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21 March 1863
Burnett, Lawrence T. (fl. 1862-1863)
The confederate states. [Vol. 6, no. 37 (March 21, 1863)]
Exemption bill; resolutions against Lincoln. White and cream floral pattern.
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7 August 1863
The confederate states. [Vol. 4, no. 43 (August 7, 1863)]
Exchange order for captured soldiers. Reprinted notice to citizens, report of Mississippi militia, benefits for solders' families. Encouraging editorial. Acts of the Louisiana legislature. Slave ads. Gray and white swirl pattern outlined in...
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19 September 1787
Constitutional Convention. 5/14/1787-9/17/1787
Pennsylvania packet and daily advertiser. [No. 2690 (September 19, 1787)]
First printing of the Constitution in a newspaper. This version, printed by Dunlap and Claypoole, the same who had printed the draft versions of the Constitution meant for private use by delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
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25 May 1865
United States Sanitary Commission (1860-1870)
Soldier's journal. [Vol. 2, No. 14 (May 25, 1865)]
Includes articles relevant to soldiers upon their return home following service in the Civil War. Printed at Augur General Hospital.
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3 April 1865
Grant's Petersburg progress. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (April 3, 1865)]
First issue. Whimsical and humorous newspaper published by soldiers. Includes story about a newly imposed dog tax in Illinois.
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22 March 1865
French, George Z. (fl. 1865)
Herald of the union. [Vol. 1, no. 20 (March 22, 1865)]
Union occupation newspaper with headline "News of the fall of Wilmington." Also: Postponement of the adjournment of the Confederate Congress, discussion of correspondence between General William T. Sherman and Confederate general Wade Hampton...
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14 July 1863
Port Hudson freeman. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 14, 1863)]
Reports on the Surrender of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. Printed by Union troops the day Port Hudson was captured. States that Mrs. Vallandinham had gone insane but her "nervous system was severely shocked." Also includes a very moving report from a...
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6 July 1863
Unknown
The black hawk chronicle. [Vol. 1, no. 5 (July 6, 1863)]
Siege of Vicksburg. A Southerner surrenders for whiskey. Many articles illustrate Army - Navy Rivalry. Prints poem Hiawatha.
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13 April 1865
Bondurant & Elliot (fl. 1862-1864)
The Richmond whig. [Vol. 1, no. 9 (April 13, 1865)]
Issue is dedicated to General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Prints the correspondence between General Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant leading up to the surrender. Prints general orders. Includes articles on the fall of the Confederate...
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5 September 1863
Sears, Joseph H. (fl. 1850-1862)
New south. [Vol.1, no. 52 (September 5, 1863)]
Union occupation newspaper. Contains a sarcastic poem titled "Farewell to the South," disparaging views of Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan, a list of "Loyal Generals" who support abolition and "unconditionally sustain the President and his...
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21 January 1733
Zenger, John P. (1697-1746)
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 932, no. 12 (January 21, 1733)]
Bitterly criticizes governors who abuse their power. States that "plagues, epidemical distempers, and famines are tolerable evils, compared to an ill governor and supreme magistrate." Specifically criticizes Governor Lowther of Barbados. Also...
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22 September 1735
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 933, no. 98 (September 22, 1735)]
Bitterly denounces the government of William Cosby, although the writer never uses the Governor's name in the essay. Particularly focuses on the corruption of the counselors and ministers who surround the governor and prevent the voice of the...
GLC06108.05
2 March 1861
Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper. [Vol. 11, no. 275 (March 2, 1861)] [uncut]
Abraham Lincoln
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2 February 1861
Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper. [Vol. 10, no. 271 (February 2, 1861)]
GLC07598
1865/05/20
Tucker, Ada M.
[Unidentified newspaper.]
Newspaper clipping reprinting the telegrams described above in items 3-9. Reprints are followed by brief criticism of the extreme secrecy surrounding the transportation of Davis.
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1900/02/08
Cleveland Leader.
Newspaper clipping containing obituary of Alva [sic] M. Tucker.
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31 October 1861
The Retirement of General Scott
Reprints Scott's letter of resignation to Simon Cameron, Lincoln's address acknowledging the resignation, Scott's reply to Lincoln, and Cameron's letter to Scott.
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22 October 1864
The Franklin Jeffersonian
Contains obituary of Samuel Watson Van Nuys on page 2; also contains news of the upcoming election.
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17 February 1860
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
Frederick Douglass's paper. [Vol. 13, no. 9 (February 17, 1860)]
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26 March 1803
New York herald. [No. 129 (March 26, 1803)]
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20 April 1865
Harding, William White (1830-1889)
Philadelphia inquirer. [April 20, 1865]
Includes a detailed account of the Lincoln funeral procession in Philadelphia. Provides decriptions of the coffin, funeral car, and catafalque, lists of important attendees, and engravings of the coffin. The newspaper columns have dark black...
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22 May 1755
Maryland Gazette
Maryland gazette. [No. 524 (May 22, 1755)]
View of conduct of French in America
GLC08719
11 March 1733[4]
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 932, no. 19 (March 11, 1734)]
Quotes "Cato" on the importance of opposition and controls upon political power: "Political jealousy, therefore, in the people is a necessary and laudable passion." Reports on foreign affairs particularly relating to the War on the Polish Succession...
GLC08724
1 November 1859
Charleston mercury. [Vol. 53, no. 10688 (November 1, 1859)]
Contains coverage of John Brown's Harper's Ferry raid: "The insurrection at Harper's Ferry was simply no insurrection at all. Not a slave joined the reckless fanatics in their nefarious policy of emancipation by blood and treason. It was a silly...
GLC07203
14 April 1848
North star. [Vol. 1, no. 16 (April 14, 1848)]
Whole number 26. Includes poem "Farewell to Frederick Douglass" and Front page article "Mrs. Madison a slave dealer."
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