Front Page of the Virginia Gazette (August 26, 1775)

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Front page of the August 26, 1775 edition of the Virginia Gazette from the Todd Andrlik collection of American Revolution newspapers.

This issue includes a one-of-a-kind schematic of the Breed’s Hill/Bunker Hill battlefield on its front page (see center column). This newspaper brought “fresh” news of the bloody battle near Boston which occurred on June 17, 1775.

From the Todd Andrlik Collection

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