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American Historic Newspapers and Documents

Title
(click for scan)

Date

City

Description

Size
(cm)

Price
(US$)

1A

US Bank Checks
(scan shows sample types)

Late 1800's

Various city banks

Various cancelled US bank checks.  Many with tax stamp, signature on back etc. Most banks no longer exist.

1

About
9 x 21

$4ea

2A

Arrest Warrant 

 1824

 Chester, NH

State of New Hampshire Arrest Warrants.  Part printed, part hand-written.  For monies owed.  Fascinating piece of legal history!  Excellent condition.

1

 17 x 20

 $15

3A

Revolutionary War Document
Front  Back

Undated, but believed to be early 1780's. 

Full hand-written pay document in the amount of  "22 pounds, 4 shillings & 4 pence". This document has been signed by Oliver WOLCOTT, Jr. (diagonal signature), son of the Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Wolcott succeeded Alexander Hamilton as secretary of the treasury on February 2, 1795. He also helped to frame the new CT state constitution, and later served as Governor. Payee is Col Eli MYGATT, officer and one of the defenders of Danbury, CT when the British burned that city in 1777. Col MYGATT lost his house in this burning. Full bios of the both men included. Issue #1046. Other signatures includes: John Lawrence, Treasuer, Jon Lotterop? and (Major) Fenn Wadsworth, Commander. Single page, handwritten both sides, watermarked paper, historically significant.

 1

 16 x 20

$225 

4A 

5A

 Universal Gazetter

 Oct 30, 1812

Washington 

One half of front page, and much of the inside pages, devoted to the failed American attack on Canada at Niagara's Queenston Heights .  It left 400 US dead and 400 taken prisoner out of 1600 in total. Other war news, steam boat arrivals.

4

32 x 51 

 $30

6A

 Lancaster Journal

 Nov 26, 1813

 Lancaster, PA

Lengthy Stamp Act notice, death of Tecumseh and the American attack on Montreal, Canada, very early steam boat arrivals, many for sale ads.

4

34 x 53 

 $25

7A

Columbian Centinel 

June 14, 1806 

Boston 

Many for sale ads including "2 Royal Tigers", medical ads, New England total eclipse of the sun, ship quarantines etc.

4

34 x 53 

 $15

8A

 Boston Gazette

July 27, 1809 

Boston 

For sale ads, notices, ship arrivals, medical ads.

4

34 x 50 

 $12

9A

 The Albion (British, Colonial and Foreign Weekly Gazette)

May 5, 1838 

 New York City

Lengthy article on steam transportation including boats, trains and Gurney's steam carriage, Canada Rebellion, steam boat disasters, Charleston fire destroys 1/3rd of city, Steam Packet Ship Great Western ad.

8

 31 x 46

 $15

10A

 Independent Chronicle

April 13, 1807 

Boston 

Ship arrivals, for sale announcements, law ennactments, gov't notices, results of Govenor election, Defeat of Russian Army.

4

 32 x 50

 $12

12A

Detroit Free Press

Mar 1, 1888

Detroit

Yellowing and brittle due to pulp paper used at this time.  Lots of ads!

8

38 x 54

$4

13A

New York Tribune

Jan 18, 1861

New York City

One month after SC suceeds and three months before the Civil War, "The National Crisis". Ft. Sumter war preparations, steamboat and railway ads, legal, stock exchange, medical, European and world news. Separating at spine not affecting content.

8

42 x 54

$26

14A

New York Transcript

Nov 3, 1835

New York City

Many ads, steamboats, leeches for sale, medical etc, also crime news.

4

31 x 43

$9

15A

The National Gazette

Dec 16, 1820

Philadelphia

Size and shape of the Earth, North-West Passage expedition, Missouri refused admission into the Union over slavery, European news.

4

33 x 49

$12

16A

17A

Boston Weekly Messenger

Feb 2, 1821

Boston

Admission of Missouri into the Union, great fire in NYC, "A duel was fought this morning....", Maryland and Missiouri tax on bachelors, much gov't news.

4

38 x 53

$12

18A

New York Times

Dec 14, 1866

New York, NY

World, US and local news, mine explosion kills hundreds, politics, many varied ads.  Different dates available.

8

44 x 58

$9

19A

Independent Chronicle

April 8, 1807

Boston, MA 

 "Wonderful Phenomenon" describing a disfigured boy that is on view for 25 cents.  General news of the day.  Many varied ads.

4 

 33 x 50

 $12

20A

Army and Navy Journal

July 23, 1864 

New York, NY 

Much on the Civil War campaigns, the Monitor iron-clads, military news, ads (recruits wanted, photography, Deringer pistols, more guns, artifical human eyes, many varied ads).  Different dates available. 

16 

 26 x 37

 $15

21A

Handwritten Letter mentioning the
Burning of Washington City
during the War of 1812 by British forces.
Side 1  Side 2

 Aug 28, 1814
(4 days after Washington's burning)

Juliustown, NJ? 

A mother writes to her son, "...the intelligence he delivered with it, that the British had burnt the City of Washington....tis a serious time my dear son....not knowing how long I may have a son...".  Much concern about the seriousness of the times.  It was this very burning that necessitated the use of white paint to cover up the fire damage that gave rise to its new name, "The White House". Very historic. Single sheet, fully written on both sides. Some foxing. Rare.

