[American Revolution] The Continental Journal and Weekly Advertiser, with a Front Page Printing of "An Act for providing a Reinforcement to the American Army"

Boston: Printed by John Gill, Thursday, December 5, 1776. Numb. XXVIII. Printed newspaper. Folio. (4) pp. Docketed in contemporary ink at bottom of front-page. Creasing from old folds; separated along spine; top edge of each sheet repaired; two small holes at center folds of first leaf; small repaired hole at top of first leaf; scattered spotting.

A fine 1776-dated Boston newspaper. On the front-page is a printing of the Massachusetts law, "An Act for providing a Reinforcement to the American Army," followed on the second-page by an act to prevent the counterfeiting of bills of public credit. This is followed by various reports from around the country on matters relating to the Revolutionary War, including news from France; a treaty of alliance between American officials and members of the Delaware, Mingo, and Shawnee tribes; and the return of Massachusetts statesman James Lovell from British incarceration.

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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[American Revolution] The Continental Journal and Weekly Advertiser, with a Front Page Printing of "An Act for providing a Reinforcement to the American Army"

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