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1849/01/25
Gales & Seaton
National intelligencer. [Vol. 50, no. 7191 (January 25, 1849)]
US Coinage, D.C. Slave trade petition, Bill for admission of California.
GLC08430.03
19 April 1862
Adair, George Washington, 1823-1899
Southern confederacy [Vol. 3, no. 57 (April 19, 1863)]
Published by Adair and J. Henry Smith (1820-1897). B.C. Smith is the associate editor. Tag line below masthead says "The Public Good Before Private Advantage." Masthead vignette depicts an industrialized Southern Confederacy. Announces the beginning...
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10 December 1864
Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 158 (December 10, 1864)]
Sherman's position, Lincoln's message to Congress, Abolition of slavery by Constitutional Amendment.
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22 January 1745
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
Supplement to the Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 841 (January 22, 1745)]
Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.
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19 April 1861
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator. [Vol. XXXL, no. 16 (April 19, 1861)]
Announces "Civil War Begun. Fort Sumter Captured. The Federal Capital in Danger. Thousands of Troops Mustering. The North United At Last." Includes proclamations by the President, official correspondence regarding the surrender of Fort Sumter...
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15 August 1862
New-York tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6666 (August 15, 1862)]
Contains speech of Lincoln on the colonization of blacks plus news of General Pope's army.
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9 November 1860
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 16, no. 1613 (November 9, 1860)]
Front page article announces that South Carolina will call a secession convention. Also contains news on the results of the election of 1860 listed by state. On page two there is a reprinted letter sent to Frederick Douglass by a white man stating...
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10 September 1831
Ives, William B., fl. 1800-1831
Salem observer. [Vol. 9, no. 37 (September 10, 1831)]
Includes a brief description of the aftermath of Nat Turner's Rebellion: "...the insurgents are all taken and killed, except Nat Turner, the leader, after whom there is a warm pursuit... the troops will be discharged shortly... the number of...
GLC08430.01
1836/12/31
Kimball, Joseph Horace, 1813-1838
Herald of freedom. [Vol. 2, no. 44 (December 31, 1836)]
Anti-slavery, Civil War, Lincoln, War of 1812.
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9 November 1864
The World. [Vol. 5, no. 1367 (November 9, 1864)]
Reports on the re-election of Abraham Lincoln as president. Contains New York election results by county and reports from other states. Also makes reference to "Republican misrule." Prints an article on the capture of the pirate ship Florida by...
GLC08456
September 1865
Jumbo, Pluto, fl. 1865
Black republican and office-holder's journal. [No. 4 (September 1865)]
Racist newssheet from New York, handwritten in dialect ridiculing republicanism, reconstruction and the freed slaves. Referring to President Andrew Johnson's reconstruction policies, states "De party must be up and stirring to head off Johnson's...
GLC08463
1862/06/11
Christian banner. [Vol. I, no. 6 (June 11, 1862)]
Pro-slavery newspaper, vol. 1 no. 6. Misdated June 11 but actually 14th, as noted inside newspaper. Anti-secessionist newspaper speaks of disloyal slaves now fighting against the survival of Virginia. There are also articles that argue that in...
GLC08493
23 September 1862
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
The New-York times. [Vol. 11, no. 3432 (September 23, 1862)]
Contains a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on first page and more coverage on page four. Also includes news about the Civil War, guerillas in Missouri, the defeat of General Bragg's rear guard in Kentucky, the battle of Iuka...
GLC08520
17 June 1864
The Liberator. [Vol. XXXIV, no. 25 (June 17, 1864)]
Prints articles on the British and Foreign anti-slavery society and a letter of Gerritt Smith to Elizabeth Cady Stanton about 1864 presidential election. Brief article praises the equalization of pay for African American [colored] soldiers. Covers...
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1862/10/04
Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 6, no. 301 (October 4, 1862)]
Includes a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on the third page titled, "THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY." Discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, including an article titled "Slavery Practically abolished." Includes coverage of...
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30 August 1831
Woodward, Thomas Green, 1789-1850
Connecticut herald. [Vol. 28, no. 41 (August 30, 1831)]
Includes excerpts of letters regarding Nat Turner's Rebellion, claiming that more than 58 whites have been killed, and that the uprising consists of between 150 and 300 participants armed with "fowling-pieces, clubs, &c." A list of white victims is...
