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New-York Tribune

Civil War Text

New York Tribune, Vol. XV. No. 759, Saturday, March 29, 1856. New York Tribune is an American daily newspaper established by Horace Greeley in 1841. From the 1840s through the 1860s it was the dominant Whig Party and then Republican newspaper in the U.S. In 1924 it was merged with the New York Herald to form the New York Herald Tribune, which in turn ceased publication in 1966.

Maple Leaf (Sandwich And Amherstburg), James H. Wilkinson

Essex County (Ontario) Newspapers

Title Variations

Sandwich Maple Leaf

Amherstburg Maple Leaf

Subtitle

County of Essex Informant and Advocate

Publication Dates

1856: Feb. 29 (Vol. 1: no. 1) – 1861

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1856: Feb. 29 (Vol. 1: no. 1) – 1857: Feb. 19 (Vol. 1: no. 52)
Note: 1856: Oct. 16 (Vol. 1: no. 34) has 2 missing pages

1857: Feb. 26 (Vol. 2: no. 1) – 1858: Feb. 18 (Vol. 2: no. 52)
Includes: 1857: Dec. 28 Maple Leaf Extra: Sandwich; 1 page
Includes: 1857: Dec. 30 Amherstburg Extra; 1 page
Note: 1858: Feb. 4, Feb. 11, and Feb. 18 are …

British Canadian (Sandwich), William Henry Wilson

Essex County (Ontario) Newspapers

Publication Dates

1856: Oct. 22? (Vol. 1: no. 1) – 1857: Oct. 14? (vol. 1: no. 52)

Frequency

Weekly

Subsequent Title

The Western Mercury (Sandwich) may continue the British Canadian. The two newspapers shared a business office. On page 2 of the Feb. 25, 1858 issue of the Western Mercury, the editor writes “All parties indebted to this office for the 1^st vol., British Canadian or for printing, or advertising, are requested to make immediate payment.” The newspapers also share the same motto: Our country’s welfare first, and then, we stand by honest party men. Furthermore, the numbering of …