Rare publication
* Post Civil War

Among the articles in this issue are: "A Hypothesis as to the Cause for Earthquakes" "Political Changes in California" "Woman's Rights" "The Loss of Hooker - A Touching Tribute to a Stricken and Bereft Soldier". 
Four pages, great condition.

DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, Aug. 29, 1868  A large size newspaper of four pages with a wealth of both local news events and local advertisements. Never bound nor trimmed, 3 folds with minor wear at a fold juncture.
Early California from just 19 years after the Gold Rush. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1868 

* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial

The top of the first column of the front page has one column headings: "IMPEACHMENT" "The Opening Argument for the Defense Concluded" and more. Text takes up the entire front page and most of the back page.
Eight pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 18, 1868 

* Defense of the Kansas Frontier
* Solomon River Valley - Indians

Page 7 has an article headed: "Our Indian Troubles" "Large Bodies of Indians on the War Path--Government Troops Defeated--Settlements Broken Up--Eight Men Murdered" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, light damp staining at top portion, generally nice.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 9, 1868

* Michael Barrett execution - hanging
* Last man publicly hanged in England
* Irish Republican Brotherhood - Fenians
* re. the Clerkenwell explosion - bombing

Page 5 has an article headed: "BARRETT, THE FENIAN" "Execution of the Clerkenwell 'Conspiracy,' in England" "The Hangman, the Halter, the Fall and Death" and more. Text takes up almost 1 1/2 columns.
Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 26, 1868 

* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial

Page 3 has proceedings on President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial, with first column heads: "WASHINGTON" "Subsidence Of The Excitement" "Preliminary Preparations for the Trial of the President" and more.
Eight pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, November, 1868.  The front page has the beginning of a multi-page article: "FISH-CULTURE IN AMERICA", which has considerable text and related illustrations in regards to the controlled raising and breeding of fish. A background history of Pisciculture is included.
Additional articles with associated prints include: "THE HANDEL FESTIVAL AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE", "THE WOMAN'S KINGDOM", "MEHEMET ALI OF EGYPT", and more.
150+ pages, Reader's Digest sized,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 1, 1868  Page 5 has, under the heading "Our Dead Heroes," multiple, day 2 reports regarding the 1st official Memorial Day celebrations from throughout the country. Locations include Jersey City, Newark, Nashville, Providence, Hartford, Portland, St. Louis, Dayton, and more. Nice to have these early reports. Other news of the day is found throughout.
Complete in eight pages, page 5 has a piece missing from the right margin which only minimally impacts an ad, otherwise…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 29, 1868  The front page has "The New Suspension Bridge over the Cumberland, at Nashville, Tenn." with an accompanying article.  Also on the front cover and continuing inside is "Editorial Correspondence" which is a detailed article on the Leaning Tower of Pisa. No illustrations are included. Inside the issue is: "Turning a Movable Wheel Around a Fixed Wheel"; "Harlan's Patent Animal Trap"; "Bruce's American Foot Stove" and more illustrations, articles…

SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, California, November 5, 1868  Although known to all as the current capital of California, this city got its start thanks to the protection of Sutter's Fort, which was established by John Sutter in 1839. During the California Gold Rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express, and the First Transcontinental Railroad.
A great wealth of news…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1868

* John Allen (saloon keeper) arrested
* "Wickedest Man in New York"
* Notorious underworld figure
* Post Water Street revival - dance hall

Page 6 has an article headed: "John Allen At Tombs" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on John Allen's arrest shortly after he claimed to be reformed. Google Wikipedia for more information re: John Allen (saloon keeper).
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, a lot of six issues of Sept., Oct. and Nov., 1868, each containing on inside or back pages a report of a baseball game with box scores. All issues 8 pages, very nice condition.

THE TOMAHAWK, "Saturday Journal of Satire", London, England, Aug. 19, 1868 

* Rare satirical - satire issue

Info on the "NCSE" website notes: "This title first appeared 11 May 1867, being a weekly paper by Arthur W. aBeckett, and lasting only through 1870. The title ‘Tomahawk’ was borrowed from William Makepeace Thackeray, the novelist, satirist, illustrator and editor whose spirit so influenced the men behind Tomahawk; his 1852 novel "Men’s Lives" describes a journal editor who is known…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 16, 1868

* President Andrew Johnson
* Reconstruction era impeachment trial

The front page is mostly taken up with reports on the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson with the top of the first column having: "The Impeachment"  and many related subheads (see). The final vote for acquittal would come in 10 days.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, December 4, 1868

* Early crimes in Texas
* Joseph J. Reynold

The front page has one column headings: "WASHINGTON" "Reign Of Terror In Texas" "Major-Gen. Reynolds Corroborates With Tribune's Reports...." Text takes up a full column.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.