Sep 27, 2018 - Sale 2486

Sale 2486 - Lot 204

Price Realized: $ 2,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1775.) Group of 45 issues of the Cambridge Chronicle from the period of the Revolution. Each 4 pages, about 19 x 13 inches, on one folding sheet; inked revenue stamps in lower left corner, generally minor wear. Cambridge, England, 1775-1781

Additional Details

Most or all of these issues have content relating to America and the war. Highlights include the 20 January 1776 issue describing the Siege of Boston; and a Benjamin Franklin letter regarding prisoner exchanges in the 18 October 1777 issue. A complete list is available upon request.