Farrar
Collection
of
Historical
Newspapers
"Reading old newspapers is both a profitable and an
entertaining occupation. . ."
- Louis B. Wright, William and Mary Quarterly, 1959.
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"Reading old newspapers is both a profitable and an
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BV 2London Chronicle July – December 1762July 1 Attempted suicide by hanging / “Pleasant Story of an Indian” July 3 Man drowns himself in well / Cherokee Chief / Northwest Passage / Description of Arts in London / Reader letter on meaning of birth in picking King’s servants / Woman beats up two men / Metyard murder of two apprentices / Cabinet journeymen go back to work July 6 Peace Rumor / Tree rooting machine / Thorough description of Ranelagh Rotunda and Gardens / General Monckton July 8 Cherokee Chiefs / Metyard Murderers / Peace feeler July 10 Sloop Jamaica – picked up at sea with no living persons aboard / First paper for printing / Snoring in bed / A “cutting out” feat July 13 A “Maiden’s” Story / Montreal Indians / Massachusetts Howe Memorial July 15 The Major Rogers Ship / Tontine and Election / Article – London too big / Cherokees / Murder July 17 Meteors / Ship Centurion July 20 News from Charleston * Edition # 871 and # 872 missing * July 27 Prizes: A Proclamation / Poe-type story / Letter from Philadelphia / Public Apology / Cherokees July 29 News from America: Charleston, whaling, and Fielding / Budget – drinking and “seeing life” / Charleston Indians / Lord Bute July 31 Dreadful Flood in 1607 / Pitt / Letter from Philadelphia: General Monckton and William Johnson / Catherine assumes Russian throne in Revolution Aug. 3 No significant news * Edition # 877 missing * Aug. 7 Robert Malpole / Philosophy and Architecture / Father to Daughter Aug. 10 Rules for bad horsemen / Letter from Philadelphia: Indians mistreated / Theater news / A Prince is born / The Russian Revolution Aug. 12 A Prince is born / Mrs. Pope dies at 106 / Walked 100 miles in less than 24 hours / John Rivington Aug. 14 Newfoundland / New York Aug. 17 America (quotation from Franklin) / Boy shot with unarmed gun / Letters from America / Baron de Murechausen Aug. 19 America – from the South Carolina Gazette / A party / Why all this trade and commerce / List of ships in Cuba / Ben Franklin / Ad to clear a scandal Aug. 21 America and Murechausen / Major Rogers and Detroit / Letter from Charlestown / Traffic / Lady Mary Whortley Mountagu dies aged near 80 / Enlistment trick / America / Marlborough married / Peace probable / Canada ceded to Britain / Martinique and Guadeloupe ceded to France Aug. 24 America – Cherokees and Charleston / Provinces should act in concert in Indian Affairs / Voltaire / Catherine the Great’s Manifesto / Chimney sweep loses son / Defense of the Retention of Cuba / William Franklin appointed governor of New Jersey / Cherokee kings / Longitude Aug. 26 Prince of Wales’ cradle / Lieutenant Colonel Burgoyne / Long letter about Russia and Catherine the Great Aug. 28 An Address on the Prince’s birth / Pennsylvania Land Company / Details of the Peace Treaty / Lord Bute to be Lord Chamberlain / Dog steals fowls / Annual music festival including new Handel piece Aug. 31 Voltaire letter / Education / Life of John Rook, a wealthy gardener / Paris executions – broken on wheel / Irish centurions Sept. 2 Comments on Bute and the Peace Treaty / Fashions / Window tax Sept. 4 Woman tries suicide / First report on the surrender of Havannah / Ancient grave found / French viewpoints on peace and possible future French victory (prophetic) / Man tries to swallow whole egg and dies / Opinion on peace treaty – “Let’s get Louisiana” Sept. 7 West Indies / Death by wasps / “Boys can shift better than girls” / Reflections by Gentlemen from Martinco, Guadeloupe, and St. Lucia / Let us have peace / Extra! Havannah Attacked * Edition # 892 missing * Sept. 11 Journal of Siege of Havannah / Prince of Wales christened / William Franklin (illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin) is Governor of New Jersey / An Incendiary letter / Order of Guild Parade / Scheme to get poultry / Deserters by height Sept. 14 Suggestion of 17-year truce / Article on peace treaty – judge for yourself from the facts / Young ladies and boarding school Sept. 16 Dear Abby / Deserters by height / Peace comparisons / “Ugly