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Item # 707233
January 08, 1798
THE TIME-PIECE & LITERARY COMPANION, New York, Jan. 8, 1798
* Very rare 18th century publication
* American Editor Philip Freneau
* Short-lived publication
A quite rare title by Philip Freneau which lasted from March 13, 1797 to August 30, 1798.
The front page includes the continued: "View of the Present State of our Political Relation with the United States of America, by Joseph Faucher, Ex-Minister of the French Republic...". Various other news items of the day, plus a "Ten Dollars Reward" ad for a soldier who deserted.
Four pages, scattered foxing, minor rubbing to the front page, nice condition.
AI notes: Philip Freneau, the Revolutionary-era poet and staunch Jeffersonian, launched a New York newspaper titled the Time Piece in 1797 as a partisan Democratic-Republican organ aimed at countering the city’s dominant Federalist press. Building on his earlier experience editing the National Gazette in Philadelphia, Freneau filled the Time Piece with sharp political essays, satirical verse, and cultural commentary that denounced Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and the Federalist agenda while promoting Jeffersonian republicanism and popular liberty. His editorial style blended polemic and poetry, earning him a reputation as both a propagandist and a literary figure, but the paper struggled financially in New York’s crowded newspaper market and ceased publication after only a brief run. Though overshadowed by larger papers of the era, Freneau’s Time Piece is remembered as part of his ongoing effort to use journalism as a weapon in the fierce ideological battles of the 1790s.
* Very rare 18th century publication
* American Editor Philip Freneau
* Short-lived publication
A quite rare title by Philip Freneau which lasted from March 13, 1797 to August 30, 1798.
The front page includes the continued: "View of the Present State of our Political Relation with the United States of America, by Joseph Faucher, Ex-Minister of the French Republic...". Various other news items of the day, plus a "Ten Dollars Reward" ad for a soldier who deserted.
Four pages, scattered foxing, minor rubbing to the front page, nice condition.
AI notes: Philip Freneau, the Revolutionary-era poet and staunch Jeffersonian, launched a New York newspaper titled the Time Piece in 1797 as a partisan Democratic-Republican organ aimed at countering the city’s dominant Federalist press. Building on his earlier experience editing the National Gazette in Philadelphia, Freneau filled the Time Piece with sharp political essays, satirical verse, and cultural commentary that denounced Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and the Federalist agenda while promoting Jeffersonian republicanism and popular liberty. His editorial style blended polemic and poetry, earning him a reputation as both a propagandist and a literary figure, but the paper struggled financially in New York’s crowded newspaper market and ceased publication after only a brief run. Though overshadowed by larger papers of the era, Freneau’s Time Piece is remembered as part of his ongoing effort to use journalism as a weapon in the fierce ideological battles of the 1790s.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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