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Webster, E. A. (b. 1849) The free citizen. [Vol. 1, no. 40 (May 15, 1875)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.40.02 Author/Creator: Webster, E. A. (b. 1849) Place Written: Orangeburg, South Carolina Type: Newspaper Date: 15 May 1875 Pagination: 4 p. : newspaper ; 55.5 x 39.5 cm. Order a Copy

Reports on the iron industry in the South, gambling as a vice among noble women in Great Britain, the effects of heat on the human body, and Catholicism among freedmen, among other topics. Includes advertisements and market reports. Fragile and slightly torn along several creases.

Webster, E. A., fl. 1875

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