Beschreibung:

Irish broadsides. A group of 6 broadsides, late 18th and early 19th century, the first a Notice to Blacksmiths' issued by George Nugent, Major General commanding the Northern District, Belfast, 24 June 1798, printed by Hanna, Enniskillen, [1798], threatening capital punishment for anyone trading as 'gunsmith, armourer, blacksmith, whitesmith or manufacturer of any species of metal, unless the most respectable security is given for his good conduct, and a licence obtained from me... ', wove paper, some staining to right and lower margins, 34 x 20 cm, the second concerning premiums offered by the Right Hon. James Fortescue, Ravensdale Park, 6 March 1775, Newry: printed by W.G. Jones, some soiling and a little ink see-through from verso, fold tape repair to centre margin verso, 24 x 22 cm; plus broadsides for Belleek Yeoman Infantry, or Loyal Erne Rangers, 2 copies, printed on rectos of a pale blue paper bifolium plus one similar slightly later completed in manuscript and another issue by John Caldwell offering a reward of £10 concerning the theft of a shank of an anchor, paper stained, various sizes, plus a copy of The Belfast News-letter, no. 5961 from Monday September 22 to Friday September 26 1794, and a later broadsheet issue from 9 December 1904, both with some spotting (Qty: 8)