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Battle of Quebec... Carleton's Proclamation... Letter by Horatio Gates...
Battle of Quebec... Carleton's Proclamation... Letter by Horatio Gates...
Item # 704398
January 23, 1776
THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Jan. 23, 1776 It is great to offer an American newspaper that is both dated 1776 and from Philadelphia.
The entire front page has some nice content concerning the Revolutionary War including over a full column of reports from Williamsburg which note in part: "Notwithstanding Lord Dunmore's late proclamation for emancipating such slaves as should repair to his standard, we are informed...that two of his own Negroes, with an overseer, passed through Fredericksburg...so that it should seem his Lordship has not been so very generous to his own bondmen as he wished to be to those who were the property of others...".
Another report includes: "...the General Congress have transmitted to the Convention of this colony extracts of letters from Lord Dunmore to the Commander in Chief at Boston giving an account of the many signal victories he has gained over the shirtmen & desiring a farther reinforcement of men..." and a list of men chosen as field officers.
Also on the front page is "A Proclamation" by Guy Carleton at Quebec concerning the protection of the city, with the text carrying over to page 2 where it is signed in type: Guy Carleton. Page 2 also has a report noting: "...a detachment consisting of 3 or 400 men under command of Major Nolton crossed over to Charlestown...the affair was conducted with the utmost silence, prudence, regularity & spirit; the houses were set on fire as directed...The regulars in the fort of Bunker's Hill did not act with those gentleman who labour hard to intimidate us with the superiority of red coats over brown coats..." with more.
Also a letter from Hqts. at Cambridge signed in type: Horatio Gates, concerning all soldiers: "...under the immediate command of his Excellency General Washington who are absent..." must return to duty or be punished as deserters. Page 2 also has a "...letter from Gen. Montgomery to Gen. Carleton dated Holland House, near Quebec..." warning about treatment of prisoners, etc.
Page 3 has almost a full column with a great account prefaced with: "...should give some account of so interesting a piece of intelligence as the late unsuccessful but brave attempt made by the Continental troops to storm the town of Quebec...". What follows is a fine account of the history Battle of Quebec, in which General Montgomery would die.
Page 3 contains a brief advertisement reading: "A New edition of COMMON SENSE is just published, and now selling by Robert Bell in Third street, Philadelphia." Interesting that this is an "unauthorized" edition not approved by Thomas Paine. Paine & Bell failed to come to an agreement for a 2nd edition but Bell printed one anyway, but not including the additions which Paine added & which was printed by another printer.
Much fine content in this issue as visible in the photos, some too lengthy to detail here.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, two small binding holes at the blank spine, archivally strengthened at the blank spine, great condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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