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Preferred Citation

Unidentified Newspaper Subscription and Exchange Book, 1850-1868. Local Government Records Collection, Frederick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These materials came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Frederick County.

Historical Information

Newspaper subscription and exchange book of an unidentifed company in an unidentified locality that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century.

Scope and Content Information

Newspaper subscription and exchange book records a list of town subscribers from 1850 to 1852. Information found includes date of subscription, name of subscriber, length of subscription, and whether the subscription was transferred or discontinued. Majority of the volume records newspaper subscriptions and exchanges of out of town customers. Entries are organized by name of locality such as Baltimore, Maryland; Richmond, Virginia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Middletown, Indiana; and Millville, Iowa. Information found in each entry includes date of subscription or exchange, name of customer, name of newspaper subscribed or exchanged, amount owed or paid, and whether the subscription was transferred or discontinued. A list of newspapers that customers subscribed or exchanged is found inside the front cover of the volume. They include the Baltimore Daily Sun , Boston Post , Pittsburgh Dispatch , Richmond Enquirer , Fellowsville (Va.) Democrat , and Weston (Va.) Sentinel . Volume is 136 pages.

The last few pages of the volume record the sale of items from an unidentified estate conducted in 1868. Entries include name of item and quantity purchased, name of purchaser, and amount paid.