The Chugg Water Journal [Vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1849)]

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Type
Documents
Date
October 1849
Title
The Chugg Water Journal [Vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1849)]
Place Written
Fort Laramie, Wyoming
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Handwritten first issue of a Fort Laramie newspaper. Introduces the self-described "largest paper printed at Fort Laramie" with the goal of keeping "our friends and fellow exiles, up with the spirit of the age" and promoting political and religious principles. Introduces the four editors. Contains a letter from R. Jones, the commanding officer of the Minnesota Territory, about the war between the Sioux and the Brulees. Contains other local news items. Written at Fort Laramie

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