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THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona, Feb. 4, 1882  The front page of this sought-after Old West issue is dominated by a spectacular array of local advertisements, including an illustrated ad for the Arizona Mail and Stage Line, notices for the Schieffelin Hall theater featuring the Fifth Avenue Comedy Company, and local merchants such as the Cosmopolitan on Allen Street. The interior pages contain fascinating, short frontier briefs from across the territory, featuring a…

SALEM REGISTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 3, 1803  Beginning on the front page is the complete text of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty with the two conventions, a small portion carrying over to page 2.
As noted in the National Archives website, the Louisiana Purchase was an agreement by which the United States acquired the entire Louisiana territory—over 828,000 square miles—from France. It consisted of three separate parts: a treaty of cession and two conventions providing for the exchange of money.
On…

LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 25, 1775  Page 2 has a fine account of the famous Battle of Bunker Hill. The account describes the march of the British Regulars stating in part that they: "...advanced within two miles of Cambridge without any considerable opposition; but they were there met by General Putnam at the head of 5000 men, who gave them a very warm reception...it is suppose 3 or 400 men were killed on each side, and the provincials retreated...without the least disorder. The Regulars…

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 British efforts in America. This newspaper ended publication in June, 1778 when the British evacuated the city. This issue was printed less than a month after it printed the Declaration of Independence (July 13 issue).
The front page includes an ad for the reprinting of a pamphlet titled: "American…

THE MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE, Boston, Feb. 13, 1766  Earlier issues of this title were: "The Massachusetts Gazette And Boston News-Letter" with typical volume and issue numbering, along with the notation of Richard and Samuel Draper as publishers.
It is curious that this issue is numbered "0", that no publishers are listed, and the title is shortened. Here is clarification:
As noted in Brigham: "...With the issue of April 19, 1765, the Drapers changed the title to "The Massachusetts Gazette";…

THE LONDON MAGAZINE, England, August, 1776  Although there are 2 1/2 pages of reports headed: "American Affairs" with accounts of the Revolutionary War, certainly the prime content is that which consumes  most of the back page.
Prefaced with: "The following is the substance of the declaration of independency by the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled, July 4...", what follows is the text of the Declaration of Independence, signed in type at its…

MERCURIUS POLITICUS, London, England, May 27, 1652. Pages 7, 8, and 9 of this extraordinarily rare newsbook feature the complete twelve-article text of the Treaty of Jamestown under the heading: “Articles agreed on and concluded at James City in Virginia, for the surrendering and settling of that Plantation under the obedience and Government of the Commonwealth of England…”. Concluding with its official sign-off on March 12, 1651 [1652 using today’s calendar], this publication represents what

SUNDAY NEWS, New York City, August 17, 1969  If there were a collection of newspapers that defined the counterculture movement of the 1960's, this issue must be among them. The Woodstock Music Festival, late summer of 1969, brought the turbulent decade of the '60's to a close. Rolling Stone magazine listed it as one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock & roll. The festival still stands for many as a example of America’s 1960's youth counterculture at its best.
The banner…