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Cushing, Edward H. (1829-1879) The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 26, whole no. 3679 (May 15, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.51.072 Author/Creator: Cushing, Edward H. (1829-1879) Place Written: Houston, Texas Type: Newspaper Date: 15 May 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 47.7 x 33 cm. Order a Copy

Letter to the editor questions who is responsible for the depreciation of currency. Reoccupation of the Rio Grande. News from the North, with an editorial about Northern appreciation. The Louisiana retreat. Fugitive slave ad.

Cushing, Edward Hopkins, 1829-1879

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