Item 6: Newspaper, The Gleaner and Luzerne Advertiser (removed to Grey Print Box #4), 1811 July 19

Item — Box: 15, Folder: 15

Staff Only

Dates

Created: 1811 July 19

Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities

Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Newspaper

Condition Note:

Poor. Edges are worn, paper is very brittle to the touch. Tears/creases throughout. A large section of the first page is missing, as well as the corner of the second page.

Measurements:

7 ½ in. x 11 ⅞ in.

Title:

The Gleaner and Luzerne Advertiser

Description:

A newspaper from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Includes many articles/advertisements, including: A notice from C. Miner (perhaps the printer of the paper? Or perhaps Charles Miner, a recurring character in these papers?) requesting payment from subscribers and advertisers who failed to pay for their advertisements in the Luzerne Federalist, an advertisement for a new book entitled Alchymy Explained (Alchemy), an advertisement for a Philadelphia to Easton/Wilkes-Barre mail stage (passengers riding along a mail route for cheap), a notice for thirty miles of road to be added to the turnpike, news both domestic and abroad (Europe), an advertisement for different drugs/medicines, and more.