1 

 21 x 25

 $325

22A

23A

24A

100A

10 All Different Mixed Titles

Mixed 19th Century

Various Cities

A collection of 10 all different mixed 19th century newspaper titles from various US cites. Condition ranges from fair to very good. All papers are complete and in very readable condition. A great starter collection or for teachers wanting something exciting and very different in class.  Much great reading.

4-16

Various 

$35

Title
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Date

City

Description

Size
(cm)

Price
(US$)

1B 

2B

Weekly Pacquet of Advice From Rome, plus
The Popish Courant

Aug 1, 1679

London

Anti-Catholic newspaper.  Excellent cloth bound repair at spine, some yellowing and brittleness at edges not affecting content.  Very early date.

6+2

14 x 19

$26

3B

Edinburgh Evening Courant 

Oct 22, 1774 

Edinburgh, Scotland 

Death of the Pope, US Revolutionary War readiment, medical and general ads.

4

27 x 42 

$20

4B

5B

6B

7B

Edinburgh Advertiser

Dec 21, 1770

Edinburgh

Much military news, various ads.

8

21 x 26

$14

8B

London Gazette

Various dates, 1779

London

News of the day, many notices, sailors wages, prison notice. Great masthead, very displayable.

4-6

18 x 29

$18

9B

Title
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Date

City

Description

Size
(cm)

Price
(US$)

1C

Upper Canada Gazette

Feb 10, 1842

Toronto

The very first newspaper title in Upper Canada (Ontario).  First published in 1793.  Official gov't newspaper of the day.  Contains gov't notices, proclaimations, announcements and news of the day.  In excellent condition.

4

22 x 33

$18

2C

The Morning Herald

July to Dec, 1885

Halifax

A 6 month bound volume of all issues and all pages in broadsheet format.  Covers two very significant Canadian historical events. The building and completion of the transcontinental CPR railway, and the Riel Rebellion, including Riel's trial and execution.  In very good condition but printed on acid paper and as such care must be taken.  Very readable and most uncommon.  156 four page issues, hardbound.

~800

45 x 65
each page

$125
(plus $15 shipping)

3C

La Tribune

Aug 2 and Sept 1, 1899

St-Hyacinthe, PQ

Steamboat and steam-train ads, Canadian and US news. Slight yellowing due to pulp paper but in very good condition otherwise. In French.

4

52 x 34

$4ea

4C

Canada Gazette

Apr 30, 1842

Kingston,
Province of Canada

Detailed Rideau Canal fees, in pounds, from Bytown (Ottawa), Grosse Isle quarantine regulations, many gov't notices.  In excellent as published condition.

8

21 x 33

$18

5C

The Gazette

June 4, 1897

Montreal

Steamer Diana sails to Ft Churchill for Hudson Bay expedition. Pulp paper causing yellowing, quite brittle. In English.

8

45 x 60

$5

6C

Le Trifluvien

Oct 15, 1896

Trois-Rivieres, PQ

Pulp paper causing some yellowing and small holes. In French.

6

46 x 61

$8

7C

Family Herald and Weekly Star

July 11, 1900

Montreal

Pulp paper causing yellowing, holes and some roughness around the edges. Still readable though. In English.

24

44 x 61

$10

8C

Le Nouveau Monde
Journal Catholique

Feb 21, 1878

Montreal

Tear, some damage at spine. In French.

4

47 x 62

$8

9C

The Globe

Mar 19, 1883

Toronto

Death of Karl Marx, railway news, many steam train ads including the 1st Winnipeg passenger train, many ads, news of the time. Paper later merged with The Mail to become The Globe and Mail.  Excellent condition.

12

40 x 78

$18

10C

Weekly Globe and Canada Farmer

June 9, 1882

Toronto

Details of upcoming national elections, who can vote (most can't), how etc.  NA and European news, Singer Sewing Machine ad, child labor, Manitoba Free Grant Lands ad.  Some tears and staining, otherwise in good condition.

12

39 x 58

$15

11C

Le Journal des
Trois-Rivieres

1876-1888

Trois-Rivieres, PQ

Catholic news, one half ads. In French.

4

41 x 58

$8ea

12C

The Canadian Statesmen

July 9, 1857

Bowmanville, C.W.
(Canada West)

Telegraph experiments, many ads (prices still in pounds), local news.

4

45 x 61

$12

13C

Chicago Herald

Dec 7, 1917

Chicago

Banner headline, "HALIFAX, CITY OF 5,000 DEAD". One of the most important events in Canadian history. A collision of 2 ships in the harbor, one filled with 3,000 tons of explosives, that destroyed the city in the world's biggest explosion until the development of nuclear weapons. The massive explosion was followed by a tidal wave, city wide fires and then a crippling snowstorm. Large aerial front page view of the city's damage.  Pulp paper of the time causing yellowing and britteness, especially at the edges. A very bold premier headline, highly displayable.

18

45 x 59

$140

14C

Victoria Weekly Standard

June 5, 1878

Victoria, BC

Much early talk to bring the CPR railway to BC, a Russian military threat to the west coast, steamships and shipwrecks that include a German "Ironclad" that sank killing 350, Fenian threat to eastern Canada, world news, many ads (including for Opium).  Much interesting reading! Pulp paper causing yellowing and brittleness especially around the edges, separated at spine, none affecting content. Early BC paper.

8

40 x 55

$25

15C