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Title: Pacific Appeal - August 29, 1863
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer announces the fall of Charleston, South Carolina during the Civil War. He views this state as a "hotbed of treason" and rejoices in this victory for the North.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Pacific Appeal - July 25, 1863
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer comments on an article published in the Evening Journal newspaper regarding Attorney General Edward Bates' opinion on citizenship.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Pacific Appeal - October 11, 1862
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)
The writer comments on the Dred Scott case. He focuses on the dissent of Justice Curtis.
Description of file(s): three scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Provincial Freeman - April 5, 1856
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer relates different versions of the fate of Margaret Garner, her baby, and those aboard the steamship Henry Lewis.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - August 27, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer relates a recent court case regarding a default on the purchase of slaves by a free man of color.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column