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Subtitle: Our Friends discourage us.

Title: Colored American - August 12, 1837

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)

The writer expresses his belief that by paying African Americans half the amount that a white worker is paid, those who provide these jobs in an effort to help are doing more harm than good. The writer urges employers to provide equal pay for equal work regardless of race.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Can We Support a Weekly Newspaper?

Title: Pacific Appeal - August 8, 1863

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The writer urges his subscribers to send in their subscription payments. In order to continue publication of the newspaper, readers need to help with financing by remembering to send in their subscription payments.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Subtitle: Sustain Your Paper.

Title: Pacific Appeal - February 20, 1864

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Pacific Appeal (1862 - 188?)

The editor reminds his subscribers to pay their subscription fees.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Title: Provincial Freeman - February 23, 1856

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The editor encourages his subscribers to continue to pay for their subcriptions to the newspaper. The support of the readership help the newspaper succeed.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

Title: Provincial Freeman - June 9, 1855

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The editor lashes out at a subscriber who he perceives is ridiculing the newspaper's attempts to collect their subscription fee.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: To our Subscribers.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - December 3, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The writer tells his readers that unless they pay the money owed to the newspaper for their subscriptions and forward funds for the next edition, the newspaper will not be able to afford to continue publication.

Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page

Subtitle: Prove Yourself to be Honest.

Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 22, 1851

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)

The writer asks those who are reading the newspaper but not paying for their subscriptions to be honorable and forward payment.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

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