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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BV 4The Morning Chronicle and London Advertiser for 1784Missing: March 9 and 27, April 6, 7, 8, and 29, June 23, August 24 and 30, September 2 and 4, and November 2 and 16. Note November 23 is loose. Several issues are misnumbered. March 19 has only one page and there are no Sunday issues. Three issues – January 2 (British evacuate New-York) one page only, March 9 (Washington’s farewell to his officers at Fraunces tavern in New-York) and March 19 page 2 (Rivington shuts down his newspaper) are in the American Revolution Newspaper folder.
Jan. 3 News from Georgia Jan. 6 News from Charleston, SC Jan. 12 News from New-York Jan. 13 Parliament dissolved Jan. 14 From Rivington’s Gazette: The Irish Address Jan. 19 Joshua Reynolds and Romney Jan. 22 News from Worchester and Philadelphia: Congress accepts New jersey as one of the two places to meet alternately, the other Georgetown Feb. 2 Riot in Philadelphia Feb. 6 News from Charleston, SC Feb. 25 News from America Mar. 1 News from Antiqua Mar. 11 News from America and Ireland Mar. 12 News from Virginia and New-York: Washington says to drop action against Loyalists Mar. 17 News from New-York: Provinces should be independent Mar. 18 News from New-York: Loyalists are settling in New-York Mar. 19 The American Trade Bill Mar. 25 News from St. John’s, New Brunswick Mar. 31 News from Baltimore Apr. 9 USA and Britain Peace Treaty ratified Apr. 10 New-York Governor Clinton’s speech Apr. 12 News from New-York Apr. 14 News of Sir Guy Carleton and North America Apr. 15 News from New-York Apr. 30 Balloons May 5 Resolutions from Virginia May 8 Loyalist’s news May 10 Loyalist’s news May 11 News from Nova Scotia May 14 Loyalist’s news May 17 News form New-York, Vermont and Virginia May 18 Members of the House of Commons May 19 News from Charleston, SC May 21 News from Nova Scotia May 22 The decrease in United States population May 27 Handel Commemoration May 31 News from New-York: Drive the Tories away June 1 American Trade Bill June 7 Fashions June 10 Congress is at Annapolis June 11 The portraits of Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette are sent to Congress (to be put in Philadelphia at Congress Hall) June 12 Whale fishing June 14 The celebration of Rodney’s victory on the island of Jamaica June 16 News from America June 17 News from America June 22 News from New Jersey: the death of Francis Waldo June 24 News from Charleston, SC about Tories June 25 News from America: Congress has no power over the States June 28 News from New-York: General Washington is proclaimed dictator July 1 Budget for England July 5 Thanksgiving celebration proclaimed for the Peace Treaty July 7 Cornwallis is in India July 8 News from America: The Northwest Territory is divided into ten districts July 16 The American Trade Bill July 24 News from Nassau (New Providence) July 26 News from the Sugar Colonies July 27 News from the Sugar Colonies July 28 News from the Sugar Colonies July 30 News from the Sugar Colonies July 31 News of Virginia Governor Jefferson / Trial by jury in Canada Aug. 2 News from the Sugar Colonies Aug. 5 Conditions bad in America Aug. 7 News from Canada Aug. 10 Captain Cook and Joshua Reynolds Aug. 13 The Case of General John Burgoyne Aug. 14 The Death of Allan Ramsay Aug. 16 Bankruptcy in America / A letter from Dr. Franklin / Balloons / The French and the Americans Aug. 18 News from the Virginia Gazette Aug. 20 News from the U.S. Chronicle in Providence, RI Aug. 23 The trade of the United States Aug. 25 News from Virginia and Kingston, NY Aug. 26 News of Flying Aug. 27 Captain Cook Sept. 1 News of East Florida Sept. 6 Vaucluse Sept. 8 John Jay / Lexington / A meeting at St. Helena Sept. 9 Balloons / Poem Sept. 10 Owhyee from Captain Cook Sept. 11 News from America / Tories driven from Poughkeepsie Sept. 14 Land losing value in America / Loyalist officers Sept. 15 Southern shipwreck Sept. 16 Female Education / Air Balloon / Captain Cook Sept. 18 News from New-York Loyalists now in Canada / Aerial Voyage Sept. 21 Captain Cook Sept. 22 Poem by Samuel Johnson Sept. 23 News from Georgetown on the Potomac / St. Augustine Sept. 28 News from Halifax / Franklin / Captain Cook Sept. 29 News from Hartford and Philadelphia Oct. 1 News from Philadelphia / Balloons Oct. 8 News of Nova Scotia Oct. 9 News from Kingston, Jamaica Oct. 12 News from Kingston, Jamaica Oct. 16 Franklin Oct. 18 New-York, Philadelphia, Charleston, Baltimore and Jamaica news Oct. 25 News from Charleston Oct. 26 News from Jamaica Oct. 28 The State of New Jersey Nov. 2 News of Washington from Baltimore and South Carolina Nov. 3 News from Boston / Washington and Lafayette Nov. 4 News from America Nov. 6 News of New Jersey (Wyoming) and Quebec Nov. 8 News from Virginia Nov. 11 News from America Nov. 12 News from America Nov. 23 (loose) Wyoming and riots Nov. 25 Wyoming / The Dutch Treaty / Antiqua Nov. 27 News form Nova Scotia / Fire Dec. 1 News from Connecticut Dec. 2 News from Boston and Philadelphia Dec. 8 News from New-York Dec. 13 News from Philadelphia Dec. 15 Death of Samuel Johnson Dec. 20 Death of Samuel Johnson Dec. 22 News from Philadelphia Dec. 23 Samuel Johnson Dec. 25 Johnson’s will / News from America Dec. 27 Samuel Johnson / America may return to Great Britain Dec. 28 Samuel Johnson Dec. 29 Education / News from New Haven and Philadelphia Dec. 30 Samuel Johnson Dec. 31 The Creation of New Brunswick
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