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General Howe at Elk River... Burgoyne at Saratoga and Fort Stanwix...
General Howe at Elk River... Burgoyne at Saratoga and Fort Stanwix...
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January 17, 1778
THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET-DAY ADVERTISER, Jan. 17, 1778
* Revolutionary War Tory original
* Rare Pro British issue from America
This was a strongly Tory (supportive of the British cause) newspaper which began in 1775 and closed shop in May of 1778 when the British evacuated Philadelphia.
Page 2 begins with two letters from General Howe concerning his arrival at Elk River. In late July a 265-ship armada under General Howe's command arrived at Maryland's Elk River. In Maryland, he hoped to find a legion of Loyalists ready to fight with the British. He didn't. What he did have to do was to get all his ships unloaded. Then he had to begin his march on Philadelphia. In between, stood George Washington and the Continental Army ready to stop him.
Two-thirds of page 2 and a portion of page 3 are taken up with two letters from General Burgoyne, dated at Saratoga on August 20, and at Fort Stanwix, August 11. Great content in both, as he would surrender to General Gates at Saratoga on October 17, a turning point in the war for the Americans.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, handsome coat of arms engraving in the masthead, minor indent at the blank spine, very nice condition.
* Revolutionary War Tory original
* Rare Pro British issue from America
This was a strongly Tory (supportive of the British cause) newspaper which began in 1775 and closed shop in May of 1778 when the British evacuated Philadelphia.
Page 2 begins with two letters from General Howe concerning his arrival at Elk River. In late July a 265-ship armada under General Howe's command arrived at Maryland's Elk River. In Maryland, he hoped to find a legion of Loyalists ready to fight with the British. He didn't. What he did have to do was to get all his ships unloaded. Then he had to begin his march on Philadelphia. In between, stood George Washington and the Continental Army ready to stop him.
Two-thirds of page 2 and a portion of page 3 are taken up with two letters from General Burgoyne, dated at Saratoga on August 20, and at Fort Stanwix, August 11. Great content in both, as he would surrender to General Gates at Saratoga on October 17, a turning point in the war for the Americans.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, handsome coat of arms engraving in the masthead, minor indent at the blank spine, very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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