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[FRENCH & INDIAN WAR]. The Boston Gazette and Country Journal. No. 63. Boston, MA: 14 June 1756. Featuring coverage of Robert Rogers\' actions at Fort Ticonderoga.
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$450
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[FRENCH & INDIAN WAR]. The Boston Gazette and Country Journal. No. 63. Boston, MA: 14 June 1756. Featuring coverage of Robert Rogers' actions at Fort Ticonderoga.



2pp., 15 x 10 in. A single sheet newspaper containing front page news coverage of the French & Indian War, including the actions of Robert Rogers at Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Accompanied by a 2pp. "Supplement," approx. 10 x 7 3/4 in.

Born in Methuen, MA, Robert Rogers (1731-1795) was a British Army officer and frontiersman who fought in King George's War, the French and Indian War, and the Revolutionary War.  During the French and Indian War, Rogers raised and commanded the independent company of soldiers from New Hampshire attached to the British Army, eponymously named "Rogers' Rangers." He executed numerous raids with the Rangers against the French and their Native American allies, often behind enemy lines, in Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio. 


This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Folds, with some wear including partial areas of separation near fold lines. Some chipping and creasing to edges. Occasional spotting and soiling throughout.