Niles' Weekly Register

Name/Title

Niles' Weekly Register

Entry/Object ID

1995.1.283

Description

The item is a Niles' Weekly Register published Saturday, July 16, 1814. Published by Hezekiah Niles in Baltimore. The front page talks about seeds, grains, fruit, and liquors. James Heaton admired Niles and named the settlement Nilestown, which the post office later shortened to Niles. Edited by: Evan Lewis

Acquisition

Accession

1995.1

Source or Donor

General Museum Collection

Acquisition Method

Gift