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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PF 881 Newspapers 1814 – 18151814 Dec. 14 New-York Spectator The Privateer General Armstrong Dec. 17 New-York Spectator Fighting in Maryland Dec. 21 New-York Spectator Paper currency / Rufus King speech Dec. 22 United States Gazette (Philadelphia) Black recruits Dec. 22 New-York Spectator Black recruits / The enemy Dec. 24 New-York Spectator Conscription Bill Dec. 31 Columbian Centinel (Boston) Events of the War Dec. 31 New-York Spectator Army Bills 1815 Jan. 3 New-York Spectator COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER Carrier Address Jan. 7 New-York Spectator Nativity Ode for Christmas 1814 Jan. 11 New-York Spectator Proceedings of the Hartford Convention Jan. 16 New-York Spectator CONNECTICUT MIRROR Carrier Address Jan. 18 New-York Spectator Richard Stockton speech Jan. 21 New-York Spectator Possibility of Peace Jan. 23 United States Gazette (Philadelphia) Remarks of Daniel Webster Jan. 24 United States Gazette (Philadelphia) James Lloyd writes to John Randolph Jan. 27 United States Gazette (Philadelphia) Direct tax / Loss of the USS President Jan. 29 New-York Spectator War vote in Congress Feb. 1 New-York Spectator Fresh Disasters in the South Feb. 4 New-York Spectator Glorious News – Battle of New Orleans Feb. 15 New-York Herald Peace Feb. 15 New-York Spectator Peace Feb. 18 New-York Spectator General Scott’s Court of Enquiry Report Feb. 22 New-York Spectator Peace and Commerce Feb. 25 New-York Spectator 6257 Impressed Seamen Mar. 1 New-York Spectator A Lasting Peace? Mar. 2 Intelligencer (Portsmouth, NH) President’s Message Mar. 4 New-York Spectator New-York Illumination Mar. 8 New-York Spectator Stephen Decatur’s Report Mar. 11 New-York Spectator Treasury Report Mar. 15 New-York Spectator Algiers Mar. 18 New-York Spectator “O Horrible!” / John Randolph’s Answer Mar. 22 New-York Spectator Letter from General Andrew Jackson Mar. 25 New-York Spectator Louisiana Mar. 29 New-York Herald Direct tax Mar. 29 New-York Spectator William Gaston’s Circular Letter Apr. 1 New-York Spectator Dialogues of the Dead Apr. 5 New-York Spectator Cotton Trade Apr. 7 New-York Spectator Dreadful and Memorable Occurrence Apr. 12 New-York Spectator Furniture tax Apr. 15 New-York Spectator Assize Court of Paris Apr. 19 New-York Spectator Stereotype printing Apr. 22 New-York Spectator From Cobbett: Sabbath Sevi Apr. 26 New-York Spectator A Dream of Happier Days Apr. 29 New-York Spectator Rumor that Bonaparte returns to Paris May 3 New-York Spectator Napoleon addresses the French people May 6 Portsmouth (NH) Oracle Napoleon’s Adress to French May 6 New-York Spectator Allies declare war against Napoleon May 8 New-York Spectator Napoleon reviews his Army May 10 New-York Spectator England mobilizes under Wellington May 13 New-York Spectator The New-York Free School Society May 17 New-York Spectator Bonaparte’s escape from Elba May 20 New-York Spectator British-American Treaty May 27 New-York Spectator Organization of the American Army June 3 New-York Spectator Reports to the Emperor Napoleon June 7 New-York Spectator England negotiates with America June 10 New-York Spectator North West Indians want treaty to end war June 14 New-York Spectator 433 Dartmoor prisoners arrive in America June 21 New-York Herald Andecdotes of Bonaparte June 21 New-York Spectator The Burning of Moscow / Robbery and Murder June 26 New-York Spectator Indian Affairs July 1 New-York Spectator Louis XVIII’s Proclamation July 22 New-York Spectator Female Parliament / Petersburg, VA Fire July 26 New-York Spectator Congress of Vienna July 29 New-York Spectator French Chamber of Representatives Aug. 2 New-York Spectator Italian King returns to throne Aug. 4 United States Gazette (Philadelphia) Parliament endorses war with Bonaparte Aug. 9 New-York Spectator Napoleon Abdicates / Lafayette Aug. 12 New-York Spectator French account of the Battle of Waterloo Aug. 16 New-York Spectator Waterloo Aftermath Aug. 19 New-York Spectator Wellington to Paris / Bonaparte to England Aug. 23 New-York Spectator Blucher’s account of Waterloo Aug. 26 New-York Spectator Wellington’s Proclamation on entering France Sept. 2 New-York Spectator Strange occurrence off Boston Sept. 5 United States Gazette (Philadelphia) German Confederation / Czar’s Manifesto Sept. 6 New-York Spectator Congress of Vienna Sept. 6 United States Gazette (Philadelphia) Prussian Peace Treaty Sept. 8 United States Gazette (Philadelphia) Distiller’s Tax Sept. 16 New-York Spectator An Unfortunate Passenger Sept. 20 United States Gazette (Philadelphia) “What will the conquerors of France demand?” Sept. 21 Intelligencer (Portsmouth, NH) Bonaparte ordered to St. Helena
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