March 18, 1812

Madison, James, 1751-1836

Printed document signed

Title: [Mediterranean ship passport for the schooner Fairy]

Signed as president and countersigned by Secretary of State Monroe. Partially printed document permits the passage of the merchant schooner Fairy of New York, commanded by Philip J. Quereau. Notes that the schooner weighed 116 tons, was mounted with two guns, and operated with a crew of fifteen men. Numbered 68. Issued shortly before the War of 1812 when the nation was still under the Embargo Act.

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11 November 1859

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

Newspaper

Title: New York times [Vol. IX, no. 2541 (11 November 1859)]

News regarding John Brown's raid. Reports on conviction of Brown's fellow raiders, Gerrit Smith going insane, Brown's time in Kansas, his charitable deeds. Also an article urging reconciliation between North and South, and urging Brown be pardoned in an attempt to quell sectionalism. Despite urging a pardon, the paper strongly opposes Brown and his actions.

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1862/12/29

Newspaper

Title: New York times. [Vol. 12, no. 3515 (December 29, 1862)]

Banks' expedition to New Orleans

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January 26, 1791

Newspaper

Newspaper

Title: Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 2, no. 78, (January 26, 1791)]

Proclamation: land for capital. Whole no. 182.

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17 April 1793

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [Vol. XIX no. 974 (April 17, 1793)]

Reprints three congressional acts passed at the second session held 5 November 1792. The acts concern the collection of duties on goods and merchandise, the payment of a loan made of the Bank of the United States, and extending the time for receiving on loan a part of the domestic debt. Other news includes local news, news from Great Britain and other European countries, ship arrivals, postings, and advertisements.

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1 July 1800

Newspaper

Title: Independent gazeteer. [Vol. 1, no. 26 (July 1, 1800)]

XYZ affair, Sedition

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1867/02/02

Newspaper

Title: New York times. [Vol. 16, no. 4791 (February 2, 1867)]

Testimony in Johnson's impeachment trial.

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23 April 1814

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [No. 3135 (April 23, 1890)]

Claims that the Creek Nation had received a crippling defeat from General Andrew Jackson in Georgia. Describes battles between the French and Russia in France (as part of the Napoleonic Wars). Includes on page two an account of the Creeks' defeat by Jackson which took place on 17 April 1814.

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1787/12/08

Warden & Russell, 1784-1790

Newspaper

Title: The Massachusetts centinel. [Vol. VIII, no. 24 (December 8, 1787)]

Contains several articles on federalism and the Constitution, including a printing of Federalist No. XIII from the Federalist Papers. Also reports news from Europe and around the United States. An article also appears on the Gallo-American Society. Of the many advertisements, one has been clipped out of p. 3.

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22 May 1860

New York Tribune, 1841-1842

Newspaper

Title: New York Tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 5952 (May 22, 1860)]

Discusses the 1860 Republican National Convention, held in Chicago, Illinois. Reports on candidates competing in 1860 political elections. Includes Abraham Lincoln's reply on receiving the republican presidential nomination. Reports on the activities of various postal services, such as the Pony Express. Announces a new ferry to Staten Island, New York. Lists diverse medical ailments and remedies.

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January 7, 1865

William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: The daily examiner. [no volume or number information, (January 7, 1865)]

A Confederate newspaper previously published as "The Richmond Examiner." Published without a masthead 30 May 1864-9 December 1865. Pencil signature at top says "Rev. Everhart" (or Overhart). Includes coverage of the fall of Savannah to General Sherman. Police item about two slaves accused of forging passports for three other slaves in the name of Confederate Congressman and General William C. Wickham. Several other items on slaves or free negroes involved in theft. Update on the work of the Confederate Congress, both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Update on activities of…

GLC08780

1789/12/30

Fenno, John, 1751-1798

Newspaper

Title: Gazette of the United States. [No. LXXV (December 30, 1789)]

Prints a Declaration of Rights that the Committee of the Convention proposed to add to the Constitution. Reports North Carolina's ratification of the Constitution. Reports on the French Revolution. Also contains news from around the country, an article on land tax, a report on the proceedings of the congress, and advertisements, among them one for the Ohio Company.

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1865/06/25

Newspaper

Title: New York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4290 (June 25, 1865)]

Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah.

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1801/11/02

Newspaper

Title: Connecticut courant. [Vol. 36, no. 1919 (November 2, 1801)]

Anti- Jefferson letter and the trials of Capt. Little.

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4 February 1863

Medary, Samuel, 1801-1864

Newspaper

Title: The crisis. [Vol. 3, no. 2 (February 4, 1863)]

Discussing the military service of African Americans, states "The very act of arming them, of equalizing us with them ... is a lawless, revolutionary act, subversive of all these distinctions of races, which have saved us Anglo-Saxons, Celts, and Teutons of the North from the amalgamation and fraternity of the Latin races of the Southern part of this continent, and which there have been destructive to both." Contains numerous letters to the editor. Includes various articles covering local and national politics, as well as Civil War events. Includes several articles discussing Clement Laird…

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1799/01/10

Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1772-1845

Newspaper

Title: The universal gazette. [Vol. I no. 61 (January 10, 1799)]

Reports a resolution passed by the Virginia legislation labeling the alien and sedition acts unconstitutional. Recounts activities in Congress relating to the quasi war with France and part of a debate in the House of Representatives. Contains news from around the country and Europe, advertisements, and an article by George Logan in which he defends his reputation.

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12 October 1860

Tribune Association, fl. 1860

Newspaper

Title: New York Daily Tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 6074 (October 12, 1860)]

Advertises a book titled The Life and Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln. Reports on the Republican majority in a recent Pennsylvania election. Includes an article on Republicans in the slave states, advising them to vote for Lincoln. Discusses Philadelphia's recent reception of the Prince of Wales. Contains several holes near the inner crease.

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2 November 1778

Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803

Newspaper

Title: Boston gazette and country journal. [No. 1262 (November 2, 1778)]

Discusses a book on government, liberty, and tyranny by pastor Isaac Backus. Contains Articles of Capitulation concerning Francois Claude Amour (the Marquis de Bouille). Mentions General Horatio Gates's arrival in Hartford, Connecticut. Refers to a large issue of counterfeit bills circulating in New York, describing specific characteristics of the counterfeits. Includes various advertisements. Contains several references to the lottery.

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1807/02/28

Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [No. 2393 (February 28, 1807)]

Prints a letter from President Jefferson to the Massachusetts legislature, thanking them for their expression of approval of his administration. Contains other political miscellany, news on foreign affairs, reports from the state and national legislatures, and various announcements and advertisements.

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1801/03/18

Newspaper

Title: Columbian centinel. [Vol. 35, no. 5 (March 18, 1801)] [damaged]

Whole no. 1773. Damaged on upper right margin. Lacks pp. 3-4. Includes two acts and Jefferson inaugural.

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1861/09/15

Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918

Newspaper

Title: The New York herald. [No. 9136 (September 15, 1861)]

Prints a letter of President Lincoln to John C. Fremont concerning emancipation. Headline reads, "Modification of the Proclamation with regard to the liberation of slaves." Lincoln asks Fremont to modify his order proclaiming that all slaves owned by Confederates in Missouri were free because it goes against Congress. Civil War news, retreat of the rebel Army of Manassas, news from Havana and Mexico, among other items.

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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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1840/07/16

Newspaper

Title: Rough Hewer no. 22 [campaign newspaper promoting Van Buren]

Mentions Bank of the U.S., Jackson, etc. Published by Thomas M. Burt.

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