6 December 1823

Fry, William, 1777-1855

Newspaper

Title: National gazette. [Vol. IV, no. 434 (December 6, 1823)]

Part of a signature cut off at masthead appears to be "J. M. Sanders." The entire front page and part of the second page is taken up with the President James Monroe's message to Congress that announced the Monroe Doctrine, which was designed to keep European powers from interfering in the Western Hemisphere. The Gazette included a positive editorial on the speech as well. An article says the two houses of Congress ordered a combined total of 9,000 copies of Monroe's speech printed. An article reports on the condition of prisons in Philadelphia. Other articles include: a report on problems of…

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9 November 1864

Tribune Co., 1864-1872

Newspaper

Title: Chicago tribune. [Vol. XVIII, no. 12 (November 9, 1864)]

Announces the re-election of Abraham Lincoln for president, "A Victory of Gigantic Proportions. Re-Election of Abraham Lincoln." Other articles include news on the Civil War such as Union General William T. Sherman's advance on Savannah and Charleston, and the war in Virginia and West Virginia.

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21 July 1861

Newspaper

Title: New York tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 6324 (July 21, 1861)]

Latest news from Bull Run.

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29 June 1864

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Newspaper

Title: New York tribune. [Vol. 24, no. 7,249 (June 29, 1864)]

Reports on various Civil War events, including a 27 June 1864 Confederate attack on General Ambrose Burnside's soldiers. Includes a tribute from a Kentucky slaveholder concerning an enlisted slave. Includes local reports, international news, and public notices.

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21 August 1781

Claypoole, David C., fl. 1757-1849

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania packet or the general advertiser. [Vol. 10, no. 771 (August 21, 1781)]

Contains reports of activities of the British army near Camden, South Carolina. Refers to the actions of American General Nathanael Greene, British General Charles Cornwallis, and Lord Francis Hastings-Rawdon. Includes a petition of the West India Planters and Merchants to King George III. Contains reports on the activities of various privateers, notices of sale, and advertisements.

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8 July 1795

Newspaper

Title: Columbia centinel. extraordinary. [No. 1179 (July 8, 1795)]

Published by Benjamin Russell. Contains a complete printing of Jay's treaty. Inscribed near the bottom of backpage by Baron Grenville and John Jay.

GLC08804

5-12 June 1824

Newspaper

Title: Niles' weekly register. [Vol. 2, no. 14-15 (June 5-12, 1824)]

Two issues. Convention with Great Britain for the suppression of the slave trade printed on p. 226 ff.

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6 December 1823

Newspaper

Title: National gazette and literary register. [Vol. 4, no. 434 (December 6, 1823)]

Monroe Doctrine

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3 November 1948

Newspaper

Title: Chicago daily tribune. [Vol. CVII, no. 264 (November 3, 1948)]

Infamous incorrect printing of the results of the 1948 election. Main headline reads, "Dewey Defeats Truman."

GLC08815

21 - 23 June 1770

Wilkie, J., fl. 1757-1823

Newspaper

Title: London chronicle. [Vol. 27, no. 2110 (June 21-June 23, 1770)]

Reports acts to regulate trials and elections, as well as parliamentary speeches and business. Advertisements include book publications, real estate, and epitaphs. The opening article defends the citizens of Boston against the charges of Revenue Commissioners, line by line, regarding the Boston Massacre.

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10 April 1865

Bennett, James Gordon, 1795-1872

Newspaper

Title: The New York herald. [No. 10451 (April 10, 1865)]

Covers General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox in detail. Includes an account of the pursuit and fighting leading up to the surrender, prints the correspondence and the terms of the surrender, and includes an article on the restoration of Virginia to the Union. On the last page is a map showing Grant's operations against Lee in Virginia, Sherman's operations against Johnston in North Carolina, and other military maneuvers. Other articles detail local, international, political, court, and ship news, advertisements, and public announcements.

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2 August 1804

Day & Willis, 1803-1863

Newspaper

Title: Eastern argus. [Vol. 1, no. 48 (August 2, 1804)]

Contains an article denouncing modern Federalism. Includes an account of the 11 July 1804 duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton on page 3 which condemns the practice of dueling. It reacts to the sympathy generated by Hamilton's murder by asserting that Hamilton also took part and is therefore not totally blameless. Other articles detail local, international, political, court, and ship news, advertisements, and public announcements.

GLC08818

30 June 1744

Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758

Magazine

Title: The Christian history. [Vol. 2, no. 70]

Contains accounts of the current religious revival in Great Britain and the American colonies.

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6 March 1865

Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869

Newspaper

Title: The New York times. [Vol. XIV, no. 4195 (March 6, 1865)]

One newspaper issue of the New York times, dated March 6, 1864. Prints news of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration ceremony and his inaugural address. Other main articles detail events of the Civil War, such as the capture of Confederate General Jubel Early's forces by Union General Philip Sheridan, the occupation of Charlottesville by the Union troops, and news that Confederate General Robert E. Lee is cooperating with Union General William T. Sherman. Other printed material includes auction sales, public notices, employment postings, and advertisements. Same edition as GLC08822.02.

