Lot 114
[Newspapers] Group of Ten Historic Newspapers, From 1769 to 1945, these papers range from the American Revolution to the death of FDR. Condition ranges from good to very good condition:
(1)The Caledonian Mercury, Edinburgh, April 29, 1769; with news of the Barbary Pirates and a red tax stamp (2) Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser, Philadelphia, August 6, 1799; offering rewards for Army deserters and a runaway slave (3) National Intelligencer, Washington City, March 12, 1814; War of 1812 news (4) American Mercury, Hartford, Connecticut, July 11, 1826; stories on the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (5) The United States Telegraph, Washington City, July 6, 1831; story on James Monroe's death (6) Albany Weekly Journal, Albany, April 10, 1841; story on the death of President William Henry Harrison (7) Niles National Register, Baltimore, March 27, 1847 (8) The Daily Union, City of Washington, July 27, 1849; story asking for bids for supplies for various forts (9) The New York Herald, New York, April 21, 1864; Civil War news, also Maximilian and Garibaldi; and (10) Binghamton Press, April 12, 1945; news of FDR's death.
Estimated Value $300 - 400
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