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Newspaper Watchman and Observer (Richmond, Va.) 1845-1855

About this Newspaper

Title

  • Watchman and Observer (Richmond, Va.) 1845-1855

Names

  • Gildersleeve, Benjamin, 1791-1875

Dates of Publication

  • 1845-1855

Created / Published

  • Richmond, Va. : B. Gildersleeve, 1845-1855.

Headings

  • -  Presbyterian Church--Newspapers
  • -  Presbyterian Church--Virginia--Newspapers
  • -  Presbyterians--United States--Newspapers
  • -  Richmond (Va.)--Newspapers
  • -  Presbyterian Church
  • -  Presbyterians
  • -  United States
  • -  Virginia
  • -  Virginia--Richmond
  • -  United States--Virginia--Richmond

Genre

  • Religious periodicals
  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Vol. 1, no. 1 (Aug. 21, 1845) - vol. 10, no. 52 (Aug. 2, 1855).
  • -  Numbering for former titles: Watchman of the South and Charleston Observer continues through .
  • -  New ser. Vol. 10, no. 52 = (Aug. 2, 1855) = Whole no. 520.
  • -  Watchman and observer or central Presbyterian (DLC)sn 94051117

Medium

  • volumes

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BX8901 .W25

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn94059319

OCLC Number

  • 11064427

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Cite This Item

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Chicago citation style:

Watchman and Observer Richmond, Va. -1855. (Richmond, VA), Jan. 1 1845. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn94059319/.

APA citation style:

(1845, January 1) Watchman and Observer Richmond, Va. -1855. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn94059319/.

MLA citation style:

Watchman and Observer Richmond, Va. -1855. (Richmond, VA) 1 Jan. 1845. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, aj.sunback.homes/item/sn94059319/.