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A handsome newspaper from 1768... Rapid growth in Charleston...



Item # 697719

June 13, 1768

THE GLOCESTER JOURNAL, England (now spelled Gloucester), June 13, 1768  Various British news reports throughout, with its finest feature being the handsome masthead with two detailed engravings and the ornate lettering.
Page 3 has a brief item: "Letters from Charles-Town, South Carolina, mention that the inhabitants of that place are so much increased of late, that 500 new houses have been built there within these three years."
Full red tax stamp on the front page, four pages, great condition.

Item from Catalog 341 (released for April, 2024)

Category: The 1600's and 1700's