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Early from 1848 Florida...
Early from 1848 Florida...
Item # 720641
November 04, 1848
THE FLORIDIAN, Tallahassee, Florida, Nov. 4, 1848
* Rare antebellum publication
* 12 years prior to Civil War outbreak
Nineteenth century newspapers from Florida are uncommon, particularly those from before the Civil War. Here is such an issue from the capital city of Florida, three years before the Civil War.
Over half of the ftpg. has various political Acts and documents signed in type by the President: James K. Polk. Various content within including: "Fillmore's Abolitionism Admitted" "He Won't Resign" and much more. The bkpg. is filled with ads including: "Committed to Jail - A Negro man named Dick..." with much detail & a small print.
Four pages, toning, very nice condition.
AI notes: In 1848, The Floridian in Tallahassee was a weekly English‑language newspaper that had been publishing continuously since the early 1830s and served as one of the principal sources of political and local news in Florida’s young state capital; that year it documented the state’s heated political climate as Florida’s citizens debated issues like the 1848 gubernatorial election, in which Whig candidate Thomas Brown narrowly defeated Democrat William Bailey on October 2, reflecting intense partisan engagement in the region, and it regularly carried partisan commentary, public notices, and local developments that shaped civic life in Leon County and beyond.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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