[William Duane (1760-1835), editor]. Aurora. Incomplete run. 39 issues. Philadelphia, 8-9 June 1813 to 11 & 13 March 1815. A complete list of included issues is below. 

4 pages, folio, each approx.  14 5/8 x 21 3/4 in. 

The paper itself was significant and for many years a prominent voice of the
Republican (sometimes Radical Republican) party in the country. It began when Franklin’s grandson, Benjamin Franklin Bache, inherited Franklin’s printing presses.

The paper was established by Benjamin Franklin Bache (1769-1798), who inherited printing presses from his grandfather. Bache supported Jeffersonian philosophy and used his paper to attack John Adams and the Federalists. After Bache's death from yellow fever, the paper passed to Irish-American William Duane (1760-1835), who continued the strong pro-Democratic-Republican and pro-Jefferson stance. 

During the War of 1812, Duane became concerned about the British policy of recruiting fugitive American slaves into the British military, predicting that by offering the enslaved liberty they were seeking to set the anti-slavery North against the pro-slavery South. 

This exceptional assemblage was purchased from the estate collection of William Guthman, owner of one of the finest collections of Americana print and manuscript material gathered in the modern era. Not an unbroken run by any means, but a formidable assemblage. Please note that it was published on a rather eclectic schedule, at times being less than once a week, and at times days in a row for weeks

Each issue, opening on the right, includes letterhead for two days. Issues include: 8-9 June 1813; 19 & 21 June 1813; 17 & 18 June 1813; 5 & 7 March 1814; 8-9 March 1814; 10-11 March 1814; 12 & 14 March 1814; 15-16 March 1814; 17-18 March 1814; 19 & 21 March 1814; 22-23 March 1814; 26 & 28 March 1814; 29-30 March 1814; 30 April & 2 May 1814; 3-4 May 1814; 5-6 May 1814; 10-11 May 1814; 12-13 May 1814; 21 & 23 May 1814; 24-25 May 1814; 30 July & 1 August 1814; 23-24 August 1814; 8 & 10 October 1814; 27-28 October 1814; 1-2 November 1814; 5 & 7 November 1814; 8-9 November 1814; 10-11 November 1814; 12 & 14 November 1814; 15-16 November 1814; 17 -18 November 1814; 19 & 21 November 1814; 26 & 28 November 1814; 29-30 November 1814; 5-6 January 1815; 7 & 9 January 1815; 10-11 January 1815; 24-25 January 1815; 11 & 13 March 1815.

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