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CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, Oct. 29, 1795
* 18th century original from America
* Samuel Huntington
* Dickinson College
The middle of the front page has a lengthy "Proclamation" for a day of Thanksgiving signed by the governor: Samuel Huntington.
Pages 2 & 3 have various news reports including a graduation at Dickinson College in Carlisle, reference to the Jay Treaty, mention of trouble with Indians in Tennessee, and more.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed with wide margins, some fold foxing on the front page otherwise very nice.
wikipedia notes: Samuel Huntington (July 16 1731 [O.S. July 5, 1731] – January 5, 1796) was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He also served as President of the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1781, chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1784 to 1785, and Governor of Connecticut from 1786 until his death.
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October 29, 1795
CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, Oct. 29, 1795
* 18th century original from America
* Samuel Huntington
* Dickinson College
The middle of the front page has a lengthy "Proclamation" for a day of Thanksgiving signed by the governor: Samuel Huntington.
Pages 2 & 3 have various news reports including a graduation at Dickinson College in Carlisle, reference to the Jay Treaty, mention of trouble with Indians in Tennessee, and more.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed with wide margins, some fold foxing on the front page otherwise very nice.
wikipedia notes: Samuel Huntington (July 16 1731 [O.S. July 5, 1731] – January 5, 1796) was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He also served as President of the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1781, chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1784 to 1785, and Governor of Connecticut from 1786 until his death.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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