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17 January 1774
Dunlap, John, 1747-1812
Pennsylvania Packet or the general advertiser. [Vol. 3, no. 117 (January 17, 1774)]
Prints on page two an account on the manumission of slaves calculating what the estimated costs would be to pay for the manumission of all slaves in the Colony. Also includes news from New York, Boston, and Philadelphia and public postings.
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17 October 1835
W. L. Garrison and I. Knapp (publishers), 1831-1865
The Liberator. [Vol. V, no. 42 (October 17, 1835)]
Article on the front page mentions Southern nullifiers and refers to the South's empty threats. Other articles are about abolition and other anti-slavery issues. On page 3 there is a mention of a lynching that occurred nearby.
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12 September 1780
Pennsylvania Packet [Revolutionary war news, act on registering slaves]
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1790/06/09
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. II, no. 17 (June 9, 1790)]
Reports on Rhode Island's ratification of the Constitution, a debate on tonnage in the House of Representatives, and news from Europe. Also prints an extract from a speech to Congress by Massachusetts Governor John Hancock on the national debt, acts...
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10 May 1796
Yundt, Leonard, 1756-1825
Federal gazette & Baltimore daily advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 784 (May 10, 1790)]
Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Front page consists entirely of advertisements, including an auction for "A healthy Negro Man, Who has been accustomed to work on a farm." Other ads...
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11 May 1796
Federal gazette & Baltimore daily advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 785 (May 11, 1790)]
Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Includes 2 page supplement. Front page consists entirely of advertisements. They are mostly ads for various goods and services, real estate sales, and...
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13 May 1796
Federal gazette & Baltimore daily Advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 787 (May 13, 1796)]
Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Front page consists entirely of advertisements for various goods and services, sales of real estate, and announcements of sailing vessels. Second page has...
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14 May 1796
Federal gazette & Baltimore daily advertiser. [Vol. IV, no. 788 (May 14, 1796)]
Printed and sold by Leonard Yundt and Matthew Brown at 3 Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. First page is entirely advertisements, including ones for various goods and services, real estate sales, and announcements for sailing vessels. Second page...
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26 April 1864
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. XXIV no. 7191 (April 26, 1864)]
Reports on the Union surrender of Plymouth in North Carolina. Mentions that the Confederates murdered the African American Union troops after the surrender but states that this can not be verified. Prints other war news. Reports on the 38th...
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Slavery and abolition.
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March 11, 1733
Zenger, John P., 1697-1746
New-York weekly journal. [Vol. 932, no. 19 (March 11, 1733)]
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
1815/01/28
Niles, Hezekiah, 1777-1839
Niles weekly register. [Vol. VII, no. 22 (January 28, 1815)]
A leading national periodical discusses the Hartford Convention, Britain's war aims, the possibility that American forces at New Orleans can rebuff a British invasion, and African Americans' participation in the war effort. Pages numbers 337-352.
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22 November 1859
Irish, Hugh C., 1832-1862
Paterson Daily Guardian [Vol. VI, no. 934 (November 22, 1859)]
Anticipating increased sectionalism in politics, partly related to Harpers Ferry. "The late elections having demonstrated that the Opposition of the North are abundantly able to elect a President, we may as well prepare for a stormy session of...
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22 October 1865
Frederick MacCrellish & Co.
Daily alta California. [Vol. 17, no. 5707 (October 22, 1865)]
Contains a report on warfare amongst Native American tribes of the Colorado Valley, Southern Utah, Southeastern California, and Western Arizona. Includes news from other states, such as the passage of bills concerning the rights of freedmen....
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26 November 1898
Harper's weekly: a journal of civilization. [Vol. 42, no. 2188 (November 26, 1898)]
Discusses an opinion printed in a British paper that the United States should "take the Philippines, and all the other Spanish territory of which we can lay our hands." Advocates recruitment of "dark men- negroes, half-castes, Tagals, and...
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1800/07/21
Hudson & Goodwin, fl. 1787-1800
Connecticut courant. [Vol. XXXV no. 1852 (July 21, 1800)]
Prints an announcement from the secretary of the treasury on national borrowing, an editorial against President Thomas Jefferson, a Rhode Island law to prevent "Peddling of Feathers, Indigo, and Tin Ware," international news on wars in Italy and...
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1861/06/03
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 6277 (June 3 1861)]
Includes considerable coverage of opinion from around the country and the globe. On p. 7 is a short letter signed "A Person" about "contraband slaves" being allowed to grow crops for themselves on abandoned estates as proof they can take care of...
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1864/04/29
New-York times. [Vol. 13, no. 3931 (April 29, 1864)]
Tax bill, Lincoln on slavery page 3.
