Nixon, J.O., fl. 1861 New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 261 (January 4, 1861)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05960.02.03 Author/Creator: Nixon, J.O., fl. 1861 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: 4 January 1861 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 58.5 cm, Width: 45 cm Order a Copy
Published at 70 Camp Street. Only has first 2 pages of a usual full 8 page issue. Front page article titled "No Compromise," rejects the compromise efforts of Henry Winter Davis in Washington. Article titled "The State Conventions," gives updates on the secession efforts in the Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia state legislatures and predicts Florida will secede the next day. Short update on situation at Charleston. Says Fort Moultrie repaired and manned by South Carolinians. Short article says the Governor of Missouri is not in favor of secession. Long front page article on "The Municipal Imbroglio," involving the mayor and the city recorder. Text is faded because of a lining over each page of the newspaper. The lining has made the document heavy and brittle, which has led to several tears at the edges.
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