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709500

James Earl Ray escapes...

Item #709500

March 11, 1969

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, June 11, 1977



* James Earl Ray escapes prison

* Martin Luther King Jr. murderer




The front page has headline that reads: "Massive manhunt under way for Ray" with photo. (see images) More on page 2.

Complete with 30+ pages, a few small binding holes along the spine/1st column, good condition.... See More  

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$42.00
709034

Ella Mae Wiggins killed... Loray Mill Strike...

Item #709034

September 15, 1929

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 15, 1929



* Ella Mae Wiggins killed (1st report)

* Loray Mill Strike - Gastonia, North Carolina

* Labor history of the United States




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GASTONIA MOB KILLS WOMAN IN VOLLEY FIRED AT STRIKERS" with subheads. (see images) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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708803

FDR wins a historic 3rd term as president...

Item #708803

November 07, 1940

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 1940



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt

* Historic 3rd term election win




The front page has a banner headline: "Roosevelt Is Easy Winner" with subheads and photos. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally in good condition. ... See More  

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$52.00
708641

The "real" Amityville Horror murders...

Item #708641

November 14, 1974

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Nov. 14, 1974  



* The real-life Amityville Horror

* Ronald Joseph ("Butch") DeFeo, Jr.

* Family murders - slayings  (1st report)




Page 9 has a three column heading: "Mom, dad, four kids found shot to death" with photo of a Defoe family member being carried out in a body bag. (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely ... See More  

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$182.00
708413

Fight over prohibition....

Item #708413

December 22, 1932

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, December 22, 1932



* U.S. Prohibition nearing a end ?



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HOUSE ADOPTS THE BEER BILL" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 12 pages, light toning at the margins, a few tiny binding holes along the spine, a few small margin tears, generally in good condition. Should be handled with care.... See More  

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708359

Ezell Blair Jr - the Greensboro Four...

Item #708359

March 26, 1960

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1960  Present are two articles (and a photo) related to Ezell Blair Jr., civil rights activist who is best known as a member (leader?) of the Greensboro Four - a group of African American college students who, on February 1, 1960, sat down at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina challenging the store's policy ... See More  

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708329

The Civil War in Tennessee... A misprinted/unusual issue...

Item #708329

February 09, 1864

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Feb. 9, 1864 (however, see note below). Among the front-page head column heads on the Civil War are: "ON TO RICHMOND" "Federal Troops Again at Fair Oaks" "BATTLE ON THE BIG BLACK" "Continued Bombardment of Charleston" and more.



However, this issue was misprinted as the backside run is of the day-prior's front page and includ... See More  

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706402

Two front page Civil War maps...

Item #706402

February 15, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 15, 1862 



* Roanoke Island North Carolina

* Edenton & Elizabeth City NC



The front page is dominated by two nice Civil War maps, headed: "THE BRILLIANT VICTORY AT ROANOKE" and: "EDENTON AND ELIZABETH CITY".

First column heads report much on the war including events relating to the two maps. Some include: "The Integrity of the Union&qu... See More  

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706285

1912 attempted assassination of Theaodore Roosevelt...

Item #706285

October 17, 1912

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT (weekly), North Carolina, Oct. 17, 1912



* President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

* Attempted  assassination attempt by shooting

* Campaigning event for the presidency




The top of page 6 has a small one column heading: "Theodore Roosevelt Shot" with subhead. (see images) Ironic this happened in Milwaukee, the location of the 2024 Republican Conv... See More  

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705332

Thanks from Beauregard after the Battle of Shiloh... The fall of New Orleans...

Item #705332

May 02, 1862

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, May 2, 1862



* Battle of Shiloh

* P.G.T. Beauregard

* Fall of New Orleans




This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era.

The f... See More  

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705331

Rare Confederate title with good war content...

Item #705331

September 17, 1863

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, September 17, 1863 



* Rare Confederate title from the Civil War



This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era.

The entire ... See More  

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$255.00
705259

Reporting John F. Kennedy's assassination...

Item #705259

November 23, 1963

GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS, North Carolina, Nov. 23, 1963 



* John F. Kennedy JFK assassination

* Lee Harvey Oswald as a suspect (early)




The banner headline announces: "KENNEDY IS ASSASSINATED; PRO-RED HELD AS KILLER" with two related photos.

Complete in 2 sections and 22 pages, minor central fold wear, nice condition.... See More  

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$58.00
704499

Sign up to join Washington in the military...

Item #704499

July 30, 1798

FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, July 30, 1798   Page 2 an address to the President from the people of Caroline County, Maryland, followed by his response signed: John Adams. And then another letter to him from Rockingham County, North Carolina, with his response also signed: John Adams.

