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Newspaper The War (New York) 1812-1817

About this Newspaper

Title

  • The War (New York) 1812-1817

Names

  • Woodworth, Samuel, 1784-1842

Dates of Publication

  • 1812-1817

Created / Published

  • New York : S. Woodworth & Co., 1812-[1817]

Headings

  • -  United States--History--War of 1812--Sources
  • -  New York (N.Y.)--Newspapers
  • -  New York County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
  • -  Canada--History--War of 1812--Periodicals
  • -  New York (State)--New York
  • -  New York (State)--New York County
  • -  United States
  • -  War of 1812--(United States :--1812-1815)
  • -  1812-1815
  • -  United States--New York--New York--New York

Genre

  • Electronic journals
  • Periodicals
  • History
  • Newspapers
  • Sources

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Vol. 1 (June 27, 1812)-v. 3, no. 13-15 [(Feb. 1817)].
  • -  "Being a faithful record of the transactions of the war between the United States of America and their territories, and the United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dependencies thereof; declared on the eighteenth day of June, 1812."
  • -  "Let the rallying word, through all the day, be 'liberty or death.' "
  • -  Edited by Samuel Woodworth.
  • -  Suspended with v. 3, no. 12 (Sept. 6, 1814); resumed with v. 3, no. 13-15 (Feb. 1817).
  • -  Caption for v. 3, no. 13 reads: "The War, revived, and continued, from no. 12, vol. 3." It contains a letter stating that "the publisher has now the satisfaction of informing the former patrons ... that arrangements have been made to complete the undertaking, and that the additional sheets (of which this is the first) will be promptly printed and forwarded to subscribers.
  • -  Issues also numbered 1-119, with chronological index at end.
  • -  Vol. 3, no. 13-15 (no. 117-119) are undated.
  • -  Also issued on microfilm from Readex.
  • -  Description based on: V. 1, no. 3 (July 11, 1812); title from caption.

Medium

  • 3 volumes ; 30 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper
  • E351 .W25

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02014841

OCLC Number

  • 6543644

ISSN Number

  • 2688-3031

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