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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
25 July 1804
Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
Columbian centinel & Massachusetts federalist. [Vol. 41, no. 43 (July 25, 1804)]
Includes an article reviewing Thomas Jefferson's administration and another denouncing Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury. Has coverage of the 11 July 1804 Aaron Burr-Alexander Hamilton duel on pages 1 and 2. Other articles detail local...
GLC08751
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
12 December 1803
Russell, Cutler & Co.
Boston gazette. [Vol. 15, no. 30 (December 12, 1803)]
Whole number 746. Includes short discussions of the Louisiana Purchase and the beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition on p. 2. Lists wholesale prices, stock prices, and insurance premiums. Contains commercial correspondence, an article on a...
GLC08753
19 November 1803
Jenks, Eleazer Alley, 1776-1807
Jenk's Portland gazette. [Vol. 6, no. 291 (Nov. 19, 1803)].
Among normal news and advertisements, prints the proclamation announcing the Louisiana Purchase, related congressional debates, and an editorial questioning the wisdom of the purchase.
GLC08754
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
1789
Collection of two issues of the Gazette of the United States, no. 60-61 [Decimalized]
GLC08757
1845/03/01
New York daily tribune. [Vol. 4, no. 280 (March 1 1845)]
resolution for annexing texas.
GLC08758
16 September 1789
Gazette of the United States
[Gazette of the United States; no. 45].
Prints the debate on a permanent capital for the federal government. Contains a long speech by James Madison in favor of the Potomac River as a site for the capital. (See Pendleton-Madison correspondence, GLC00099.144?) Reports a copy of the act to...
GLC08759
21 November 1795
Bunce, George, 1764-1817
The Herald; a gazette for the country. [Vol. 2, no. 154 (November 21, 1795)]
Issue in which Alexander Hamilton defends salaries paid by the government. Other news includes local New York news, news from Europe, ship arrivals, postings, and advertisements.
GLC08762
1865
Magniadas, Franky, fl. 1865
[Medal struck in France to honor Abraham Lincoln]
Profile of head of Lincoln with "Dedie par la Democratie Francaise a Lincoln President deux fois elu des Etats-Unis." The reverse shows Lincoln's grave with a winged angel and two African Americans honoring him.
GLC08763
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
1758/10/03
Shergold, George, fl. 1758
Course of the Exchange, etc.
London stock exchange listing with values and precious metals, etc.
GLC08766
29 July 1789
Gazette of the United States. [No. 31 (July 29, 1789)]
Act establishing Dept of Foreign Affairs.
GLC08767
1801/03/06
Mercury & New England palladium. [Vol. 17, no. 19 (March 6, 1801)]
Election of Jefferson.
GLC08768
1811/03/18
Hosmer, Charles, 1785-1871
Connecticut mirror. [Vol. II, no. 37 (March 18, 1811)]
Prints acts relating to international commerce between the United States, Britain and France. Also prints President James Madison's proclamation effectively ending the embargo, in accordance with Macon's Bill, which had been passed in 1810....
GLC08769
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
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