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1801/03/18
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.
GLC08792
6 December 1823
Fry, William, 1777-1855
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...
GLC08794
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
1840/07/16
Rough Hewer no. 22 [campaign newspaper promoting Van Buren]
Mentions Bank of the U.S., Jackson, etc. Published by Thomas M. Burt.
GLC08799
1766/02/13
B. Franklin and D. Hall (Firm)
Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1938 (February 13, 1766)]
The lead article on p. 1 criticizes the Stamp Act. A letter from Charleston, also on the front page, notes that there are too few Sons of Liberty there. A brief extract from Albany Fort on p. 2 reports Indians taking scalps. News of other...
GLC08803
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
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
3 November 1948
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
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...
GLC08816
7 November 1860
Bennett, James Gordon, 1795-1872
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...
GLC08824
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
5 December 1787
Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
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...
GLC08828
31 May 1800
Columbian Centinel (Boston, Mass.), 1740-1840
Columbian centinel. [Vol. 33 no. 26 (May 31, 1800)]
Four acts, pardon of 3 men accused of treason
GLC08829
30 June 1810
Everett, David, 1770-1813
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...
GLC08830.01
1852
Laws of the Cherokee Nation...
GLC07383
1802/08/23
Russell, John, 1764-1831
Boston gazette. commercial and political. [Vol. 12, no. 50 (August 23, 1802)]
GLC08834
1836/04/21
Newark daily advertiser. [Vol. 5, no. 38 (April 21, 1836)]
[government of Texas organized]
GLC08836
14 October 1789
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
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
1789/07/01
Edies and Willcocks, 1789-1800
The Pennsylvania herald, and York general advertiser. [Vol. I, no. 26 (July 1, 1789)]
Reports on activities in the House of Representatives, which focus on James Madison's proposed amendments to the Constitution. Also includes dispatches from around the United States and various advertisements.
GLC08842
1860
Rudd & Carleton, Publishers, fl. 1860
The Life, speeches, and public services of Abram Lincoln.
Also includes a sketch of the life of Hannibal Hamil, Vice President. In original orange cover with printed adverts. Marked, "The Wigwam edition," and printed by Rudd & Carleton, New York.
GLC08843
1788/06/06
The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No.2915 (June 6, 1788)]
Reports on South Carolina's ratification of the Constitution as well as their convention. Also contains news from around country and ship news. Many advertisements appear, some regarding land and estate sales.
GLC08848
13 September 1860
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
Judge Douglas--the bill of indictment : speech by Carl Schurz ; delivered at the Cooper Institute, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1860.
Schurz, a German-American legislator, reformer, and journalist who campaigned for Abraham Lincoln during the election of 1860, attacks Stephen Douglas in this speech. Signed on first page by S. M. Carpenter. With note in ink at bottom of first page...
GLC08851
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