{"product_id":"revolutionary-war-newspaper-pennsylvania-packet-january-9-1781-george-washington-advertisement-philadelphia","title":"Revolutionary War Newspaper – Pennsylvania Packet – January 9, 1781 – George Washington Advertisement – Philadelphia","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"x0r44p\" data-start=\"2665\" data-end=\"2787\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eRevolutionary War Newspaper – \u003cem data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2720\"\u003ePennsylvania Packet\u003c\/em\u003e – January 9, 1781 – George Washington Advertisement – Philadelphia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2789\" data-end=\"2896\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2789\" data-end=\"2896\"\u003eOriginal Revolutionary War newspaper published in Philadelphia during America's fight for independence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2898\" data-end=\"3224\"\u003eOffered is an authentic issue of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2931\" data-end=\"2985\"\u003eThe Pennsylvania Packet, or the General Advertiser\u003c\/strong\u003e, dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"3012\"\u003eJanuary 9, 1781\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the premier newspapers of Revolutionary America. The \u003cem data-start=\"3074\" data-end=\"3095\"\u003ePennsylvania Packet\u003c\/em\u003e occupies a distinguished place in American history as the first newspaper to print the Declaration of Independence in July 1776.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3226\" data-end=\"3622\"\u003eThis issue contains a particularly desirable advertisement announcing a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3298\" data-end=\"3348\"\u003enew impression of George Washington's portrait\u003c\/strong\u003e, available from \u003cstrong data-start=\"3365\" data-end=\"3390\"\u003eCharles Willson Peale\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of America's greatest early artists. Contemporary advertisements, auctions, shipping notices, imported goods, medicines, and other commercial announcements provide an outstanding snapshot of life in Revolutionary Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3624\" data-end=\"3793\"\u003ePrinted on handmade rag paper with an attractive masthead, this newspaper displays beautifully and represents an increasingly scarce survivor from the Revolutionary era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3795\" data-end=\"3806\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3795\" data-end=\"3806\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3808\" data-end=\"4083\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1eibo4p\" data-start=\"3808\" data-end=\"3849\"\u003eOriginal newspaper (not a reproduction)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1t4lkqj\" data-start=\"3850\" data-end=\"3877\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"3852\" data-end=\"3877\"\u003eThe Pennsylvania Packet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vwev49\" data-start=\"3878\" data-end=\"3892\"\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4eg24v\" data-start=\"3893\" data-end=\"3919\"\u003eTuesday, January 9, 1781\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1a00dqo\" data-start=\"3920\" data-end=\"3937\"\u003eVol. X, No. 697\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12ckzbs\" data-start=\"3938\" data-end=\"3954\"\u003eComplete issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"148w30k\" data-start=\"3955\" data-end=\"3975\"\u003eHandmade rag paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hznnns\" data-start=\"3976\" data-end=\"4002\"\u003eRevolutionary War period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"q7oenn\" data-start=\"4003\" data-end=\"4083\"\u003eFeatures advertisement for George Washington portrait by Charles Willson Peale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4085\" data-end=\"4238\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4085\" data-end=\"4099\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good. Strong impression with typical fold wear, light age toning, and minor edge wear consistent with a newspaper over 245 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52456873296154,"sku":null,"price":1119.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1272.jpg?v=1783528141","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/revolutionary-war-newspaper-pennsylvania-packet-january-9-1781-george-washington-advertisement-philadelphia","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}