(NEW YORK) Group of 6 early broadsides and newspapers from r

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(NEW YORK.) Group of 6 early broadsides and newspapers from rural Salem, New York, some unrecorded. Various sizes, generally uncut with moderate wear. Salem, NY, 1803-1818 and undated

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These ephemeral publications were issued from Salem, NY, a small town in Washington County northeast of Albany. They were found among the papers of attorney and judge Anthony J. Blanchard (1768-1853) of Salem. Includes:

"Not Mark Anthony's Address." Letterpress broadside, 8 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches. A politician responds to insults published in the Washington Register; not recorded in OCLC or Shaw & Shoemaker. Salem, NY, 19 April 1804.

"To the Independent Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Town of Salem." Letterpress broadside, 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, signed in type "The Voice of Hundreds." Decries corruption in the ruling New York party as evinced in a recent town meeting; not recorded in OCLC or Shaw & Shoemaker. [Salem, NY], early 19th century.

Issue of the Northern Centinel, a Salem newspaper, dated 19 April 1803 (no holdings of this date recorded in Chronicling America website).

Two issues of the Northern Post, a Salem newspaper, dated 10 November 1808 and 9 July 1818.

Issue of the Washington Register, a Salem newspaper, dated 22 April 1813 (no holdings of this date recorded in Chronicling America website). One small advertisement clipped out; features a death notice for Maria Blanchard, wife of Anthony, on the front page.