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Title: Colored American - April 12, 1838
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor praises the efforts of the African American community in New York for its help and support in continuing to keep the Colored American newspaper in publication.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
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Title: Colored American - March 7, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer explains the lack of newspaper publication for the past three months. The newspaper continues to struggle financially and once again he asks for financial assistance from his readers. He stresses the benefits and value of continuing publication of the Colored American.
Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)
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Title: Colored American - October 2, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor again asks his readers for financial assistance in order to help the newspaper stay in publication.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Colored American - October 30, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor gives a brief explanation of why the newspaper was not issued the previous week.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Colored American - October 30, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor gives an account of the current status of the newspaper's financial debt.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Colored American - October 31, 1840
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The editor alerts his readers in Ohio that they will be attempting to collect past due subscription payments from them.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Colored American - October 9, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842
The editor explains the current status of the newspaper's debt. He asks those who owe for their subscriptions to pay them now, and those who can afford to help financially to do so now.
Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages
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Title: Colored American - October 9, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored Amercian (1837 - 1842)
Brief note from the editor apologizing for a lack of editorial variety in the upcoming issues. He explains that the newspaper must concentrate on their financial debt. Donations would be most welcomed at this point.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Colored American - September 4, 1841
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer related the status of a proposal made during the Troy Convention that attendees send $1 each to help the Colored American newspaper stay in publication.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Elevator - June 2, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer notes that these two homes, suggested as donations from African Americans to the widows of John Brown and Abraham Lincoln, are now presenting political issues for politicians who want to claim credit for the idea.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - February 28, 1857
Speaker or author: Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, 1823-1893
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer admonishes her readers for not paying their subscription bills.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Provincial Freeman - September 1857
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
Subscription rate collection continues to be spotty and now the newspaper can't pay its bills. The editor tells his readers that the newspaper will have to suspend publication until their debts are paid.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column