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Much reporting on the War of 1812...
Much reporting on the War of 1812...
Item # 618839
February 19, 1814
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, February 19, 1814 This issue carries many reports under "Events of the War" which takes over 6 pages. Some subheads include: "Peace Prospects" "Peace & War" "Commodore Chauncey" "Sir James L. Yeo" "Lake Erie" "Military" "General Orders" (see); a letter from General Clairborne; "Desperate Action" "American Prizes" "The Challenge" and more.
Complete in 16 pages, 6 1/4 by 9 3/4 inches, great condition.
This small size newspaper began in 1811 and was a prime source for national political news of the first half of the19th century. As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."
Category: War of 1812