Fine Books and Manuscripts

A group of 20 American and British 18th- and 19th-century newspapers, including publications from Illinois, Wisconsin, and Boston, comprising: [MIDWEST]. Daily Illinois State Register. Vol. 14, No. 42, Springfield, IL, 19 February 1861. Includes coverage of Lincoln's pre-inaugural cross-country trip, and Jefferson Davis' inauguration. - Tri-Weekly Argus. Madison, Wisconsin, 19 Oct. 1847; 21 Oct. 1847 (4 copies); 23 Oct. 1847 (3 copies). Together 8 copies of an early Madison, Wisconsin newspaper, reporting on outcomes of the legislative special session held on the eve of Wisconsin's statehood. - Gem of the Prairie. Vol. 7, No. 5, Chicago, 29 June 1850. An early copy of a Chicago literary paper. [BOSTON]. The Exchange Advertiser. Vol. II, No. 93, Boston, 5 Oct. 1786. Complaints about taxes, paper money, and bankruptcy law. - The Independent Chronicle: and Universal Advertiser. Vol. XVIII, No. 943, Boston, 23 Nov. 1786; Vol. XLI, No. 292. Boston, 8 May 1809. The 1786 edition with a notice of suspension of habeas corpus to deal with an armed resistance to state authority. - American Herald. Vol. VI, No. 288, Boston, 16 April 1787. [LONDON]. The Diary; or Woodfall's Register. Nos. 37-40, London, 11-14 May; No. 946, 3 April 1792. Debates on the abolition of slavery. - The Times. No. 4397, 31 January 1799. Discussing the insurrection of the Irish.