American Interest
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1.THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
Report from New York,December 6th:”The following notice has been dispensed about this city.Whereas our nation has lately been informed that the letters that have been forged for us by Great Britain are hourly expected to arrive in a certain ship belonging to,or chartered by the East India Company.We therefore declare that we are determined not to be enslaved by any power on earth,and that whosoever shall aid or abet so infamous a design,or shall presume to let their store or stores,for the Reception of the infernal chains,may depend upon it,that we are prepared and shall not fail to pay them an unwelcome visit,in which they shall be treated as they deserve,by THE MOHAWKS-Novemeber 29th-1773.On page 3 in a complete issue of:
ARI'S BIRMINGHAM GAZETTE-January 24th 1774
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Report from New York-31st January.”A Gentleman that left Boston the 20th instant,informs us that the day before his departure,several casks of Tea were burnt opposite the Custom House there,in presence of many thousand spectators.”
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“Boston(New England)January 12th.We are informed that on Thursday last,the tea that which was saved out of Capt. Loring’s Brigantine,was landed at the Castle by order of the Officers of His Majesty’s Customs,the consigneers refused to receive it.”to of page 2,column 1,in a complete issue of:
ARI'S BIRMINGHAM GAZETTE-March 7th 1774
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2.DELAWARE/TRENTON
“The Rebels recrossed the River Delaware immediately with the prisoners and cannon that they had taken.”
The above ends a despatch from General Sir William Howe,dated New York,December 29th 1776.This report started as follows,”On the 25th instant,in the evening,attacked an out guard from the Post of Trenton.”
A previous despatch dated the 20th of December 1776 at Corriels Ferry concerned a possible crossing of the Delaware by the British forces,made impossible as “the enemy having taken the precaution to destroy or to secure on the south side all the boats.”
In all 3 despatches totalling 2 pages in a 4 page issue of:
THE LONDON GAZETTE No 11747-22-25th February 1777
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3.ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND MR SEWARD
“This evening,at 9.30,President Lincoln,while sitting in a private box at Ford’s Theatre with Mrs Lincoln,
Miss Harris and Major Rathburn,was shot by an assassin who suddenly entered the box and approached behind the President…”-In a full column.This news arrived late for publication and appears in the Postscript section.The papers main news was the surrender of General Lee-in a complete issue of:
THE GUARDIAN(Weekly London Paper)-26th April 1865
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4.BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
The full battle is covered by 6 issues of The Times-the highly respected London daily,in these issues:
THE TIMES-16th July,17th July,20th July,27th July,31st July,and 18th August 1863
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5.THE HAMILTON/BURR DUEL
General Hamilton dies as the result of a duel(First Leader of 11" of column space,page 2,column 1),in a complete issue of THE TIMES,dated 11th of August,1804.
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The Duel took place at Heboken,it is said his son was killed on the very spot, about two years before(Page 2,column 3,1.5" of column space),in a complete issue of THE TIMES,dated 13th of August,1804.
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Sets of the New York papers received in London from the 14th-22nd of July almost all filled with news of the Duel.The death of General Hamilton "has diffused a general gloom over every part of America,"(First Leader,plus all page 3,in all 88" of column space),in a complete issue of THE TIMES,dated 17th of August,1804.
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First mention of the Duel(Back page,column 1,just short of 2" of column space) in a complete issue of THE NORWICH MERCURY,dated 18th of August,1804.
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Extract from the New York Morning Chronicle(Back page,column 1,9" of column space),in a complete issue of THE NORWICH MERCURY,dated 25th of August, 1804.
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6.THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
"The President of the United States has received a letter from Captain Lewis dated St. Louis,Sept. 23"-his party arrived on that day(Page 3,columns 2-3,7" of column space),all in a complete issue of THE TIMES,dated the 3rd December 1806.
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Text of a letter "To The Times..."from Captain Lewis(4")also extract of a letter from Kaministiguia(1"),both page 3,column 1,in a complete issue of THE TIMES,
dated the 4th of December,1806.
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7.THE BURNING OF WASHINGTON
THE BICENTENNIAL OF THIS EVENT OCCURS IN 5 YEARS TIME
Mini column headline(big news for those days)-"Capture Of The City Of Washington",(20" of column space,page 3),in a complete issue of THE TIMES, dated 27th of September,1814.
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Nearly two pages of assorted war news from Washington,New York,Boston,with small reports from elsewhere.American news on pages 2-3(totalling in all 183" of column space),in a complete issue of THE TIMES,dated 28th of September, 1814.
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"CITY OF WASHINGTON DESTROYED"-The British in Washington.Assorted Military and Naval news from America,(Pages 2-3,in all 91" of column space),in a complete issue of THE TIMES,dated 29th of September,1814.
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8.LONDON GAZETTES
Early issue of the London Gazette with news from Boston in New England-"By ship from this part which arrived at Plymouth,8th of Novemeber,we are informed of the quiet and thriving condition of that place and their ready zeal for His Majesty's Service,which they have lately testified by the voluntary and remarkable supplies sent to Sir John Harman of all sorts of provisions and necessities for the suadron under his command",as quoted on the front page,column 1.Nice watermark,all in a complete issue of THE LONDON GAZETTE,dated 12th of May,1670(Issue No. 468).
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Ship arrives at Lyme on the 9th of May from Virginia-"That plantation is now in a healthy condition,the distemper that reigned among them now being wholly erased."Last report,back page,col 2-2 lines in all.Also report from Plymouth dated 8th May that their ship,The Crown,had arrived from Virginia laden with tobbacco(front page,column 1,line 1).In the first news item the paper reports that none of the vessels arrived lately at Falmouth had heard of any "Pyrates upon the coast."Nice clean condition with super Coat of Arms watermark.A typical single sheet paper of the period which would frame to advantage with glass both sides in an acid free mount.THE LONDON GAZETTE,dated 12th May, 1670.
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