Original November 21, 1828 issue of the Christian Advocate and Journal, and Zion’s Herald, published in New York for the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Vol. III, No. 12 — Whole No. 116.
This nearly 200-year-old newspaper contains significant early American historical content, including the “Ninth Report of the Vermont Colonization Society,” communicated at its annual meeting in Montpelier, Vermont, on October 17, 1828.
The report discusses the American colonization movement, Liberia, free Black settlers, the slave trade, slavery, conditions within the colony, and the death of Jehudi Ashmun, an important early figure in the history of Liberia.
Among the subjects discussed in the report are the population and government of the Liberian colony, Black colonial officials, agriculture, defense, the suppression of the slave trade, and contemporary attitudes toward slavery and colonization.
The newspaper contains additional religious, social and period news and commentary throughout, providing an extensive primary-source view of American life and thought in 1828.
DETAILS:
• Christian Advocate and Journal, and Zion’s Herald
• New York
• Friday, November 21, 1828
• Vol. III, No. 12
• Whole No. 116
• Approximately 21 x 15 inches
• Original period newspaper
• Formerly bound, with evidence/remnants along the binding edge
• Period handwritten name at the top of the front page
CONDITION:
Antique condition with substantial age-related wear consistent with a newspaper published in 1828. Age toning, staining/foxing, original folds, edge wear, tears, small losses and separation are present. Binding-edge wear and remnants are visible from its previous inclusion in a bound volume. A larger tear is present near a lower corner.
Despite its age and wear, the newspaper remains substantially intact and the printed content is remarkably legible.
Please examine all photographs carefully as they are an important part of the condition description.
An especially interesting 1828 newspaper for collectors of early American newspapers, Liberia and African history, the American colonization movement, slavery and abolition history, Methodist history, and 19th-century primary-source material.
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