Lot 634
[American Revolution] British Newspapers. All of the newspapers are complete and in especially fine condition. Five Issues of The London Chronicle: or, Universal Evening Post. Four numbers, ranging July 16, 1757 to September 8, 1759, London, Folio, eight pages. Contain numerous accounts of "Transactions in our American Colonies," including a lengthy first-hand account of the defeat at Ticonderoga, in a letter written by a British soldier at Lake George, reports of affairs in the areas of Fort Edward, Fort Frontanac, Fort William Henty, Lake Champlain, Crown Point, and Lake George. The papers are full of watchful colonial reports, and coverage of the early colonial events which would culminate into the Revolutionary War. Fine.
Estimated Value $150-UP.
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