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1863 Editions of the Philadelphia Public Ledger

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1863 Editions of the Philadelphia Public Ledger
<B>Nine 1863 Editions of the Philadelphia </B></I><B><I>Public Ledger</B></I></B></I> w<B>ith Gettysburg Battle Content.</B></I> Each edition four pages, 17.25” x 24”, includes June 25, 26, 27, and 30, 1863, July 6, 8, and 9, 1863, September 3, 1863 and May 15, 1865 editions, toned buy in remarkably good condition. These papers make a nice bookend to the events leading up to and immediately after the famous battle at Gettysburg fought July 1 through 3, 1863. Leading off on June 30, 1863 is an article entitled “The Invasion of Pennsylvania” which sets the stage for the events to come. The July editions give great accounts of the aftermath of the main battle. An opportunity to read contemporary accounts of the battle just as the citizens of Philadelphia did. <I>From the collection of Henry E. Luhrs.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)