Also a great recruiting letter headed: "Gen. Washington Commands!! Hark! the Drum B... See More  

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704494

1938 Howard Hughes Around World ending...

Item #704494

July 14, 1938

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, July 14, 1938.



* Aviator Howard Hughes

* Airplane flight around World

* Nearing the end




The front page has a banner headline: "HUGHES AIRPLANE NEARS NEW YORK CITY" with subheads. (see images)

Complete in 8 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine.

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704336

1963 Camp Summerlane attack... Racially motivated...

Item #704336

July 18, 1963

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 18, 1963



* Camp Summerlane - Western North Carolina

* Pro integration ethical humanist Summer camp

* Rosman NC racist mountaineers attack




The front page has a heading: "Mountaineers Drive Camp Out of Hills, Into Jersey" with lead-in: "Von Hilsheimer Is Organizer" (see images) Article continues on a inside pa... See More  

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704242

Washington responds to concerns over the Jay Treaty...

Item #704242

August 19, 1795

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR THE WORCESTER GAZETTE, Aug. 19, 1795  



* President George Washington

* Concerns over the Jay Treaty




Page 3 has the: "Answer" of the President  to the concerns of the Selectmen of Boston over the controversial Jay Treaty, signed in type: George Washington.

Page 3 also has a report of a: "Negro Insurrection" in North Carolina.

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703969

Kissinger - 1st Jewish American Secretary of State... Jim Croce 's death...

Item #703969

September 22, 1973

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 22, 1973



* Kissinger - 1st Jewish-American & 1st Naturalized Citizen to become U.S. Secretary of State

* Jim Croce dies in plane crash

                       

The front page has a three-column heading: "Kissinger Confirmed In 78-7 Senate Vote", which tells of ... See More  

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703688

Patty Hearst involed in 1974 bank robbery...

Item #703688

April 17, 1974

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, April 17, 1974 



* Patty Hearst joins terrorist group ?

* Famous San Francisco bank robbery

* Infamous photo of her role in the crime

* Simbonese Liberation Army




The top of the front page has a three column photo showing Patty Heart with heading: "Daughter's Role 'shocks' Hearst" (see images) coverage continues on ... See More  

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703193

On the Constitution... Postal routes through the states...

Item #703193

October 13, 1792

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Oct. 13, 1792 



* George Washington administration era

* Jefferson on the United States Constitution

* Post Master General Timothy Pickering




About one-third of the front page is taken up with an editorial concerning the Constitution, beginning: "By the extracts from Mr. Jefferson's letters lately published, his sentiments on the cons... See More  

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702783

Closing weeks of the Civil War...

Item #702783

March 25, 1865

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1865 



* Confederates falling apart 

* Nearing the end of war 

* Averasboro, North Carolina
 



Among the front page one column ads on the Civil War are: "Great Cavalry Campaign", "Land Co-Operation with the Fleet Before Mobile", "From The South", "Official Dispatch From Gen. Grant", "The Reported Fi... See More  

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702644

Serial killer Velma Barfield execution...

Item #702644

November 03, 1984

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 3, 1984



* American killer Margie Velma Barfield

* 1st Woman executed after resumption of capital punishment

* First Woman execution by lethal injection

* Central Prison - Raleigh, North Carolina




The top of page 7 has a three column heading: "Woman Executed in North Carolina" with photo. (see images) Related article on the same page.

Complete with 32 pag... See More  

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702433

The Wright brothers fly!

Item #702433

January 30, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 30, 1904  Near the back is an article marking perhaps the most significant development of the 20th century, that being manned flight.

Note this issue is the month following the Wright brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk.

The article is headed: "Progress of Science - The Problem of Flight" and the text includes: "...In a test near
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701936

With the word "Confederate" in the title...

Item #701936

June 01, 1864

THE DAILY CONFEDERATE, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 1, 1864  It is always desirable to find a newspaper having the word "Confederate" in the title. Here is one.

There is a wealth of war reporting, some articles including: "An Appeal to the People of the Confederate States" "Treason" "From the Enemy's Lines--Grant's Unprecedented Losses" "... See More  

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701674

Huge Civil War map of North Carolina...

Item #701674

March 24, 1865

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 24, 1865  The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "FIELD OF OPERATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA."

The balance of the front page is taken up with Civil War reports with heads including: "Another Rebel Victory ! " "An Engagement Between Sherman & Johnston" "Our Troops Forced Back at Bentonville on Sunday" "Th... See More  

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701537

Wright Brothers Monument 1932 dedication...

