New York Spectator

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"New York Spectator"

Entry/Object ID

2014.168.1.1

Description

"New York Spectator," Vol. LIV, No. 46, 24 July 1851. Folio newspaper features news from around the country including the California Gold Rush. Front page story regarding massacre of Captain Irving and his party by a group of Indians after they ransacked Felipe Lugo and Jose Maria Lugo's ranch. Other news in commercial, social, economic, political and governmental sectors. Includes advertisements for steamship and rail transportation options. Ink inscription at top right. In good condition.

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Object Name

Newspapers