LONDON CHRONICLE, May 16, 1771  Inside under America is a report from Charles-town stating: The reason alleged by Governor Wright in his proclamation dated Feb. 22, for dissolving the General Assembly of Georgia, is on account of the Common House of Assembly having assumed themselves some very extraordinary and unwarranted powers, and otherwise misbehaving. About 8 1/2 by 11 inches, 8 pages,

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 30, 1775. 



*Cato's Letters



Pages 1 & 2 contain one of the continued "Cato's Letters" which delves into politics by comparing the achievements & failings of the empires in Rome & Greece. There is talk of free and enslaved nations near the end of the article (see photos). Over half of page 2 is taken up with a poem which begi

THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Nov. 29, 1775  The front page has extracts of letters that were seized by American vessels & published by order of Congress. All of the letters are to officers in Boston, the first beginning: "My imagination cannot point out the extreme uneasiness of your friends and relations here, at the very disagreeable situation you are in...".

PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Dec. 23, 1775



* Original U.S. Revolutionary War

* Charleston South Carolina SC



Front page report mentions the meeting of a Provincial Congress in Charlestown, South Carolina. Interesting ftpg. letter concerning a runaway slave on board a British ship. Pg. 2 has political reports from New York & Philadlphia, including mention that: "...pursu

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 20, 1776



* America Independence

* Common Sense



The entire ftpg. is: "The Speech of Gov. Johnstone in The House of Commons, 26th of October, 1776" which is continued from a previous issue and has much on the relations with America. This text carries over to pg. 2 and is then continued to a future issue. Pg. 2 has a great item h

THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, May 1, 1776   Almost among the most desirable of issues from the 18th century is one from Philadelphia in 1776. This city & year will be paired forever in our knowledge of American history.  And better yet this is the newspaper once owned by Ben Franklin.  The entire ftpg. is taken up with various ads including  7 runaway "r

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, May 18, 1776

The front page has an article headed "Boston" beginning: "Almost every able bodied inhabitant of this place has voluntarily engaged to work 2 days a week for 6 weeks on the fortifications carrying on here for the general defence...".

Another ftpg. item includes: "...by virtue of a resolve & order of the Congr

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Sept. 26, 1776.

 

* Philadelphia Revolutionary War original

* Indians & boundries



Page 2 has lengthy discussion headed: "Extracts from the Minutes of the Convention" concerning Indian troubles and problems with the boundaries of Penna. & Virginia. Page 3 contains a report from Williamsburg, less than 3 weeks before the Declaration

PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Phila., Oct. 31, 1776

Here is a nice issue from the Revolutionary War--great that it's also from Philadelphia, dated 1776, and has early reports on the battle of White Plains.

The front page is mostly taken up with "A Dialogue...on the Proposed Plan or Frame of Government" continued from a previous issue.

Page 2 has another article concerning the creatio

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 15, 1777.



* John Hancock

* Button Gwinnett



The front page has a detailed advertisement offering a reward for various men who "Deserted from the armed schooner Delaware..."



A pg. 2 report from "Charlestown" (Charleston) includes a rare mention of a Declaration signer with: "...The Hon. Burton Gwinnet [si

THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE & COUNTRY JOURNAL, Rhode Island, May 31, 1777  In 1776 Thomas Paine, a soldier in Washington's army, began publishing a series of essays entitled "The American Crisis" in some effort to bolster the sagging spirits of the American soldiers in their cause against the British. The war was not going well for the colonists and many feared the cause for independ

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 21, 1777.



* Mention of General Howe

THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE & COUNTRY JOURNAL, Rhode Island, Sept. 23, 1780  Most of the front page is taken up with "The Scourge" letter #8, in which the writer expounds upon the virtues of freedom--moreso within England than as it relates to America, noting: "We, the freeholders, burgesses & electors of Great Britain...finding our freedom invaded, our liberties infringed..