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A Tory newspaper from the Revolutionary War...
A Tory newspaper from the Revolutionary War...
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September 21, 1778
NEW YORK GAZETTE AND THE WEEKLY MERCURY, New York, Sept. 21, 1778 This newspaper was partial to the crown, the masthead featuring a nice engraving of the Royal Seal (see photos).
A front page report from St. Maloes mentions that: "Two American privateers are chased into this port by an English man of war of 60 guns; one of them is the Independence...the other is a brig...the former in the chase threw her guns overboard...".
Pg. 3 has more reports on war activity including a letter from a 'colonial' that says: "We are in daily expectation of further insults from the savages of the wilderness....the number of the enemy, Indians and Tories is about 1000...".
A pg. 2 report from 'New-York' talks about a surprise attack by the British at Babcock Heights: 'The Rebels were so briskly charged, that many of them forgot their Arms, and fled with the utmost Precipitation; their Colonel...scampering off without his breeches or Boots...". Two, 2 inch acid-free tape mends to an inside tear on both leaves cause no loss of text. A few large foxing spots near the masthead do not affect the woodcut.
A rare Tory newspaper from the middle of the Revolutionary War.
A front page report from St. Maloes mentions that: "Two American privateers are chased into this port by an English man of war of 60 guns; one of them is the Independence...the other is a brig...the former in the chase threw her guns overboard...".
Pg. 3 has more reports on war activity including a letter from a 'colonial' that says: "We are in daily expectation of further insults from the savages of the wilderness....the number of the enemy, Indians and Tories is about 1000...".
A pg. 2 report from 'New-York' talks about a surprise attack by the British at Babcock Heights: 'The Rebels were so briskly charged, that many of them forgot their Arms, and fled with the utmost Precipitation; their Colonel...scampering off without his breeches or Boots...". Two, 2 inch acid-free tape mends to an inside tear on both leaves cause no loss of text. A few large foxing spots near the masthead do not affect the woodcut.
A rare Tory newspaper from the middle of the Revolutionary War.
Category: Revolutionary War
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