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Essex Centre Chronicle, Robert Fair

Essex County (Ontario) Newspapers

Title Variations

Essex Chronicle

Chronicle

Essex Center Chronicle

Publication Dates

1878? - 1885

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1880: Aug. 27 (Vol. 2: no. 26) (Whole no. 78) 8p.

Essex Times (Windsor), John Lewis

Essex County (Ontario) Newspapers

Publication Dates
1876-1878

Frequency
Weekly

Online Holdings
1876: October 24 (Vol. 1: no. 40) 4p.

Windsor Eclipse, Joseph P. Conway

Essex County (Ontario) Newspapers

Title Variations

Windsor Eclipse and Essex Advertiser (Windsor, Ontario)

Eclipse (Windsor, Ontario)

Publication Dates

1871: Oct. 20 (Vol. 1: no. 1) – 1878? (Vol. 7)?

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

1872: Sept. 13 (Vol. 1: no. 48) Pages 1-2 only; incomplete

Daily Dominion (Windsor), John Murdoch

Essex County (Ontario) Newspapers

Title Variation

Dominion

Publication Dates

1867 - 1875

Frequency

Weekly Edition: 1867 - 1875

Daily Edition: 1874 - 1875

Online Holdings

Daily Edition:

1875: Jan. 19 (Vol. 1: no. 24) 4 p.

Harper's Weekly

Civil War Text

Saturday, April 30, 1864 issue of the Harpers Weekly. Featuring poem "April 20, 1864" with illustration on cover page. Include many lithographs. Centerfold lithograph: The Press on the field. Other lithographic illustrations: In the fair, Admiral porter’s flotilla, The steam-ram “Switzerland,” The massacre at Fort Pillow, The advance signal-station near Ringgold, Georgia, and Ringgold, Georgia. Also includes “Map of Fort De Russy.”

Harper's Weekly

Civil War Text

Saturday, May 21, 1864 issue of the Harper's Weekly. Featuring General Sherman's Advance in the American Civil War. With many lithographs. Cover lithograph: General Sherman's Advance- Buzzard's Roost Pass, Georgia. Centerfold lithograph: Grand musical festival in Philadelphia in aid of the Sanitary Commission; Departure of the Union Fleet from Newport News, Virginia, on May 4, 1864- From a sketch by a naval officer; Arrival of General Butler's advance at City Point, Virginia, on May 5, 1864- From a sketch by a naval office. Other lithographic illustrations include: The late General Wadsworth; Destruction of the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad; Destruction …

Harper's Weekly

Civil War Text

Saturday, January 16, 1864 issue of the Harper's Weekly. Featuring "Averill’s Raid" in the American Civil War. With many lithographs. Cover: Averill's Raid. Centerfold lithograph: "An Advance of the Army of the Potomac - Sketched by Alfred R. Waud. Other lithographic illustrations include: Major-General Andrew A. Humphreys; General William W. Averill; the "suck" in the Tennessee River; the wreck of the "Aquila" at San Francisco; the ironclad screw frigate "Re d'Italia;" rebel screw steamer Rappahannock; The late most reverend John Hughes, D.C., Archbishop of New York – Photographed by Brady; The rebel screw steamer "Rappahannock" lying at Calais, France; Daboll's …

The New York Times

Civil War Text

The New York Times, Vol. XI-No. 3388, Saturday, August 2, 1862. Oversized newspaper consisting of 8 pages. This issue includes headline news from the James River.

The New York Times

Civil War Text

The New York Times, Vol. XI-No. 3283, Tuesday, April 1, 1862. Oversized newspaper consisting of 8 pages. This issue includes headline news from Washington.

New-York Tribune

Civil War Text

New-York Tribune Vol. XVIII. No. 1797, Friday, August 15, 1862. 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.

The New-York Tribune

Civil War Text

New York Tribune, Vol. XV. No. 1726, Tuesday, December 10, 1861. 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.

National Anti-Slavery Standard Vol. Xxi. No. 51, Saturday, May 4, 1861

Civil War Text

The National Anti-Slavery Standard was the official weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society, established in 1840 under the editorship of Lydia Maria Child and David Lee Child. The paper published continuously until the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1870. Its motto was “Without Concealment—Without Compromise.” It contained Volume I, number 1, June 11, 1840 through volume XXX, number 50, April 16, 1870. The digitized issue available at UCF Special Collections is: Vol. XXI. No. 51, Saturday, May 4, 1861.

Observer (Amherstburg), John Richmond

Essex County (Ontario) Newspapers

Title Variation

The Observer and Agricultural Record for the County of Essex (Amherstburg)

Publication Dates

Vol. 1: no. 1 (1860: April ?) – vol. 2: no. ? (1861: June ?) and almost certainly longer

Frequency

Weekly

Online Holdings

Vol. 1: no. 15 (1860: July 20) 4 pages 2 copies
Vol. 1: no. 36 (1861: Feb. 22) 4 pages

True Royalist (Windsor), Augustus R. Green

Essex County (Ontario) Newspapers

Publication Dates

1860 : Spring? – 1861: Summer?

Frequency

Weekly (Irregular); may have been suspended October – December, 1860

Online Holdings

1860: May 10 page 10 and page 14 only
1861: June 21 4p.

Western Mercury (Sandwich), Alexander Riggs Mcclenaghan

Essex County (Ontario) Newspapers

Title Variations

Western Mercury and Great South-western Railway Advocate

Great South-western Railway Advocate

Former Title

British Canadian: the Western Mercury may be a continuation of the British Canadian. The two newspapers shared a business office. On page 2 of the Feb. 25, 1858 issue, 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 the Western Mercury seems to …

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 …

The Palmetto Standard- September 29, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from September 29, 1853 (volume IV, number 39).

The Palmetto Standard- September 22, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from September 22, 1853 (volume IV, number 38).

The Palmetto Standard- September 15, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from January 19, 1853 (volume IV, number 37).

The Palmetto Standard- September 8, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from September 8, 1853 (volume IV, number 36).

The Palmetto Standard- September 1, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from September 1, 1853 (volume IV, number 35).

The Palmetto Standard- August 25, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from August 25, 1853 (volume IV, number 34).

The Palmetto Standard- August 18, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from August 18, 1853 (volume IV, number 33).

The Palmetto Standard- August 11, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from August 11, 1853 (volume IV, number 32).

The Palmetto Standard- August 4, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from August 4, 1853 (volume IV, number 31).

The Palmetto Standard- July 28, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from July 28, 1853 (volume IV, number 30).

The Palmetto Standard- July 21, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from July 21, 1853 (volume IV, number 29).

The Palmetto Standard- July 14, 1853, C. Davis Melton

The Palmetto Standard 1853

The collection consists of issues of the Palmetto Standard a weekly newspaper printed in Chester, S.C. from 1851 through 1853 before changing its name to the Chester Standard in 1854. This issue, scanned from microfilm is from July 14, 1853 (volume IV, number 28).