Five newspapers dating from the colonial period into the American Revolution, including: The Providence Gazette, Rhode Island, December 3, 1768; The St. James's Chronicle, London, January 6, 1770; The New England Chronicle, Cambridge, June 29, 1775; Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packet, January 8, 1776; and The Public Ledger, London, March 19, 1778. In overall very good, fragile condition, with overall brittleness and some significant chipping to edges.