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24 January 1778
Wilkie, J., fl. 1757-1823
The London chronicle. [Vol. 43, no. 3298 (January 24, 1778)]
Contains new of the Revolutionary War, debates in the House of Commons, the House of Lords, literary essays, and local London news.
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30 November 1782
Dunlap, John, 1747-1812
Pennsylvania packet or the general advertiser. [Vol. 11, no. 970 (November 30, 1782)]
Prints a proclamation made by the President and Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concerning keeping Sunday as a holy day, the "Lord's Day." Reports on new regulations for the Quartermaster's department on p. 2 including...
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12 April 1792
Freneau, Philip, fl. 1791-1793
National gazette. [Volume 1, no. 48]
Reprints the 24 October 1791 act of Congress entitled "An act establishing a mint, and regulating the coins of the United States." This act specified the coinage that would be provided by the newly established United States Mint and the salaries of...
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8 August 1798
Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
Columbian centinel. [Vol. 24, no. 45 (August 8, 1798)]
Printed on page one and signed in type by John Adams is the complete text of the Sedition Act, which legalized the arrest of persons who criticize the government of the United States. Other articles detail news of the various states, international...
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1799/11/02
Columbian centinel & Massachusetts federalist. [Vol. 32, no. 16 (November 2, 1799)]
Whole no. 1630. Treaty with Cherokee Indians and US Government. Printed by Benjamin Russel.
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17 October 1835
W. L. Garrison and I. Knapp (publishers), 1831-1865
The Liberator. [Vol. V, no. 42 (October 17, 1835)]
Article on the front page mentions Southern nullifiers and refers to the South's empty threats. Other articles are about abolition and other anti-slavery issues. On page 3 there is a mention of a lynching that occurred nearby.
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3 December 1777
Parker, W., fl. 1777
General advertiser and morning intelligencer. [No. 337 (December 3, 1777)]
Reprints the "whole of the London Gazette Extraordinary," of 2 December 1777 which includes a letter of British General William Howe to Lord George Germain dated 10 October 1777 at Germantown concerning events in the Revolutionary War. Includes a...
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12 September 1780
Pennsylvania Packet [Revolutionary war news, act on registering slaves]
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1790/06/09
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 17 (June 9, 1790)]
Reports on Rhode Island's ratification of the Constitution, a debate on tonnage in the House of Representatives, and news from Europe. Also prints an extract from a speech to Congress by Massachusetts Governor John Hancock on the national debt, acts...
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1790/06/23
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 21 (June 23, 1790)]
Includes an article "On the Means of Preserving the Union of the American States," opining that the "present constitution of the United States appears to be excellent in contemplation; and if the harmony of the States should not be disturbed by...
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