July 2026 Newsletter – Rare & Early Newspapers…

• New to Catalog 368: great issues added just this week. A few of the highlights include the Constitutional Convention begins & Washington is elected its President: a day after report, a first printing of one of Phillis Wheatley’s poems(?), great & rare political cartoon on the Boston Port Bill with 20 pages of discussion, a very prophetic statement on freedom… weeks after the Declaration of Independence… days prior to the Battle of Long Island, Benedict Arnold at Montreal and Ben Franklin steps down from local politics (both within the same issue), Colonies wish to declare themselves “free and independent”, Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, and more. (Quick Scan ^[2] or Full View ^[3])

• July’s Discounted Issues – 50% off (Quick Scan ^[4] or Full View ^[5])

• Our most recent video begins Part II of our “Nation” series, “Fight for a Nation”. The first installment is: “The Declaration Proclaimed – Military Challenges + Growing Confidence (Fight for a Nation – E1)” ^[6]

• Catalog 368 – the entire list (Quick Scan ^[7] or Full View ^[8])

Let’s not forget the most recent posts on the History’s Newsstand blog…

• Lead-up to a Nation… as reported in the newspapers of the day (reflecting back on June/July, 1776)… ^[9]

• Stories Surrounding the Declaration of Independence… the Treason of Thomas Hickey… ^[10]

• Strong Foundation – Liberty Takes Continual Work… ^[11]

• The Declaration of Independence…Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor… ^[12]

• Phillis Wheatley – From Slave to Hero… ^[13]

• “Broken hearts cannot be photographed” -Matthew Brady… ^[14]