NEW-YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

NEW-YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE

Entry/Object ID

N 126 a-b

Description

Newspaper, full edition, Vol. VII, No. 32, eight pages, in two pieces; "NEW-YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE" appears in center top of first page; contents include letters to the editor (Horace Greely, also publisher), strong social, political and anti-slavery opinions, detailed coverage, by country, of the European revolutions and social unrest of 1848 (front page and throughout); political news, political movements, political figures (elected, appointed and royal), plight of the working classes; text of "the bill for the protection of the property of married women, which has passed both Houses."; arrival of immigrants by country of origin; description of Ralph Waldo Emerson's British lecture tour; letter from John Quincy Adams to his son on the Bible and its Teachings (front page); oration on the "Death of John Quincy Adams by William H. Seward, delivered before the Legislature of the State of New-York, on the 6th day of April, 1848" (entire page and two columns on a second page); Cassius M. Clay's legal triumph concerning his publishing the True American, an anti-slavery newspaper; William F. Havemeyer elected Mayor of New York (to the dismay of the editorial opinion); poetry and book reviews and some advertising but most of the text is political reporting and commentary.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Horace Greely

Date made

Apr 15, 1848

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20 in

Width

15 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Newspaper, complete, but in two sections of two pages each. a. Two pages, joined by upper section; chipping along all four sides and at center right, deep horizontal fold, all over creasing; surface dirt. b. Two pages, joined by center section; chipping along all four sides and at center right, deep horizontal fold, all over creasing; surface dirt.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

John Quincy Adams

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

William F. Havemeyer

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 31D

Note Type

Department

Note

Library