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First 18th century issue of this title we have offered...
First 18th century issue of this title we have offered...
Item # 694383
February 19, 1799
THE SENTINEL OF FREEDOM, Newark, New Jersey, Feb. 19, 1799
* Very rare 18th century publication
As any collector knows 18th century newspapers from New Jersey are very few & far between. Our records seem to indicate we've not previously offered an 18th century issue of this title before (and just one of the 19th century).
Very ornate embellishment in the masthead as well as ornate lettering.
Four pages, scattered foxing throughout, mild wear at the folds and margins.
AI notes: The Sentinel of Freedom—originally printed as the Centinel of Freedom—was an influential early Newark, New Jersey newspaper, first issued on October 5, 1796, and counted among the city’s earliest and most enduring publications. Founded by D. Dodge and published weekly, the paper reflected the strongly political character of the early American press, aligning itself with Jeffersonian Republican principles and emphasizing civic virtue, constitutional debate, and public accountability, often under the motto “The Public Will, our Guide—the Public Good, our End.” Its pages carried a blend of national and state political news, congressional proceedings, essays, poetry, and local advertisements, and its inaugural issue notably reprinted George Washington’s Farewell Address, signaling its engagement with the central political concerns of the young republic. Over time the title evolved—appearing as the Sentinel of Freedom and New-Jersey Advertiser in the 1820s—and the paper or its successors continued in various forms well into the nineteenth century, making it a key source for understanding Newark’s civic life and New Jersey’s political culture from the post-Revolutionary era onward.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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