Courier (Charleston, Ill.) Subscription List, 1846-1847 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

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Title: Courier (Charleston, Ill.) Subscription List, 1846-1847

Collection identifier: 559

Extent: 1.0 volume

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Collection Description

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains a small, 112-page account book containing the "Courier Subscription List," which lists subscribers by town, county, and designated mail service. The volume also contains a list of journal exchanges between the Courier and other newspaper publishers, as well as personal financial accounts of Thomas A. Clements, John A. Mitchell, and E.G. Earnheart for 1846-1847.

Biographical/Historical Context:

The Illinois Courier was founded in Charleston, Illinois, in 1840, and was the town's only newspaper until 1857. The newspaper aligned with Whig political views popular of the time. Its subscribers lived in many states in addition to Illinois, including Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Acquisition Source: Steven P. Hill of the University of Illinois donated this volume to the Library in 1982.