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Table of Contents > Revolutionary War > Lot 76 |
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Lot Number: 76
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THE DEATH OF BUTTON GWINNETT Reported in The Continental Journal, and Weekly Advertiser, July 24, 1777 |
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July 24, 1777, THE DEATH OF BUTTON GWINNETT is reported, The Continental Journal, and Weekly Advertiser, Boston, Printed by John Gill, in Queen-Street, Complete Issue, Very Fine. Rare important content newspaper, 4 pages, folio, disbound, clean and attractive. The very top of page two contains the following historic report: “CHARLESTOWN, (S. Carolina) May 26 (1777). An unhappy dispute having arisen between the Hon. Button Gwinnett, Esq. late Governor of Georgia, and General Mcintosh, commanding officer of the Continental troops in that state, the same was determined by a duel between the parties, with pistols, when both of the combatants were wounded. Mr. Gwinnet died of his wounds, and was interred yesterday fo’night; and the General, we hear, lay dangerously ill...”. Rare content.(Note): As Button Gwinnett died so early in the Revolutionary War, his autographed signature is today worth a small fortune at auction, as being one of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, it is near impossible to locate in order to collect a complete set of the Signers. This historic Revolutionary War newspaper also contains no fewer than Four Letters from GENERAL WASHINGTON written to Congress, one of which begins: “Copy of a letter from General Washington to Congress dated Camp at Middle Brook, June 28, 1777” - which reads: “On Thursday morning Gen. Howe advanced with his whole army...”;with much more transcribed, and this newspaper continues to tell of military events in New Jersey, taking another half of a column. Plus, reporting much more important up to the moment content. |
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Lot Number: 76
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