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Short-lived campaign newspaper to elect Andrew Jackson...
Short-lived campaign newspaper to elect Andrew Jackson...
Item # 714448
August 02, 1828
UNITED STATES' TELEGRAPH--EXTRA, Washington, Aug. 2, 1828
* Rare campaign periodical
* General Andrew Jackson
This was a campaign journal "...devoted exclusively to the Presidential election..." as stated in the masthead.
It was published by Duff Green, who had come to Washington to establish a newspaper to promote the candidacy of Andrew Jackson. Mott says: "Green proved to be of the hard-hitting politician type of editor." which could be taken literally as during the publication of the "Extra", Green got involved in a fist-fight in the Capitol.
Sixteen pages, 5 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches, scattered foxing, nice condition.
AI notes: The United States' Telegraph was a newspaper published in Washington, D.C., from 1828 to 1839, founded by Joseph Gales Jr. and William Winston Seaton. It was politically influential, aligning with the Jacksonian movement and the Democratic-Republican Party. The newspaper was the U.S. government's official publication for several years, providing critical political news and official communications. Its name reflected the goal of spreading news quickly, even though the electric telegraph was still years away. The paper eventually closed due to financial issues and competition, but it left a mark on early American journalism.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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