THE ROUGH-HEWER, Albany, New York, Feb. 27, 1840  This was a short-lived campaign newspaper that supported Martin Van Buren for President. In the time before radio, television & the internet, short-lived newspapers supporting various candidates were among the very few channels for promoting support for a candidate. This title lasted for just 41 issues, this being issue #2.
Eight pages, never-bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one larger sheet, 9 3/4 by 13 inches, good condition.