Joe,” the pickpocket / Rousseau’s parallel between Christ and Socrates Sept. 18 Reference to cremation / Knights of the Garter installation / Life in Georgia Sept. 21 News from Charles Town, SC / Satire / Advice to mothers from Rousseau’s “New System of Education” / News from America * Edition # 898 missing * Sept. 25 Mine explosion / Burgoyne / Deserters / Rousseau’s Thoughts on Education Sept. 28 Installation of Bute into Knights of the Garter / Lady of Anthony Dickins bears son / Prostitutes rescued / Bill at Inn for Duke of Nivernois / Bulletin – Surrender of Havannah / Burgoyne Sept. 30 The Fall of Cuba complete report Oct. 2 Sea fight and ship captured in harbor / Letter from Burgoyne in Spain / Manor for sale with interesting inventory * Edition # 903 missing * Oct. 7 Triplets named Faith, Hope and Charity / Harwood and Porter Brewer Oct. 9 News from America / Odd news: Shady Lady, “May and December” marriage, Army game, Dog bites man / Roman statue found Oct. 12 Amherst captures St. John’s Newfoundland / America – Braintree / Walking wager – Tyburn execution Oct. 14 Opinions on other journals of peace of Cabinet Oct. 16 Pornographic printer / “Smutt – a disagreeable habit particularly for women” / Assault of a Jew / Jews and sailors fight in Amsterdam Oct. 19 Catherine restores Count Rumin / Crimes / Bull-Baiting / Money for Havannah widows / “Report of my death false” Oct. 21 A “wardmate” election / Old Bailey Judgments / Discharging patients too soon from hospitals / Prussia demands 500,000 livre tribute from Jews / The Bedingfield murder Oct. 23 Sheridan’s Pension / Description of Highwayman Oct. 26 Burgoyne and Lee / Description of a swordfight / News from America / Irishman dies who was born in 1657 / Hogarth Oct. 28 Libel / Letter from Nobleman to son / News from America / Meaning of Whig and Tory in 1688, from the London Chronicle in 1755 Oct. 30 Burgoyne and Lee Nov. 2 Conditions of Surrender of Schweidnitz Nov. 4 Extraordinary Antipathy Nov. 6 A salesman robbed / Articles of Peace Nov. 9 Amherst and St. John’s Nov. 11 Satire (see Nov. 9 edition) Nov. 13 Florida / American ships / Treatment of frozen limbs Nov. 16 Good Diet / Sea story / Killed at Ticonderoga / Canada / An Englishman’s essay on the Peace Treaty Nov. 18 False news / Odd Sermon / St. Lucia / News from America / Tree Eradication Machine Nov. 20 Pitty Bute / New coach for King / No marriage for woman bigamist / Letter from Merchant – Russian Empress great / Extent of British dominions in North America Nov. 23 Opinions on Treaty / Bermuda Nov. 25 King’s speech to the Bohemians / New appointments / Spoon stealer / Account of Louisiana on Mississippi / French and English speech / Peace treaty ratified – Hostilities to cease Nov. 27 King’s Peace Proclamation / Opinions on peace / Lord Blakeney / American troops Nov. 30 Postal service opened in France / Islands of Sadlet Miquelon / A Pope letter / Peace Treaty boundaries on the Mississippi Dec. 2 News from West Indies / Strange love attained / Preliminary articles of peace / Storm at sea Dec. 4 Empress’ Coronation / South Carolina: No cotton! / King’s Arms Tavern / Comment on peace treaty Dec. 7 France to cede Louisiana to Spain for St. Domingo / French and English ships lost during war / The Importance of the British Colonies in North America / Tax on beer / Tobias Smollett’s mother-in-law dies / Townshead resigns as Secretary of War Dec. 9 Robert Walpole / New comic opera: “Love in a Village” / Time lapse of last peace preparations – 1711-1713 / Plot against Catherine / Baskerville / Meteor with illustration – flying saucer Dec. 11 John Evelyn / Peace treaty opinions / Barbados Dec. 14 Robberies in ill-famed houses of Fleet Lane / No meat for sale on Sundays / Dialogue – Kitty Fishen and Tristran Shandy / Townshead – Commonwealth Board of Trade Dec. 16 French soldiers mutiny / Chinese: Roles of conduct for the fair sex / Humorous political piece Dec. 18 Bewitched boy / Peace treaty / Louisiana / Working women Dec. 21 The Silent Majority / Socialism Dec. 23 Havannah Battle / List of London Brokers / Recap of births and deaths for the year Dec. 25 Christmas at Court / Peace treaty opinions / Humorous “Duel” / France cedes Louisiana to Spain Dec. 28 Selling the King’s Arms / Nering / Highways / America – Amherst in New York / Cut of a ship
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