GLC08822.01

9 August 1781

Willis, Nathaniel, 1755-1831

Newspaper

Title: Independent chronicle and the universal advertiser. [Vol. 13, no. 903 (August 9, 1781)]

Signed by [William?] Dame. Discusses the war against Great Britain. Contains a report on the progress of the Continental Army near Williamsburg, Virginia written as a letter by the Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette describes events of the Battle of Green Spring, mentioning the actions of American General Anthony Wayne and British General Charles Cornwallis. Includes reports on a meeting between "the Ambassadors from the several belligerent powers, and of the armed neutrality" in May 1781 at Vienna, Austria. Includes reports on the activities of various privateers. Contains advertisements…

GLC08823

7 November 1860

Bennett, James Gordon, 1795-1872

Newspaper

Title: New York Herald. [No. 8826 (November 7, 1860)]

Reports the results of the 1860 Presidential election, announcing Abraham Lincoln as President and Hannibal Hamlin as Vice President. States "Our returns indicate, however, that the next Congress will be in opposition to the republicans." Includes a report that the secession movement action of South Carolina's legislature will be postponed until the following day. Contains a detailed report regarding the election in each New York voting quarter.

GLC08824

22 December 1777

Fleming, Robert, ?-1779

Newspaper

Title: Edinburgh evening courant. [December 22, 1777]

Contains a speech by William Pitt, the Earl of Chatham, an influential British statesman. Includes Boston resolves pertaining to the quartering of Burgoyne and the Convention Army. In his speech to the House of Lords, Pitt declares: "My Lords, I content, that we have not, nor can procure any force sufficient to subdue America. It is monstrous to think of it. There are several noble Lords present well acquainted with military affairs. I call upon any one of them to rise and pledge himself, that the military force now within the kingdom is adequate to its defence; or that any possible force…

GLC08825

19 October 1859

Irish, Hugh C., 1832-1862

Newspaper

Title: Paterson Daily Guardian [Vol. VI, no. 905 (19 October 1859)]

Attempting to clarify news of the raid on Harpers Ferry. States the previous days news was unclear as to the specifics of the events, and gives new details available. John Brown, "the hero of numberless border skirmishes in Kansas," attacked Harpers Ferry as revenge against Pro-Slavery forces. His band comprised twelve white men and a "considerable number of negroes" who had been "pressed into service." Written two days after the end of the Harpers Ferry Raid.

GLC08827

5 December 1787

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: Massachusetts centinel. [Vol. 8, no. 23 (December 5, 1787)]

Includes the speech of Benjamin Franklin, "delivered immediately previous to his signing of the Federal Constitution." Franklin states, "I confess that I do not entirely approve of this Constitution at present; -but, Sir, I am not sure I shall never approve it... On the whole, Sir, I cannot help expressing a wish, that every member of the Convention who may still have objections to it, would with me on this occasion, doubt a little of his own infallibility, and to make MANIFEST our UNANIMITY, put his name to this instrument."

GLC08828

31 May 1800

Columbian Centinel (Boston, Mass.), 1740-1840

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [Vol. 33 no. 26 (May 31, 1800)]

Four acts, pardon of 3 men accused of treason

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30 June 1810

Everett, David, 1770-1813

Newspaper

Title: Boston patriot. [Vol. 3, no. 35 (June 30, 1810)]

Prints correspondence from President John Adams, dated 22 August 1781 from Amsterdam, discussing the constitution of the Netherlands. Contains an article on woolen manufactures. Also has a large announcement of the procession of an upcoming Fourth of July celebration. Contains other news items and many advertisements.

GLC08830.01

15 May 1865

Childs, George William, 1829-1894

Newspaper

Title: Public ledger. [Vol. 59, no. 44 (May 15, 1865)]

One newspaper issue of Public ledger, dated May 15, 1865. Reports the capture of Jefferson Davis on 10 May 1865 in Georgia. Also contains an article on the Abraham Lincoln assassination trial, local news, financial news, and stories from New York and Europe, as well as many advertisements and announcements.

GLC08831

14 October 1789

Fenno, John, 1751-1798

Newspaper

Title: Gazette of the United States. [No. 53 (October 14, 1789)]

Includes local news, international news, congressional news and acts passed, and ship arrivals for New York. Prints the budget of the Treasury Department for 1789. Also includes an act for the temporary establishment of the Post Office on page four.

GLC08837

December 7, 1864

Cowardin, J.A., fl. 1864

Newspaper

Title: Daily dispatch. [Vol. 27, no. 136 (December 7, 1864)]

Also known as the "The Richmond Dispatch." Says not much has changed on the front lines of Lee and Grant's armies and that "the tacit truce heretofore existing between the pickets has not been broken by the presence of Butler's's negroes." Update on the Confederate Congress and the South Carolina legislature. Short item from Georgia on "horrors of Sherman's march." Several advertisements for runaways. Editorial against Sherman's march says "we do not hesitate to say that the expedition of Sherman into Georgia is one of the most ridiculous conceptions that ever entered into the mind of…

GLC08838

20 June 1846

Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866

Newspaper

Title: New York weekly tribune. [Vol. 5, no. 41, whole no. 249]

Image and description of the Castle of San Juan d'Ulloa and Vera Cruz harbor. Articles titled "The Battles of the Rio Grande," "Gen. Arista's Account of the Battle of Palo Alto," and "The Army of Occupation." Includes General Taylor's official dispatches, reports from war correspondents, and letters from headquarters.

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