DR 3: 30 English Newspapers 1756-1816 / This Common Channel to Independence: Revolution and Newspapers 1759-1789
30 English Newspapers: 1750s - 1760s - 1770s - 1780s - 1790s - 1800s - 1810s
This Common Channel to Independence: Revolution and Newspapers 1759-1789
30 English Newspapers 1756 - 1816
1756
Nov. 6 The Whitehall Evening-Post (London)
Virginia is building a fort in Cherokee country / Storm off Bermuda / British Officer marries Indian Squaw / French take Oswego
1762
Oct. 2 The Dublin Gazette
General Burgoyne leads attack in Spain / From Philadelphia - news of the Siege of Savannah
Oct. 5 The Dublin Gazette
Injuries and accidents / The Linen business / Tsar not dead
Oct. 12 The Dublin Gazette
Lord Mayor of London address the King / War casualties
1764
Mar. 29 The St. James Chronicle (London)
Eclipse Illustration and Comets
1765
Jan. 8 The St. James Chronicle (London)
120 year-old Irish woman / Reaction to the Stamp Act in New-England / Latin poem
1766
Mar. 22 The Dublin Gazette
Stamp Act reaction in New-York and Connecticut / Charleston, SC port is closed / Georgia Governor rebuked for favoring the Stamp Act / Cannibalism at sea / Carolina newspaper reports that "no stamped paper to be had"
1772
Mar. 31 The St. James Chronicle (London)
Butchers throw away enough meat each year to support 2,000 families / Ship captain is murdered by his crew
1779
May 3 The Salisbury and Winchester Journal
Sir Hugh Palliser's trial / New-York reaction to the rebellion / Washington's soldiers are deserting to the British in New-York
1780
Mar. 4 The Norwich Mercury
British wins sea victory over Spanish fleet / Report by Admiral Rodney
1783
Oct. 27 The Morning Herald (London)
Army promotions / Plague in Constantinople / John Jay / Kemble / Mrs. Siddons
1784
Nov. 8 The Morning Herald (London)
Turkey-Austria boundaries / Pitt / Colonel Tarleton and India / Mrs. Siddons
1788
May 23 The Norwich Mercury
Turks attack Belgrade / Algerians capture two ships of Malta / New Knights of The Bath / Bill to regulate the slave trade / A report that the new American Constitution may not be ratified by the States
1789
June 15 The Calcutta Gazette
House of Lords proceedings as of Dec. 15, 1788 and the House of Commons as of Dec. 17 / (1 ½ pages are blank for personal messages)
1793
Mar. 26 The Star (London)
Austrians may have defeated the French near Louvain
1797
Oct. 3 The Courier (London)
The Council of Five Hundred meets in French Republic / The Army of Italy / Duel between two Colonels
Nov. 3 The Courier (London)
The King's Speech / Lords / Lottery
Dec. 20 The Morning Chronicle (London)
Peace between France and Portugal / A review of "School for Scandal" / New Governor in the Bahamas
1798
Nov. 1 The Courier (London)
Stocks rise suddenly with the news of the Nile victory / Egypt, Nelson and Bonaparte / Naval Intelligence
1801
Aug. 14 The Morning Herald (London)
Lord Elgin in Egypt / Fall of Cairo / Lord Nelson / Sporting Intelligence
1807
June 28 The Patriot (London)
Shipwreck / French-Prussia armistice / China Fleet / A dream avoids death
1808
June 1 The Courier (London)
French-Spanish treaty / Commons
Dec. 22 The Courier (London)
Snow storm / The American Embargo is still on / Jefferson's speech / General Blake's army
1813
July 9 The Courier (London)
Report from the Committee of Secrecy / War is declared between France and Austria
1815
June 29 The Courier (London)
Battle of Ligny / Blucher's report on the Battle of Waterloo / Wellington / Bonaparte's abdication
July 1 The Courier (London)
Lord Hamilton / Aftermath of Waterloo / Marshall Grouchy / Wellington to enter Paris with Louis XVIII
July 26 The Courier (London)
* 1 page only * - Waterloo / Bonaparte's Portfolio
Sept. 11 The Morning Herald (London)
Trial of Marshall Ney / News from India and Flanders / Louis XVIII's treaty with the Allies
Nov. 22 The Courier (London)
Trial of Marshall Ney / Wellington's answer to Ney / Waterloo poem
1816
Mar. 18 The Star (London)
Vienna Congress regarding the size of the French army
This Common Channel to Independence: Revolution and Newspapers 1759 - 1789
Farrar's masters thesis was the basis for this book, published in 1975. He made packets for schools and distributed them for free to over 20,000 schools around the country. Included were reproductions of colonial newspapers. The small packet and display-sized reproductions are included.
For questions, please contact Dr. Doug Cumming.