{"product_id":"1782-rare-revolutionary-war-newspaper-george-washington-celebrates-the-french-alliance","title":"1782 Rare Revolutionary War Newspaper George Washington Celebrates the French Alliance","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eGeorge Washington Celebrates the French Alliance – Rare Revolutionary War Newspaper –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalem Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, July 18, 1782\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalem Gazette. Salem, Massachusetts. July 18, 1782. Complete 4-page issue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eAn outstanding Revolutionary War newspaper published during the final year of the American Revolution featuring one of George Washington's most significant diplomatic addresses.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003ePrinted only months after the decisive victory at Yorktown and while peace negotiations with Great Britain were approaching, this issue contains Washington's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJune 27, 1782 address from his headquarters at Fishkill (Newburgh)\u003c\/b\u003e presented to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChevalier de La Luzerne, Minister of France\u003c\/b\u003e, celebrating t\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003ehe birth of the French Dauphin.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eWashington expresses profound gratitude for French military assistance and praises the alliance that secured American independence. The speech is followed by the French minister's eloquent reply affirming the enduring friendship between France and the United States.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eAdditional Revolutionary content includes a lengthy front-page essay,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"To the People of America,\"\u003c\/b\u003e defending the Franco-American alliance, together with reports from London, Philadelphia, Richmond, Hartford, and Europe concerning military operations, naval affairs, diplomacy, prisoner exchanges, and commerce during the closing months of the Revolution.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4805\" data-end=\"5104\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete Revolutionary War newspaper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Washington diplomatic address.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench Alliance and American independence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChevalier de La Luzerne's official response.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished only months before the preliminary peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Paris.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent display masthead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Complete issue with archival repairs, light foxing, scattered edge wear, and minor losses along folds. Strong impressions and highly readable throughout.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scarce and highly desirable Revolutionary War newspaper combining George Washington, the French Alliance, and the final chapter of America's War for Independence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eMore information...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"207\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"207\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"93\"\u003ecomplete issue of the \u003cem data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"68\"\u003eSalem Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e (Salem, Massachusetts)\u003c\/strong\u003e dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"127\"\u003eThursday, July 18, 1782\u003c\/strong\u003e (Vol. I, No. 48), printed and published by \u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"186\"\u003eSamuel Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e near the courthouse.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"431\"\u003eThis issue was published during the closing months of the Revolutionary War, only three months after Parliament voted to end offensive operations in America and just four months before preliminary peace negotiations began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"511\"\u003eThe newspaper contains several historically important Revolutionary War items.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"xtvnl1\" data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"527\"\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"831\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"586\"\u003e1. George Washington's Address to the French Minister\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most important feature is the lengthy printing of \u003cstrong data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"687\"\u003eGeorge Washington's congratulatory address\u003c\/strong\u003e delivered at his headquarters at \u003cstrong data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"759\"\u003eFishkill (Newburgh), June 27, 1782\u003c\/strong\u003e, to the Minister of France celebrating the birth of the French Dauphin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"855\"\u003eWashington emphasizes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ipezry\" data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"917\"\u003ethe enduring alliance between France and the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"lotbbr\" data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"960\"\u003egratitude for French military assistance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"trem0e\" data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"994\"\u003ehopes for continued cooperation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"orndb5\" data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003econfidence in American independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1126\"\u003eThis is one of Washington's finest public statements regarding the Franco-American alliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1131\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1176\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1176\"\u003e2. Reply of the Chevalier de La Luzerne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1309\"\u003eFollowing Washington's address is the response of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1266\"\u003eChevalier Anne-César de La Luzerne\u003c\/strong\u003e, the French Minister to the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1322\"\u003eHe praises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1442\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1x4omwg\" data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003eWashington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"512md1\" data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1359\"\u003ethe Continental Army\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f81ucu\" data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003ethe American cause\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cphyp8\" data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1442\"\u003ethe future friendship between France and the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1447\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003e3. \"To the People of America\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1663\"\u003eThe front page begins with a lengthy political essay originally printed in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1604\"\u003ePennsylvania Packet (August 24, 1779)\u003c\/strong\u003e extolling the French alliance and condemning British rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1668\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1699\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1699\"\u003e4. 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