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18 October 1865
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7654 (October 18, 1865)]
Discusses President Andrew Johnson's involvement in various aspects of reconstruction. Addresses the responsibility of the Judiciary, not the Executive, in bringing former President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis to trial. Includes a full...
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15 December 1858
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 18, no. 5507 (December 15, 1858)]
Review of the play of Uncle Tom's Cabin on Broadway on page seven.
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8 April 1776
Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803
Boston gazette and country journal. [No. 1090, (April 8, 1776)]
Prints resolution of Congress dated March 23, 1776. Also reports on news regarding the evacuation of Boston by the British. Contains fugitive slave ads.
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3 January 1863
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6786 (January 3, 1863)]
Prints the Emancipation proclamation on page four. This is among the early printings of the Proclamation in a newspaper. Other news includes the Battle of Murfreesboro with map, attack on Vicksburg, and other Civil War news. Includes article on U...
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14 December 1775
Towne, Benjamin, ?-1793
The Pennsylvania evening post. [Vol. 1, no. 14 (December 14, 1775)]
Includes several letters from mid-October 1775 by Brook Watson in Montreal. As a British officer who owned land in Nova Scotia, Watson pretended to support the American cause in 1774. Intercepted letters to General Thomas Gage proved he was a spy...
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11 November 1859
New York times [Vol. IX, no. 2541 (11 November 1859)]
News regarding John Brown's raid. Reports on conviction of Brown's fellow raiders, Gerrit Smith going insane, Brown's time in Kansas, his charitable deeds. Also an article urging reconciliation between North and South, and urging Brown be pardoned...
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7 January 1865
William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865
The daily examiner. [no volume or number information, (January 7, 1865)]
A Confederate newspaper previously published as "The Richmond Examiner." Published without a masthead 30 May 1864-9 December 1865. Pencil signature at top says "Rev. Everhart" (or Overhart). Includes coverage of the fall of Savannah to General...
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4 February 1863
Medary, Samuel, 1801-1864
The crisis. [Vol. 3, no. 2 (February 4, 1863)]
Discussing the military service of African Americans, states "The very act of arming them, of equalizing us with them ... is a lawless, revolutionary act, subversive of all these distinctions of races, which have saved us Anglo-Saxons, Celts, and...
GLC08786
12 October 1860
Tribune Association, fl. 1860
New York Daily Tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 6074 (October 12, 1860)]
Advertises a book titled The Life and Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln. Reports on the Republican majority in a recent Pennsylvania election. Includes an article on Republicans in the slave states, advising them to vote for Lincoln. Discusses...
GLC08788
1861/09/15
Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918
The New York herald. [No. 9136 (September 15, 1861)]
Prints a letter of President Lincoln to John C. Fremont concerning emancipation. Headline reads, "Modification of the Proclamation with regard to the liberation of slaves." Lincoln asks Fremont to modify his order proclaiming that all slaves owned...
GLC08793
29 June 1864
New York tribune. [Vol. 24, no. 7,249 (June 29, 1864)]
Reports on various Civil War events, including a 27 June 1864 Confederate attack on General Ambrose Burnside's soldiers. Includes a tribute from a Kentucky slaveholder concerning an enlisted slave. Includes local reports, international news, and...
GLC08800
1787/12/13
J. Dunlap and D.C. Claypoole, 1784-1790
The Pennsylvania packet, and daily advertiser [No. 2763 (December 13, 1787)]
Reports on the ratification of the Constitution in Pennsylvania. Prints Benjamin Franklin's "Last Speech at the late Federal Convention." Contains foreign and domestic news. Many advertisements, including some for slaves.
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1789/05/02-06
Gazette of the United States. [No. 7 (May 2 - May 6, 1789)]
Anti-slavery essay, President's home (in New York).
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1860/10/04
New York daily tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 6067 (October 4, 1860)]
Capture of a slave ship, Lincoln campaign.
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5-12 June 1824
Niles' weekly register. [Vol. 2, no. 14-15 (June 5-12, 1824)]
Two issues. Convention with Great Britain for the suppression of the slave trade printed on p. 226 ff.
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19 October 1859
Paterson Daily Guardian [Vol. VI, no. 905 (19 October 1859)]
Attempting to clarify news of the raid on Harpers Ferry. States the previous days news was unclear as to the specifics of the events, and gives new details available. John Brown, "the hero of numberless border skirmishes in Kansas," attacked...
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