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July 05, 1797
FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, July 5, 1797
* Rare 18th century American publication
Curious that the title uses 5 different fonts. Page 3 has a report: "'Termination of the British Fleet Mutiny".
The back page is filled with ads including at least 3 reward ads for runaways, as well as: "To be Sold, the time of a stout, likely Negro Girl..." with particulars.
Four pages. This is from our private collection selected for inclusion because of its great condition.
background: The July 5, 1797, edition of the Federal Gazette & Baltimore Daily Advertiser serves as a stark historical prism, capturing the volatile intersection of global revolution and American domestic life just twenty-one years after independence. The "font salad" of the masthead reflects the artisanal, often idiosyncratic nature of early American printing, while the report on the Nore Mutiny highlights the young nation’s intense anxiety over British naval stability, which directly impacted American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France. However, the true weight of the artifact lies on its back page; the juxtaposition of sophisticated international reporting with reward notices for "runaways" and the commodification of a "likely Negro Girl" illustrates the foundational paradox of the United States at the turn of the century. It is a document that records both the high-minded pursuit of maritime law and the chillingly mundane logistics of a society built upon the institution of slavery, preserved in a condition that makes those 230-year-old contradictions feel disturbingly immediate.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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