1782 · Boston
by [Massachusetts Newspaper
Boston, 1782. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Very minor loss at some folds. Light soiling and wear. Very good. THE CONTINENTAL JOURNAL... was a weekly Boston paper published by John Gill from 1776 to 1785. The front page is an article entitled "The Political Spectator" attacking the state government for abuse of power. This issue includes news from London: "Gen. Arnold comes home as fully disgusted with the conduct of the royal commanders, as he was heretofore disgusted with those of America"; also, part of a letter form John Adams about diplomatic affairs in the Netherlands. Another article of interest notes that Gen. Nathanael Green is taking a detachment of troops to deal with hostile Indians at the headwaters of the Mobile River
(Inventory #: WRCAM43196)