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JOHN PAUL JONES’S IMMORTAL VICTORY – 1ST MAJOR U.S. NAVAL VICTORY
“I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT!” The Pennsylvania Packet, Philadelphia Thursday, January 20, 1780 Two letters sent from France (where the captured “Serapis” anchored) describe Captain Jones’s now...
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THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” The Pennsylvania Evening Post, Philadelphia Saturday, July 1, 1775 This historic issue publishes two superb reports of the Battle of Bunker...
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THOMAS PAINE’S “THE CRISIS, NO. IX”
The Complete Text by the Author of “Common Sense” The Pennsylvania Packet, Philadelphia, Saturday, June 10, 1780 On Dec. 23, 1776, patriot Thomas Paine, author of the popular pro-American pamphlet,...
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BENEDICT ARNOLD IN THE BRITISH SERVICE! THOMAS JEFFERSON CAPTURED?
ARNOLD LEADS REDCOATS, BUT IS SHUNNED BY LORD CORNWALLIS! THOMAS JEFFERSON CAPTURED?–THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN THE SOUTH ORIGINAL PAUL REVERE “SWORD IN HAND” ENGRAVED MASTHEAD! The Independent...
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GEN. BURGOYNE A PRISONER AFTER BATTLE OF SARATOGA
BURGOYNE FAILS TO MEET TERMS OF SURRENDER CONVENTION NEWS OF SARATOGA VICTORY REACHES FRANCE–CHANGES THE WAR! THE RHODE ISLAND OATH OF ALLEGIANCE – FRONT PAGE PRINTING! BENEDICT ARNOLD DINES WITH GEN....
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RARE ISSUE OF JAMES RIVINGTON’S “ROYAL GAZETTE” THE FAMOUS TORY NEWSPAPER
“….patiently wait the arrival of a Mail from England, which in all probability will determine the great, the important question, ‘big with the Fate of Britain and America.'” The Royal Gazette, New York...
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