Farrar  Collection of Historical  Newspapers

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42 Newspapers 1680-1779

1680

June 14            The London Gazette                             Fighting in Spain

Aug. 12            The London Gazette                             Truce in Hungary

 1681

July 30             Advice From Rome                              The Pope is Anti-Christ

Aug. 5              Advice From Rome                              Pope’s Objections

 1682

May 13            The Protestant Courant (London)          Trials

 1689

Mar. 20            The London Gazette                             Members for Parliament

July 4               The London Gazette                             Queen of Spain’s Marriage

 1692

Jan. 19             The London Gazette                             The Spanish Armada

 1695

Dec. 9              The London Gazette                             New Sheriffs

 1698

Aug. 15            The London Gazette                             King of Spain is recovering

Sept. 1             The London Gazette                             Emperor and Pope disagree

 1699

Jan. 4               The London Gazette                             New Cardinal from Hesse-Dormstad

Jan. 11             The London Gazette                             Congregation of Cardinals

Jan. 18             The London Gazette                             Pope is in a weak condition

Jan. 22             The London Gazette                             Venice is rearming

Mar. 11            The London Gazette                             The Arsenal is to be refitted

Mar. 18            The London Gazette                             Swedish-Saxon fighting

Sept. 4             The London Gazette                             Admiral Aylmer’s Squadron arrives

Sept. 11           The London Gazette                             Pope and Italian government differ

Sept. 21           The London Gazette                             Negotiations in Warsaw

Sept. 25           The London Gazette                             French war ships in Cadiz

Sept. 28           The London Gazette                             Pope confirms The Great Inquisitor in Spain

Oct. 5              The London Gazette                             The Spanish Cardinal dies

Oct. 26            The London Gazette                             Proclamations by King William regarding Parliament

Nov. 6             The London Gazette                             Differences between Italy and Switzerland

Dec. 25            The London Gazette                             Address to His Majesty

Dec. 28            The London Gazette                             Jubilee opening in Italy

 1705

 May 13            A Review of the Affairs in France          Complaints

 1710

Sept. 22           The Examiner (Dublin)              (Dean Swift’s newspaper) Sweden

 1713

Mar. 13            The Examiner (Dublin)              This Corrupt Age

Mar. 18            The Examiner (Dublin)              A dislike of the Constitution

 1715

Oct. 22             The Weekly Journal (London)   European News

Oct. 29             The Weekly Journal (London)   Fighting in Poland

 1723

Feb. 11            The New-England Courant (Boston - facsimile)     Franklin is printer

 1724

Sept. 12           The Whitehall Evening-Post (London)       Advancement of Letters

1725

July 10             The British Journal (London)                 Deplores Doctors

Aug. 14            The British Journal (London)                 Spain accepts the Pope’s mediation

 1726

Sept. 22           The St. James Evening-Post (London)      Tragic fire in Philadelphia

 1727

Oct. 7              The London Gazette                             Address on the Death of the King

 1743

Aug. 16            The Edinburgh Evening Courant            Plague in Messina

 1770

June 22            Connecticut Journal                              The Susquehannah Company

 1779

 Oct. 29            The Edinburgh Advertiser                     A Woman Spy in America

 

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