{"product_id":"1777-revolutionary-war-newspaper-independent-chronicle-george-clinton-fort-montgomery-bennington-john-hancock","title":"1777 Revolutionary War Newspaper – Independent Chronicle – George Clinton – Fort Montgomery – Bennington – John Hancock","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"2488\" data-end=\"2612\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e1777 Revolutionary War Newspaper – \u003cem data-start=\"2526\" data-end=\"2549\"\u003eIndependent Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e – George Clinton – Fort Montgomery – Bennington – John Hancock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2614\" data-end=\"2654\"\u003eAn original Revolutionary War newspaper:\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2656\" data-end=\"2714\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2656\" data-end=\"2714\"\u003eThe Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2741\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2741\"\u003eBoston, Massachusetts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"2772\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"2772\"\u003eThursday, October 9, 1777\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2774\" data-end=\"2796\"\u003eVolume XI, Number 477.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"3029\"\u003eAn exceptional newspaper printed during one of the most pivotal weeks of the American Revolution, issued only days after the Second Battle of Saratoga and while British and American forces struggled for control of the Hudson River.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3498\"\u003eThe issue features extensive reporting on the Revolutionary War, including Governor \u003cstrong data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3135\"\u003eGeorge Clinton's\u003c\/strong\u003e address concerning the invasion of New York, the defense of the Hudson Highlands, and military operations following the capture of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3267\" data-end=\"3286\"\u003eFort Montgomery\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3291\" data-end=\"3307\"\u003eFort Clinton\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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