Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864 Opelousas courier.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.15 Author/Creator: Sandoz, Joel H., fl. 1840-1864 Place Written: Opelousas, Louisiana Type: Header Record Date: 1862, 1864, 1865 Pagination: 7 issues Order a Copy
The paper was edited by Joel H. Sandoz and William H. Spencer during the first year of this run; by 1864, Sandoz had become chief editor. Sandoz had previously edited the Opelousas Gazette, the town's first paper. Each issue includes war communications and updates and instructions for specific troops. Ads cover war benefits, retail and legal notices, and employment needs and openings.
Vol. 10 no. 14; vol. 11 nos. 42-43; vol. 12 nos. 23, 30, 36 and 43.
(1862/3/8, 1864/1/23, 1864/1/30, 1864/11/5, 1864/12/24, 1865/2/4, 1865/3/25) 1861 issue is 4 pages; rest are 2 pages. After 1862, the issues shrink to 42 x 26.5 cm. Many printed on necessity paper. The newspapers are not strictly bilingual, and many articles in the French are not printed in the English.
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