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THB"The Enemy at our Doors," Washington City Newspaper Published Days Before the British Burnt Washington
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LiveSep 8, 2017 - Sep 9, 2017
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Daily National Intelligencer. Washington City: Gales & Seaton, August 22, 1814. Vol. II, No. 511. 4pp, 12.25 x 19.5 in.
One of the last issues before the presses were destroyed by the British.
This issue was printed just two days before the British burned Washington and includes multiple entries about the approaching enemy, including R.G. Hite's General Orders No. 10, beginning, "Soldiers! The enemy threaten the capital of your country and are now pressing toward it..." and a dispatch from Baltimore titled "The Enemy At Our Doors." The office of the National Intelligencer was spared in the British burning on August 24, but was sought out the next day by Rear Admiral Cockburn, who was infuriated with the paper referring to him only as "The Ruffian." Cockburn obliged the pleas of the women living in the neighboring buildings not to raze their block, but instead ordered his soldiers to dismantle the office brick by brick, and confiscated all "C" type so that the owners could no longer sully his name. Elsewhere in this issue, items of interest include five ads offering rewards for runaway slaves and two for deserted soldiers, various war news, and a report of Commodore Perry being honored in Boston for his victory on Lake Erie.
Condition
Separated and re-hinged at fold. A few small tears in from the edges.
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