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Battle of Bunker Hill

Battle of Bunker Hill

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Battle of Bunker Hill

Original New England Chronicle newspaper, four pages, 10 x 15, printed at Harvard College for the period of September 14 to September 21, 1775, Volume VIII, Number 373, belonging to Captain Eleazir Robbins and very likely signed by him on the first page above the headline. The paper names many of the important generals of the war, and activities and reports from London, Lexington and Concord, Boston, Philadelphia, and Fort Ticonderoga. The July 28 report from London states the country’s intention to “finish the War at once by reducing with a military force the provinces of New England to obedience.” Central horizontal and vertical folds, with a partial separation along horizontal fold, scattered toning and soiling, and tape repairs to inside pages. RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #439 - Ended October 15, 2014