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1866
Davis, William Watts Hart, 1820-1910
History of the 104th Pennsylvania Regiment [mentions association with Lincoln]
Inscribed to Col. Bruce Ricketts, dated 5/20/1899.
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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...
GLC08717
12 September 1780
Dunlap, John, 1747-1812
Pennsylvania Packet [Revolutionary war news, act on registering slaves]
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1790-1877
Federal & Civil War newspapers, including RI ratification [decimalized]
GLC08720
1 July 1861
Daily herald. [Vol. 24, no. 323 (July 1, 1861)]
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14 October 1863
The World morning courier and New-York enquirer. [Vol. III, no. 1,038 (October 14, 1863)]
Discusses the 13 October 1863 elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. A headline reveals that Clement Laird Vallandigham, former United States Representative from Ohio (1857-1862), was not elected to serve another term. Lists governors and...
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11 January 1864
World morning courier and New-York enquirer. [Vol. 3, no. 1113 (January 11, 1864)]
Repulse of four thousand rebels under Mosby.
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26 April 1864
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. XXIV no. 7191 (April 26, 1864)]
Reports on the Union surrender of Plymouth in North Carolina. Mentions that the Confederates murdered the African American Union troops after the surrender but states that this can not be verified. Prints other war news. Reports on the 38th...
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24 June 1864
New-York Daily tribune. [Vol. 24, no. 7245 (June 24, 1864)]
Lincoln visits troops, news.
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1865/05/23
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7528 (May 23 1865)]
Contains coverage of the Lincoln conspiracy trial for Monday, May 22, 1865. Testimony and examinations of Norah Fitzpatrick, William Cleaver, J.L. M'Phail, Dr. Verdi, John Brown (alias "peanuts"), James Maddox, Lieut. Bartley, Col. R.B. Treat, Major...
GLC08722
1810-1945
14 newspapers: War of 1812, Grand Review of Armies in 1865, death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
GLC08725
1812/09/05
Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
Columbian centinel. [No. 2965 (September 5, 1812)]
Contains news near the beginning of the War of 1812. Notable reports on Napoleon's invasion of Russia and other foreign news. Also reports on the American surrender at Fort Detroit by General William Hull in August 1812, editorializes against...
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1815/01/28
Niles, Hezekiah, 1777-1839
Niles weekly register. [Vol. VII, no. 22 (January 28, 1815)]
A leading national periodical discusses the Hartford Convention, Britain's war aims, the possibility that American forces at New Orleans can rebuff a British invasion, and African Americans' participation in the war effort. Pages numbers 337-352.
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1865/05/24
New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4263 (May 24, 1865)]
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26 November 1898
Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962
Harper's weekly: a journal of civilization. [Vol. 42, no. 2188 (November 26, 1898)]
Discusses an opinion printed in a British paper that the United States should "take the Philippines, and all the other Spanish territory of which we can lay our hands." Advocates recruitment of "dark men- negroes, half-castes, Tagals, and...
GLC08725.13
12 April 1945
New York American Journal
New York Journal American [No. 20,094 (April 12, 1945)]
One issue of the New York Journal American dated April 12, 1945. Contains a large headline that reads, "Roosevelt Dead!" Articles pertain to the passing of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, news of military servicemen fighting abroad, diplomacy with...
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1748-1865
34 newspapers: Colonial, Federal, Civil War, etc.
GLC08726
1800/07/21
Hudson & Goodwin, fl. 1787-1800
Connecticut courant. [Vol. XXXV no. 1852 (July 21, 1800)]
Prints an announcement from the secretary of the treasury on national borrowing, an editorial against President Thomas Jefferson, a Rhode Island law to prevent "Peddling of Feathers, Indigo, and Tin Ware," international news on wars in Italy and...
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4 August 1804
Columbian centinel & Massachusetts federalist. [Vol. 41, no. 46 (August 4, 1804)]
Includes an editorial account of the 11 July 1804 duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton on page 1 which criticizes the practice of dueling and calls Aaron Burr an outlaw. Also includes an article on the capture of the British sloop of war...
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1806/12/20
Columbian centinel. [No. 2373 (December 20, 1806)]
Contains international news pertaining to the Napoleonic Wars, a report from the House of Representatives on non-importation laws, and various announcements and advertisements.
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1807/09/12
Columbian centinel. [No. 2447 (September 12, 1807)]
Contains a report from the Napoleonic Wars in Poland, a report on the acquittal of Aaron Burr in his trial for treason, and an account of the economic hard times. Also contains other news pertaining to commerce and shipping as well as many...
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1814/01/15
Essex register. [Vol. 14, no. 5 (January 15, 1814)]
Publsihed by Warwick Palfray Jr.
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1861/06/03
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 6277 (June 3 1861)]
Includes considerable coverage of opinion from around the country and the globe. On p. 7 is a short letter signed "A Person" about "contraband slaves" being allowed to grow crops for themselves on abandoned estates as proof they can take care of...
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1861/06/04
New-York times. [Vol. 10, no. 3027 (4 June 1861)]
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1862/02/19
New-York times. [Vol. 11, no. 3248, (February 19, 1862)]
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1862/02/24
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 6518 (February 24, 1862)]
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1862/02/25
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 6519 (February 25, 1862)]
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1862/03/04
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 6525 (March 4, 1862)]
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1862/05/02
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6576 (May 2 1862)]
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1862/06/07
New-York times. [Vol. 11, no. 3341 (June 7, 1862)]
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1862/06/16
New-York times. [Vol. 11, no. 3348 (June 16, 1862)]
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1862/06/20
New York herald. [No. 9415 (June 20, 1862)]
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1862/06/25
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6622 (June 25, 1862)]
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1862/06/27
New-York times. [Vol. 11, no. 3358 (June 27, 1862)]
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1862/06/28
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6625 (June 28, 1862)]
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1862/08/13
New-York times. [Vol. 11, no. 3397 (August 13, 1862)]
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1863/01/08
New-York times. [Vol. 12, no. 3523 (January 8, 1863)]
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1863/02/13
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6821 (February 13, 1863)]
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1863/04/09
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6868 (April 9, 1863)]
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1864/04/29
New-York times. [Vol. 13, no. 3931 (April 29, 1864)]
Tax bill, Lincoln on slavery page 3.
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1865/02/10
New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4175 (February 10, 1865)]
Peace conference, Grant, Sherman
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14 June 1865
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4281 (June 14, 1865)]
Includes two proclamations issued by President Andrew Johnson. The first proclamation addresses trading restrictions officially removed within Southern states, and the second discusses some of Johnson's reconstruction policies. Includes...
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11 July 1862
Tri-weekly telegraph [bombardment of Vicksburg, T.J. Jackson's Valley campaign]
GLC08732
Dawson, Henry Barton, 1821-1889
The Gazette Series.
Edited, signed, and privately printed by historian Henry B. Dawson. Inscribed four times (before each volume) by Dawson 11 May 1866 to Edward De Witt "as a memento of the days of auld lang syne." Consists of four volumes bound as two books....
GLC08733
1812/06/12
Young, & Minns, 1803-1814
New-England palladium. [Vol. 39, no. 47]
Printed at the beginning of the War of 1812. Contains various articles relating to the war, including a long report on the declaration of war on England. Also reports on foreign affairs and activities in the House of Representatives. Contains many...
GLC08738
1803/07/07
Boston gazette. [Vol. 14, no. 37 (July 7, 1803)]
Great Britain declares war on France.
GLC08739
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
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
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...
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