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7-9 March 1758
Wilkie, J., fl. 1757-1823
The London chronicle: or, universal evening post. [Vol. 3, no. 186]
Contains European war news for Tuesday, 7 March to Thursday, 9 March 1758.
GLC08744
15 December 1858
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 18, no. 5507 (December 15, 1858)]
Review of the play of Uncle Tom's Cabin on Broadway on page seven.
GLC08745
1814/07/09
Burnham, Michael, 1775-1836
New-York herald. [No. 1315 (July 9, 1814)]
Issue from the War of 1812. Contains various items relating to the war, including the burning of towns and naval activities, such as the capture of the USS Essex by the HMS Phoebe & Cherub. Also contains a long article on proceedings in Parliament.
GLC08747
8 April 1776
Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803
Boston gazette and country journal. [No. 1090, (April 8, 1776)]
Prints resolution of Congress dated March 23, 1776. Also reports on news regarding the evacuation of Boston by the British. Contains fugitive slave ads.
GLC08748.02
3 January 1863
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6786 (January 3, 1863)]
Prints the Emancipation proclamation on page four. This is among the early printings of the Proclamation in a newspaper. Other news includes the Battle of Murfreesboro with map, attack on Vicksburg, and other Civil War news. Includes article on U...
GLC08748.03
14 December 1775
Towne, Benjamin, ?-1793
The Pennsylvania evening post. [Vol. 1, no. 14 (December 14, 1775)]
Includes several letters from mid-October 1775 by Brook Watson in Montreal. As a British officer who owned land in Nova Scotia, Watson pretended to support the American cause in 1774. Intercepted letters to General Thomas Gage proved he was a spy...
GLC08748.06
28 April 1862
The New-York times. [Vol. 11, no. 3306 (April 28, 1862)]
Capture of New Orleans with map.
GLC08748.07
15 August 1774
Fleet, Thomas, 1732-1797
Boston evening post. [No. 2029 (August 15, 1774)]
Printed by John and Thomas Fleet. Signed by Mr. [John?] Porter. Contains a report on the opposition of English politicians William Dowdeswell and John Dunning to the passage of the Port Bill of 1774. Dunning states "It now appears to me, that the...
GLC08749
1899
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
The Rough riders
Signed on front endpaper.
GLC08750
28 December 1862
New York times. [Vol. 12, no. 3514 (December 28, 1862)]
This prints Davis' retaliatory policy against Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's New Orleans policy. (This policy is mentioned in Jefferson Davis' speech, GLC# 699.)
GLC08752
6 July 1864
New York times. [Vol. 13, no. 3988 (July 6, 1864)]
Vol. 13 no. 3988. Describes sinking of the CSS Alabama p.1, the suspension of habeas corpus in Kentucky, etc.
GLC08755
16 July 1779
Donaldson, James, 1751-1830
Edinburgh advertiser. [Vol. 32, no. 1622 (July 13- July 16, 1779)]
Discusses local meetings of noblemen regarding the raising of sailors. Includes a proclamation of George III discussing Britain's possible invasion by unspecified British enemies. Includes a letter from British General Henry Clinton discussing the...
GLC08756
11 November 1864
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878
The Evening Post. [Vol. 55, no. 91 (November 11, 1864)]
Announces the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln and lists election returns by state. Also describes plots of Confederate agents in Canada to sink the steamer Michigan and release the prisoners on Johnson's island. Reprints excerpts from...
GLC08765
1813/12/18
Niles, H., fl. 1813
Weekly register. [Vol. 5, no.16 (December 18, 1813)]
Oliver H. Perry, William Henry Harrison. Published by H. Niles. War of 1812 and Creek War
GLC08770
11 November 1859
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
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...
GLC08771
1862/12/29
New York times. [Vol. 12, no. 3515 (December 29, 1862)]
Banks' expedition to New Orleans
GLC08772
23 April 1814
Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
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...
GLC08777
7 January 1865
William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865
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...
GLC08780
1865/06/25
New York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4290 (June 25, 1865)]
Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah.
GLC08783
4 February 1863
Medary, Samuel, 1801-1864
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...
