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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09377 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1775 |
| Title | New England Chronicle: or the Essex Gazette |
| Date | 6 July 1775 |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | New England Chronicle: or the Essex Gazette, with the news: "Cambridge, July 6. Last Sabbath came to Town from Philadelphia, his Excellency George Washington, Esq; appointed, by the Continental Congress, General and Commander in Chief of the American Forces, and was received with every Testimony of Respect due to a Gentleman of his real Worth and elevated Dignity… The Continental Congress have also appointed the Hon. Artemas Ward, Charles Lee, Philip Schuyler, and Israel Putnam…Major-Generals, and Horatio Gates…Adjutant-general, of the American Army." Prints also "The Address of the Provincial Congress of the Colony of New York To his Excellency George Washington, Generalissimo," and of the Massachusetts Colony Congress, with Washington's letters of reply. More common news of the day includes several runaway slave ads. Declaration Signer Josiah Bartlett's copy. |
| Subjects | President Continental Army Military History Runaway Slave Revolutionary War Journalism |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) Schuyler, Philip John (1733-1804) Lee, Charles (1732-1782) Gates, Horatio (cb. 1727-1806) Putnam, Israel (1718-1790) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |