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Lot Of War Of 1812 Newspapers With Declaration Of War

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Lot Of War Of 1812 Newspapers With Declaration Of War
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[War of 1812]. 1812. New York. Group of 15 scarce newspapers of “THE WAR.” Lamazow [American Periodicals] lists this as “the most complete magazine account of the War of 1812.” 4pp. Each.

Beginning with Vol I, No. 2, all issues with 1812 dates providing fascinating early accounts to include the actual DECLARATION OF WAR from James Madison, accompanying Proclamation from Madison and Monroe, news of Privateeers captured, Riots, the “murder,” tarring, feathering of General Lee, troop movements, Frontier news, marching orders as well as a wealth of contemporary wartime information.

Varying states of condition with folds to pages, some occasional clean tears and wear with amount of loss to some text, light foxing, and moderate wear. With the exception of the Vol. 1, No. 6, which unusually appears to be a six page issue, back page has been removed.

An historically important lot. American newspapers at this time regularly published accounts of troop movements, official military correspondence and letters from officers describing operations and actions. They were avidly read by British generals and formed a prime source of intelligence. In 1814, the adjutant general of the U.S. army was forced to publish an order forbidding the publication of military information in newspapers.