GLC08786
12 October 1860
Tribune Association, fl. 1860
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...
GLC08788
2 November 1778
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...
GLC08790
1861/09/15
Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918
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...
GLC08793
9 November 1864
Tribune Co., 1864-1872
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...
GLC08797
21 July 1861
New York tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 6324 (July 21, 1861)]
Latest news from Bull Run.
GLC08798
29 June 1864
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...
GLC08800
21 August 1781
Claypoole, David C., fl. 1757-1849
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...
GLC08802
1868/06/04
Weekly patriot and union. [Vol. 16, no. 4 (June 4, 1868)]
Also prints a once supressed report on Ben. B. F. Butler in New Orleans. Johnson acquitted, Stanton resigns.
GLC08805
1865/04/14
The New York times. [Vol. XIV, no. 4220 (April 14, 1865)
Covers General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox in detail. Includes an account of the events leading up to the surrender, an interview between Ulysses S. Grant and Lee, the signing of the articles of capitulation by Lee, the era of peace...
GLC08807
1787/12/13
J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790
The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser [No. 2763 (December 13, 1787)]
Reports on the ratification of the Constitution in Pennsylvania. Prints Benjamin Franklin's "Last Speech at the late Federal Convention." Contains foreign and domestic news. Many advertisements, including some for slaves.
GLC08809
1789/05/02-06
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Gazette of the United States. [No. 7 (May 2 - May 6, 1789)]
Anti-slavery essay, President's home (in New York).
GLC08810
1860/10/04
New York daily tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 6067 (October 4, 1860)]
Capture of a slave ship, Lincoln campaign.
GLC08811
5-12 June 1824
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.
GLC08813
10 April 1865
Bennett, James Gordon, 1795-1872
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...
GLC08817
1783/10
The Political Magazine [Treaty of peace ending Revolution]
Printed for J. Brew. Disbound. Prints the treaties with France, Spain and the United States. Also includes the letter of Sir Guy Carleton to the American Congress regarding the evacuation of New York. Contains several plated depicting European...
GLC08820
6 March 1865
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...
GLC08822.01
9 August 1781
Willis, Nathaniel, 1755-1831
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...
GLC08823
22 December 1777
Fleming, Robert, ?-1779
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...
GLC08825
19 October 1859
Irish, Hugh C., 1832-1862
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...
GLC08827
15 May 1865
Childs, George William, 1829-1894
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...
GLC08831
1898/08/13
The Philadelphia record no. 9662 [end of Spanish-American war]
One newspaper issue of The Philadelphia record, dated August 13, 1898. Prints news of the end of the Spanish-American War, with the halting of hostilities on August 12, 1898 and a signing in Washington of a Protocol of Peace between the United States...
GLC08832
1898/02/26
Harpers Weekly
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 42, no. 2149 (February 26, 1898)]
"Remember the Maine!"
GLC08833
1865/05/11
New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4251 (May 11, 1865)]
One newspaper issue of New-York times, dated May 11, 1865. Reports Queen Victoria's condolence to Mrs. Lincoln as well as other expressions of sympathy from international heads of state on the assassination of President Lincoln. Also contains an...
GLC08835
7 December 1864
Cowardin, J.A., fl. 1864
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...
GLC08838
20 June 1846
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...
GLC08839
4 April 1865
The New York herald. [ No. 10445 (April 4, 1865)]
One newspaper issue of The New York herald, dated April 4, 1865. Prints news of the capture of Richmond and various celebrations in the North, particularly in New York City. Other printed material includes auction sales, public notices, employment...
GLC08840
1833
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
The Abolitionist
Volume 1, numbers 1 - 11 of a monthly magazine advocating the abolition of slavery. The eleven issues are bound together in one book. Includes articles from numerous sources on emancipation, colonization and many other evangelical and slavery...
GLC08844
1897
Register of the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland
GLC08845
1836
Lundy, Benjamin, 1789-1839
The War in Texas...
Anti-slavery and anti-Mexican war sentiments.
GLC08846
1887
[Proceedings...of the Society of Cincinnati, 1784-1884]
GLC08849
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