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Please visit our EBAY STORE at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction: /Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm SEE PHOTO----- ORIGINAL monthly news magazine, The London Magazine (ENGLAND) dated July, 1776. Printed in the same month as the Declaration of Independence (the news had not yet reached England in this issue), this has that "magic date" of July, 1776 on the front cover. T is a prominent headline and a full page DETAILED report of a MOHAWK INDIAN CHIEF ( Joseph Brant ) visiting England in 1776. Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant ( c. 1743 âe" 24 November 1807 ) was a Mohawk leader and British military officer during the American Revolution . Brant was perhaps the most well-known North America n Indian of his generation. He met many of the most significant people of the age, including George Washington and King George III . The American folk image emphasized the atrocities his forces committed against settlers on the western frontier; in Canada, he is remembered for his effort to regain land for his people. American Revolution Brant spoke at least three and possibly all of the Six Nations languages. He was a translator for the department of Indian affairs since at least 1766. In 1775, he was appointed departmental secretary with the rank of Captain for the new British Superintendent for Northern Indian affairs, Guy Johnson , a descendant of Sir William Johnson. In May, 1775 Brant left the Mohawk Valley with Guy Johnson and most of the Indian warriors from Canajoharie . They went to Canada , arriving in Montreal on July 17. His wife and children went to Onoquaga . On November 11, 1775, Guy Johnson took Brant along with him when he traveled to London . Brant hoped to persuade the Crown to address past Mohawk land grievances. The British government promised the Iroquois people land in Canada if Brant and the Iroquois nations would fight on the British side in what was shaping up as open rebellion by the American colonists. In London, Brant became a celebrity and was interviewed for publication by James Boswell . While in public he carefully dressed in the Indian style. He also became a Mason , and received his apron personally from King George III . Brant returned to Staten Island, New York , in July 1776. He participated with Howe 's forces as they prepared to retake New York . Although the details of his service that summer and fall were not officially recorded, Brant was said to have distinguished himself for bravery. He was thought to be with Clinton, Cornwallis , and Percy in the flanking movement at Jamaica Pass in the Battle of Long Island in August 1776. This helped create a lifelong friendship with Lord Percy, later Duke of Northumberland, the only lasting friendship Brant shared with a white man. Each magazine has approximately 60 pages and the page size is 8 1/4" x 5 1/4". The magazines were issued with several blank back engraved illustrated plates relating to various subjects in that particular issue. The London Magazine is very similar in content, appearance and display as the more common 18th news magazine, Gentlemans Magazine. The London Magazine was in essence the "Time" or "Newsweek" news magazine of the 18th and 19th Centuries !! It was also a very early general-interest magazine , and one of the the most influential periodicals of its time. The London Magazine has a gorgeous detailed displayable engraving of 18th London, England in its masthead. Very good condition. This listing includes the original news magazine including the illustrated title page but lacking the called-for engraving of the Mohawk Indian Chief. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay $8 priority mail postage which includes waterproof pla...
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