1839 PA NEWSPAPER AUDUBON CHARLES DICKENS MATHEW CAREY

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This antique 1839 newspaper is called the " Philadelphia Saturday Courier " ......" Devoted to Literature, Science, The Arts, Mechanics, Agriculture, Health, Domestic and Foreign Intelligence, Education, Amusement, &c.&c."......" Printed and Published by M'Makin & Holden At South-West Corner of Dock and Walnut Streets."....." Saturday, November 16, 1839."...." Number 451." It has many articles/stories by famous authors and very interesting news of the day. Some of the titles of the articles/stories are ( followed by the author's name) : The Twelve Daughters of the Year by Charles Dickens .... Moonlight Upon The Lake by Judge Tremper....... A Scene On The Ohio..The Solitary Grave by Rev. J. Todd ....... The Widow and Her Son by Washington Irving ...... Memoir of Mathew Carey by Ezra Holden , very long article, which takes up more than half of front page ( Mathew Carey- was born in Ireland in 1760- knew the Marquis de la Fayette , and set up the paper called the " Freeman's Journal " ) ......... Audubon's Gallery ....A long article all about the famous naturalist bird watcher/artist, John Audubon... .. On the Culture of Bulbous Flowering Roots by Henry B. Hirst ...News on the " Florida War ".... Obituaries ( speaks of a Revolutionary War soldier passing away ).... Weddings ...News such as : Dade Institute in Florida...A Dreadful Fire read more

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