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Item # 220003
January 14, 1842
THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, January 14, 1842
 
* Texan poem - "Oh, Texas!"
* 1842 U.S. census - state by state data

The front page has a six stanza poem: "Oh, Texas!", one of the stanzas reading: "Should a man be harrass'd with a wife that wears away his very life, Thou bid'st him to hasten from the strife, Oh, Texas!"

Page 2 has the state by state date of the 1842 United States Census. Other news of the day includes: "Probable War Between Texas and Mexico", "Superior Court", "Flour Thieve", and more. Complete in 4 pages and in nice condition.