Item #701537

November 20, 1932

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 20, 1932



* Wright Brothers Monument dedication

* Kitty Hawk, North Carolina National Memorial

* Big Kill Devil Hill - Orville Wright present




The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "SHAFT TO WRIGHTS DEDICATED IN STORM" with subheads. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, otherwise in great condit... See More  

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701369

Jim Valvano succumbs to cancer in 1993...

Item #701369

April 29, 1993

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 29, 1993



* Jim Valvano death (1st report)

* North Carolina NC State Wolfpack

* Jimmy V - NCAA basketball coach

* 1983 National champions vs. Houston




The front page of the sport's section has a headline: "Valvano dies After Cancer Fight" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 44 pages, very nic... See More  

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700694

The Monitor vs. the Merrimac, & much more...

Item #700694

March 22, 1862

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 22, 1862



* Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia

* Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia)

* Civil War ironclads clash




The front page has a print of a soldier shooting, as well as a lengthy article: "The Naval Battle in Hampton Roads" which featured the historic battle between the Monitor & the Merrimac.

Inside has a tip... See More  

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700279

Yom Kippur War in 1973...

Item #700279

October 12, 1973

THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 12, 1973



* Yom Kippur War - Syrian border

* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more

* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States 




The front page has a four column headline: "Israelis Cross Syrian Border" with related map. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, four binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

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700159

Death of Jenny Lind... The 'fighting Indians'...

Item #700159

November 10, 1887

GREENSBORO NORTH STATE, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 1887



* Jenny Lind death

* Swedish Nightingale

* Opera singer




The top of the front page has: "The Death of Jenny Lind" "A Brief Life Sketch of the World-Famed Songstress" which includes an illustration of her.

Also on the ftpg: "THE FIGHTING INDIANS" "A Brief Skirmish And A Dead Sword-Bearer" "The... See More  

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700109

1872 Lexington, North Carolina hanging...

Item #700109

December 14, 1872

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 14, 1872



* Lexington, North Carolina

* African American execution

* Davidson County hanging




The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "THE EXTREME PENALTY" with subheads. (see images) A detailed report here.

Complete with all 12 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.... See More  

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700084

The Lowry War in North Carolina...

Item #700084

December 28, 1872

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 28, 1872 



* Andrew Strong killed

* Lowry's War - gang

* Pembroke, North Carolina

* Scuffletown




Page three has an article on the Lowery (Lowry, Lowrie) War in North Carolina.

The Lowry War is a notable event in North Carolina history. Led by Henry Berry Lowry, whose father and brother were murdered by men of the Confederate Home Guard, a band of American... See More  

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699843

Bataan Death March in 1942... WWII...

Item #699843

January 28, 1944

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, January 28, 1944



* Bataan Death March (1st report)

* Imperial Japanese Army atrocities

* Made public for the first time




A terrific issue on the Bataan Death March with a seven column headline on the front page: "Army And Navy Release Horror Story Of Jap Brutality To Gallant Defenders On Bataan" with subheads. (see images) First report cov... See More  

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699703

Yom Kippur War in 1973...

Item #699703

October 17, 1973

THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 1973



* Yom Kippur War - Suez Canal crossed

* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more

* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States 

* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights

* Jews - Jewish - Judaica




The front page has a threecolumn headline: "Israeli Unit Raids Sites In Egypt" and more. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, four bindin... See More  

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699698

Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...

Item #699698

October 08, 1973

THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 8, 1973



* Yom Kippur War beginning

* Valley  (Vale) of Tears battle

* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more

* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States 

* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights

* Jews - Jewish - Judaica




The front page has a five column headline: "Egyptians Trapped, In Sinai, Israel Says" with subheads and related... See More  

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699697

Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...

Item #699697

October 07, 1973

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 1973



* Yom Kippur War begins (day one)

* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more

* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States 

* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights

* Jews - Jewish - Judaica




The front page has a nice banner headline: "Egyptians Storm Suez Canal; Israelis Battle Syrian Forces" with subheads and related map. (see ima... See More  

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699399

Edgar Allan Poe monument dedication...

Item #699399

November 18, 1875

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, November 18, 1875



* Poet Edgar Allan Poe

* Memorial grave unveiling

* Baltimore, Maryland dedication

* Uncommon Southern publication




The first column of the front page under: "Maryland" with a Baltimore dateline has a brief report that begins with: "The monument of Edgar A. Poe was unveiled..." (see image)

Complete with 4... See More  

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699020

The Monitor vs. the Merrimac...

