1826 Boston Newspapers Bound Deaths John Adams & Thomas Jefferson 57 Articles!

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Independent Chronicle & Boston Patriot
- 5 consecutive 4 page twice weekly issues: Wednesday, July 19, Saturday, July 22, Wednesday, July 26, Saturday July 29, & Wednesday, August 2, 1826. All issues still bound together. 20 pgs total.
A rare and tremendous run of this seminal Boston newspaper, with an amazing 57 articles on the fallout of the Adams/Jefferson deaths through these 5 issues, which took place on July 4, 1826. As of the 19
th
of July, news was still reaching many places, and the newspapers offer a good summation of eulogies and statements on the deaths of Adams & Jefferson from those regions of the southern US, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, as well as all the main news and pronouncements on their deaths from Massachusetts cities and towns, including Adams' own birthplace Quincy, Massachusetts, and Boston. The announcements, too many to list here, include quotes from eminent Americans as well as newspapers eulogizing and reporting the shock of the deaths of these two patriots on the same day.
The big news in Boston was that the city was getting ready for the big Procession which was to take place on Wednesday, August 2
nd-
as the article says, '
' funeral honors and serious exercises, in testimony of the high sense entertained by this community for the eminent patriotism and distinguished public services of the late John Adams & Thomas Jefferson .”
The last issue of Aug 2
nd
prints out the hours long procession order involving multiple organizations throughout Boston and which must have been quite a sight indeed!
Additionally, the paper prints the 4
th
of July celebrations at Quincy, Massachusetts, Adams' birthplace, and even prints the last letter John Adams ever wrote the night before to the Selectmen of Quincy, explaining why he couldn't attend the exercises at Quincy that day due to to failing health. The newspapers also print the letters of both Adams and Jefferson written late June to the New York City legislature explaining why they were to decline, respectfully, the NY Legislature's invitations for the two to personally attend the celebrations of the 4
th
of July, 1826, 50 years to the day of the date of American Independence.
As stated, there are numerous articles on this event throughout these 5 issues, which completely dominated the news cycle and these newspapers for July and most of August, 1826. 57 articles in all!
Newspapers in excellent condition