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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08429.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 16, no. 1613 (November 9, 1860)] |
| Date | 9 November 1860 |
| Author | Greeley & McElrath (1841-1866) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Front page article announces that South Carolina will call a secession convention. Also contains news on the results of the election of 1860 listed by state. On page two there is a reprinted letter sent to Frederick Douglass by a white man stating he is willing to marry Douglass' daughter for $15,000 or $20,000. Douglass' reply refusing the man's offer is also printed. Also printed are excerpts from Framley Parsonage, a book by Anthony Trollope and a sermon by Henry Ward Beecher titled, Religion and Politics. Other news includes local New York news, international news, information on the dry goods and cattle markets, public postings and advertisements. |
| Subjects | Military History Civil War Union Forces African American History Marriage Women's History Literature and Language Arts Religion Secession Confederate States of America Government and Civics Election Politics President |
| People | Greeley & McElrath (1841-1866) Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; African Americans; Religion; Government & Politics; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |