A selection of newspapers from the Gilder Lehrman Collection published in the Founding Era. Each newspaper that is included has been sectioned into manageable chunks of text. Explore the everyday news of the late 1700's.

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Primary page GLC03107.05302: Newport Mercury
November 20, 2023 at 4:48:10 PM In progress 29 / 36
Primary page GLC02685: Herald: a gazette for the country. [Volume I, no. 50 (November 27, 1794)]
November 29, 2023 at 2:54:26 PM In progress 71 / 80
Primary page GLC02432: The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No. 2939 (July 4, 1788)]
December 12, 2023 at 6:28:57 PM In progress 33 / 65
Primary page GLC02059: The Pennsylvania packet, or, the general advertiser [Vol. 10, No. 765 (August 7, 1781)]
November 28, 2023 at 10:46:12 PM In progress 25 / 47
Primary page GLC02960: Columbian centinel and Massachusetts federalist. [Vol. 32, No. 37 (January 8, 1800)]
October 9, 2023 at 6:31:12 PM In progress 23 / 65
Primary page GLC02060: Columbian centinel. [Vol. 15, no. 729 (16 March 1791)]
November 6, 2023 at 7:14:33 PM In progress 31 / 66
Primary page GLC01998.03: Columbian centinel. [Vol. 18, no. 42 (February 2, 1793)].
December 10, 2023 at 12:04:54 PM In progress 34 / 71
Primary page GLC01998.02: Columbian centinel. [Vol. 17, no. 29 (June 20, 1792)].
December 2, 2023 at 1:18:25 PM In progress 36 / 68
Primary page GLC01984.02: Columbian centinel. [Vol. 17, no. 12 (April 21, 1792)]
December 11, 2023 at 4:02:17 PM In progress 13 / 31
Primary page GLC01510: Independent New-York Gazette, Num. II
September 16, 2023 at 3:44:51 PM Completed 36 / 58
Primary page GLC01508: Columbian centinel. [Vol. 16, no. 52 (March 10, 1792)]
October 26, 2023 at 2:00:41 PM In progress 54 / 66
Primary page GLC01129: The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser. [No. 3300 (August 28, 1789)]
December 12, 2023 at 8:24:23 PM In progress 34 / 66
Primary page GLC00080: Part one of Massachusetts centinel. [Vol. 8, no.1 (September 19, 1787) - v. 10, no. 52 (March 14, 1789)] [Incomplete]
November 28, 2023 at 9:07:01 PM In progress 219 / 454
Primary page GLC01716: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1918 (September 26, 1765) - No. 1922 (October 24, 1765)] .
December 11, 2023 at 4:16:00 PM In progress 189 / 190
Primary page GLC01715: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1908 (July 18, 1765), no. 1910 (August 1, 1765), no. 1914 (August 29, 1765) - no. 1917 (September 19, 1765)] .
August 12, 2023 at 5:20:00 AM In progress 221 / 229