Columbian Centinel No. 3100, Dec. 22, 1813 by Russell, Benjamin, ed - 1813

New York: The Forum Publishing Company, 1896. Very Good. 9.25 inches tall, pale peach printed wraps, very good with light wear and soil. A pioneering journal of progressive education, edited by one of the first to apply "scientific management" to education as well as large-scale statistical surveys. Harrison on the Silver question, and others on "free coinage.

Americanization Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Paperback. Very Good. 39p. A staplebound booklet in very good condition. Top and bottom of spine are chipped. Spotty stains on front cover and owner's stamps inside. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. Undated vintage printing, ca. 1940s.

Boston: Russell, 1793. 18.75 inches tall, 4 pp, very good, light wear. First page with European news, Prussia annexing part of Poland, a new constitution in France and debate about the rights of man at the French national convention, Russia, Sweden, Holland, etc. The second page has a long and interesting discussion of slavery and how it goes against everything the new republic espouses. A suggestion is taken up by the author as to the viability of repatriating slaves back to Africa, but the question of how such transport would be paid is a sticking point. The rest of the paper is taken up with ads, notices and the like.

Boston. 1802 first edition. Issue no 33 of vol XXXVIII, whole no. 1957. Original copy of newspaper 12 x 20 inches , 4 pages. Articles on Vaccination for small pox; news from Washington; ship sailing dates, personal ads (including "Ten Dollars Reward. Absented himself on Friday last, a Mulatto fellow named Solomon, ..about six feet high, very strong tempered, his lips remarkably thick, about twenty years of age..."), advertisements, Lost and Found, etc. Poor to Fair, readable but toned, stained and worn. One 3 inch long closed tear (no loss of text.) .

Boston: Warden & Russell, 1784. unbound. good. Printed in 3 columns. 4pp. 4to, removed from a bound volume, light foxing, lacks top half of left column of text of last page. (Boston): Warden & Russell, 1784.<br/><br/> On pages 2 and 3, in one and 1/2 columns, is a reprint of a letter from Governor Thomas Chittenden of Vermont to the President of the United States Congress. Governor Chittenden comments on the troubles between New York State and Vermont, "...Vermont does not wish to enter into a war with...New York, but...she will act on the defensive...this state is still desirous of a confederation with the United States..." Vermont declared its independence in 1777 and united with the United States in 1791. The Massachusetts Centinel began publishing on March 24, 1784. Before Benjamin Russell co-founded the Massachusetts Centinel, he was an apprentice to Isaiah Thomas during the American Revolution. As a result of Benjamin Russell's journalistic efforts,… Read More