4-page newspaper (single sheet, originally folded). Includes text of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, an article about it, and an anti-slavery poem. The paper was extremely pro-Union. Ink signature, "P.M. Farley," at top left, p. 1; with other markings on same page.
Arrangement:
In oversize Box 42, Newspapers, Folder 11. Formerly in Box 8.
Publication:
Port Royal, South Carolina., Jos. H. Sears., 1862, Saturday, October 4
Restrictions:
Available to researchers, but as this item is very fragile, great care must be taken in handling.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Newspapers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
