Valley of the Shadow: Civil War-Era Newspapers

Staunton Spectator: December 27, 1859

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Description of Page: Letter in col. 5 from Daniel Boone and others. Bottom right corner is too dark to read.

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(Column 6)
Summary: Roster of 93rd Virginia, upon their mustering out in 1814. Indication of Augusta's patriotism then and now.

Trailer: J. M. McC.

For the Spectator
(Column 7)
Summary: "Justice," who wrote a letter to the paper on August 23 complaining about faulty tax collection is writing again. He blamed the commissioners originally but now sees that the problems are not their fault. Bottom of letter is obscured.

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Description of Page: Page is filmed badly. No left margin, although no words seem to have been cut off. Also bottom left is totally unreadable. The top, center section is very light. Reports from Congress, State legislature. Reports of various moderate political meetings in Washington, Philadelphia, New York. Markets in col. 7.

Non-Intercourse
(Column 1)
Summary: Asks whether the South should adopt a policy of non-intercourse with respect to the North.

The Oakland Stories
(Column 2)
Summary: Report of favorable reviews of story collection by Rev. George B. Taylor. Especially comments on favorable press in the North.
(Names in announcement: Rev. George Taylor)
For the Spectator
(Column 5)
Summary: Report of a meeting held in Mt. Solon, which resolved to raise a local militia company.
(Names in announcement: Dr. James Clark, George Miller, Jno. Carroll, Rev. D.N. Van Lear, George Miller, Jno. Garrett)
Married
(Column 7)
Summary: Married on November 26.
(Names in announcement: Rev. C. Beard, James Heaton, Barbara Shreckhiss)
Died
(Column 7)
Summary: Price, age 24, died on December 22.
(Names in announcement: John Evans, William Price)

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