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Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892 Weekly standard.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.22 Author/Creator: Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892 Place Written: Raleigh, North Carolina Type: Header Record Date: 1862 Pagination: 4 issues : 4 p. : Height: 63.5 cm, Width: 46.5 cm Order a Copy

The paper gives regular reports of the latest war news. Advertisements include runaway slave notices and slaves for sale; retail, real estate, and other items for sale; conscription substitutes wanted; lost items; and market reports. Telegraphic news is also included. Obituaries are printed, as are notices of deserters. Many issues contain minutes of the North Carolina Legislature or Acts and Resolutions of the North Carolina General Assembly. Most issues contain fugitive slave and negro for sale ads. (1862/9/17, 1862/12/17, 1862/12/24, and 1862/12/31)

Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892

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