(AMERICAN REVOLUTION NEWSPAPERS) Group of 8 issues of the N

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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--NEWSPAPERS.) Group of 8 issues of the New-York Journal, or the General Advertiser. Unbound, 3 full issues about 19 x 12 inches, and 5 supplements about 16 x 10 inches; tape repairs along the horizontal folds, separations at center folds, edge wear. (JMR) New York: John Holt, February to July 1775

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A Patriot newspaper, full of pre-war news and rhetoric, most notably a sarcastic "Tories Creed." The first issue contains an advertisement for the lease of the Sterling Iron Works; the final issue includes the text of the open letter from General Charles Lee to General Burgoyne. Includes full 4-page issues dated 23 February, 2 March, and 16 March, as well as 2-page supplements dated 24 February, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March, and 13 July.