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Newspaper The Semi-Weekly Union (Washington City [D.C.]) 1845-1859 Semiweekly union / During periods Congress is in session, published as: Union / Tri-weekly union / Washington union

About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Semi-Weekly Union (Washington City [D.C.]) 1845-1859

Other Title

  • Semiweekly union
  • During periods Congress is in session, published as: Union
  • Tri-weekly union
  • Washington union

Names

  • Ritchie, Thomas, 1778-1854

Dates of Publication

  • 1845-1859

Created / Published

  • Washington City [D.C.] : T. Ritchie & J.P. Heiss, 1845-

Headings

  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Newspapers
  • -  Washington (D.C.)
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Semiweekly (triweekly during sessions of Congress)
  • -  Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 5, 1845)-v. 6, no. 141 (Apr. 15, 1851) ; vol. 1, no. 1 (Apr. 22, 1851)-v. 6, no. 13 (Apr. 15, 1857) ; vol. 13, no. 1 (Apr. 18, 1857)-
  • -  Ceased in Apr. 1859.
  • -  Continuous pagination.
  • -  While Congress is in session, "Semi-weekly" is dropped from the title and issues - are published only as: Union. The word "Tri-weekly" appears in small print, in the middle of the rule, between "Washington, D.C." and the date of the issue; it appears not to be part of the title.
  • -  Publisher varies: Thomas Ritchie, Nov. 3, 1848-June 1, 1849 ; Thomas Ritchie & Edmund Burke, June 5, 1849-<1850> ; Robert Armstrong, <1852> ; A.O.P Nicholson & J.W. Forney, <1856-1857> ; William A. Harris, <1857>.
  • -  Issues for Apr. 22, 1851-Apr. 15, 1857 called v. 1, no. 1-v. 6, no. 13, but resumed old ser. with v. 13, no. 1 (Apr. 18, 1857).
  • -  Daily eds.: Daily union (Washington, D.C.), 1845-1857, and: Washington union (Washington, D.C. : 1857 : Daily), 1857-1859.
  • -  Semi-weekly constitution (DLC)sn 86053112 (OCoLC)13182468

Medium

  • volumes

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper
  • AN

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn82016449

OCLC Number

  • 2267615

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The Semi-Weekly Union Washington City D.C. 1845 to 1859.

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