Lot 671
Civil War Era Newspapers. Condition ranges from Very Good to Fine, with most of the newspapers being clean and attractive. One of the papers, an issue of the New York Daily Tribune, March 4, 1862, is incomplete, being the last eight pages (8-16) of this publication. The remaining newspapers are all complete. Six Civil War Newspapers. One issue of The Liberator, Boston, March 29, 1961. Four pages, elephant Folio, printed by J.B. Yerrington & Son. Together with Four issues of the New York Daily Tribune, New York, with dates ranging March 4, 1862 - October 24, 1863, each Folio, eight pages, and one issue of The New York Times, New York, April 30, 1862, Folio, eight pages. The Liberator contains numerous anti-slavery articles and extracts, and includes a front cover story extolling the Emancipation of Russian Serfs, and a speech lauding Crispus Atticus. The New York papers all feature dramatic coverage of the Civil War, including late-breaking accounts of The Army of the Potomac, a map of Rebel defenses at Port Hudson, and first-hand reports on The Siege of Yorktown, and other important Civil War battles. Also included is an interesting apology by General Frémont, entitled "General Freemont's Defense. His Statement and Evidence, As Presented To The Joint Committee of the Two Houses on the Conduct of the War." . Very Good.
Estimated Value $75-UP.
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