Item #699020

March 10, 1862

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1862  



* Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia

* Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia)

* American Civil War ironclads




The back page contains two nice Civil War maps headed: "Fernandina, Florida, and Vicinity" and "Scene of Burnside's Operations in North Carolina" as seen in the photos, with not only related one column ... See More  

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699000

Editor has a gloomly outlook on the war...

Item #699000

November 12, 1862

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Nov. 12, 1862  



* Confederate editor gives a pessimistic outlook



The front page has much on the Civil War with items headed: "The Enemy Of James River", "From Northern Virginia", "Fredericksburg--The Recent Yankee Raid", "The Navigation of The Mississippi", "Latest News From The North", and many subhead... See More  

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698683

Death of Pablo Picasso... modern art...

Item #698683

April 09, 1973

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, April 9, 1973



* Pablo Picasso death (1st report)

* Famed Spanish painter




The front page has a heading: "Picasso lies in lonely state" More on page 2 with an example of his work. A lengthier report on page 5 with four more examples of his work and small photo of himself. First report on the death of famous Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker and... See More  

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698404

Much on the exchange of prisoners in prison ships... British have evacuated the South...

Item #698404

July 17, 1781

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, July 17, 1781  



* American Revolutionary War

* Ship prisoners exchanged

* Southern colonies evacuation (British)




The front page has several letters from British Lt. Col. Balfour, most dealing with discussion for an exchange of prisoners with General Greene.

This discussion carries over to page 2 where is found a letter dat... See More  

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698349

Yorktown siege.... New Orleans falls...

Item #698349

May 02, 1862

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 2, 1862  



* Siege of Yorktown

* Fall of New Orleans

* Fort Macon North Carolina




The front page is dominated by a nice Civil War map headed: "The Action of April 26 Near Yorktown" which is more of a diagram of the battle.

Among the front page one column heads are: "Fall Of Fort Macon" "The Surrender of New Orleans" "Graceful but... See More  

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698063

General Lawrence O'Bryan Branch... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...

Item #698063

June 07, 1863

SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, June 7, 1863



* General Lawrence O'Bryan Branch

* Very rare Confederate publication




 A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector market. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations.

The front page is entirely taken up with a nice illustration of: "G... See More  

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698022

Rare Confederate title...

Item #698022

November 05, 1863

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, Nov. 5, 1863



* Rare Confederate publication during the Civil War



This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era. 

The front... See More  

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697888

Much on events in the South: General Greene & others...

Item #697888

March 13, 1781

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, March 13, 1781  



* Rare Revolutionary War title

* General Nathanael Greene

* Battle of Cowpens - SC

* Events in the South




Most of the front page is taken up with reports concerning the: "Account of the Examination& Commitment of John Trumbull, for High Treason", some of the "rebel governor" of Conne... See More  

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697641

Rare Confederate title...

Item #697641

June 19, 1863

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, June 19, 1863 



* Rare Confederate publication during the Civil War



 The front page contains a first-column report headed: "Dismissal of the British Consul at Richmond" which concerns President Jefferson Davis revoking George Moore's duties as an agent for the Confederacy in England.

This is followed by a related document hea... See More  

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$185.00
697378

Fall of Plymouth, North Carolina...

Item #697378

November 04, 1864

THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Nov. 4, 1864



* Capture of Plymouth, North Carolina

* From the origin of the Confederacy




Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Petersburg" "Secret Sessions" "From Our Army In Tennessee" "From Sherman's Army--Sherman's Position" "From the Northern Papers" "Letter from North Geo... See More  

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697226

Jeff Davis' address, and much more...

Item #697226

January 23, 1863

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, January 23, 1863  This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era.

The front page includes some items relating to the Civil War in... See More  

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$165.00
697082

History making 3rd term of the presidency.....

Item #697082

January 21, 1941

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, January 21, 1941



* Franklin D. Roosevelt

* 3rd FDR inauguration

* First time for 3rd term




The front page has a nice banner headline: "F. R. TAKES OATH, ASSERTS DEMOCRACY NOT DYING" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, a light pinkish stain from a... See More  

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696922

On the Battle of Guilford Court House...

Item #696922

April 24, 1781

THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, April 24, 1781  



* Battle of Guilford Courthouse

* Greensboro, North Carolina

* General Charles Cornwallis loss




Page 2 has some nice war content. The 2nd column begins with: "By accounts from General Greene's army as late as the 24th ultimo, we learn that Lord Cornwallis is retreating towards Cross Creek and that o... See More  

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$725.00
696915

Confederate from Winston, North Carolina...

Item #696915

January 24, 1862

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 1862



* Rare Confederate publication from the Civil War



 This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era.

Among the ... See More  

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$185.00
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