Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser Vol. 3 No. 29- April 15, 1814
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Periodicals
- Description
- This daily paper, except Sundays, began publication on August 17, 1813 and ceased April 30, 1817. It was also published tri-weekly for a “COUNTRY” edition. The paper later became the Baltimore Patriot.
Topics of interest include:
Page 1: announcement Capt. M. Simmones Burnbury is seeking men to form a company of Sea Fencibles;
Page 2: U.S. Legislature authorizes bill to increase the Marine Corps; U.S. Legislature authorizes bill to purchase vessels captured on Lake Erie; U.S. Senate bill authorizes the appointment of officers for the flotilla service; President of United States authorized to accept service of volunteer corps for defence of United States; Letter from Capt. A. H. Holmes to Lieut. Col. Butler detailing an American victory over the British near Detroit; announcement of British forces building barges for the purpose of attacking Detroit; War sloop Erie returns to Baltimore unable to reach sea due to British forces in the Chesapeake;
Page 3: Death notice of Mr. Ward Fairchild of the U.S. Army; Marine news from the Port of Baltimore
Page 4: Commander of the U.S. Flotilla seeks men for the Chesapeake Flotilla.
- Publisher
- Munroe & French
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date of Publication
- 15 Apr 1814
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Brock University ArchivesEmail:dsharron@brocku.ca
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