| Uniform Title | Herald of freedom (Wilmington, Ohio : 1851)
Independent (Wilmington, Ohio : 1855)
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| Title | The Wilmington independent.
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| Published | Wilmington, Ohio : Printed by J.B. Dunn for the Wilmington Independent Co., 1855.
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| Dates of Publication | Independent series, v. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 9, 1855)-v. 1, no. 27 (Nov. 16, 1855). |
| Description | 1 v. ; 57-62 cm.
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| Frequency | Weekly |
| General Note | "Devoting a great portion of our paper to sound literature ... The advocacy of a thorough anti-slavery and temperance reform."
The Nov. 16, 1855 issue announces suspension of the paper until Jan., 1856, while the paper is enlarged. It appears to have never resumed.
"Free Soil."
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| Num. Peculiar. | With the May 4, 1855 issue, Chaffin is both editor and proprietor so numbering begins over as v. 1, no. 1 = whole no. 13 (the old numbering continued.)
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| Subjects | Slavery -- United States -- Newspapers.
Temperance -- Newspapers.
Wilmington (Ohio) -- Newspapers.
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| Other Authors | Chaffin, John Wesley.
Dunn, J. B.
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| Previous Titles | Continues: Herald of freedom (Wilmington, Ohio : 1851)
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| LC Card Number | sn83-35444 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: 34 C5.1 009
mq4004: Newspapers, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| Holdings |
Copy:
(Feb 9 (v. 1, no. 1)-May 4, Jun 1-Nov 15, 1855)
Jun 15, Jul 6, Aug 17, Sep 14, Oct 12-19, Nov 8, 1855 lacking.
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| [Record 343] |
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