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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC05988.20 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of Confederate wallpaper newspapers |
Title | The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 17 (September 24, 1864)] |
Date | 24 September 1864 |
Author | Sandoz, Joel H. (fl. 1840-1864) |
Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
Content Description | Confederate tax notice requires list of all real estate, slaves, and household possessions. Louisiana governor issues a proclamation about upcoming elections. French translation on right side. Printed on brown-sepia paper. Wallpaper has green and white floral pattern. |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Printing Taxes or Taxation Finance Government and Civics Slavery African American History Election |
People | Sandoz, Joel H. (fl. 1840-1864) |
Place written | Opelousas, Louisiana |
Theme | The American Civil War; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
Additional Information | Before 1852, the Opelousas Courier was titled The Opelousas Gazette, and was published by Joel Sandoz and George Addison. The Courier was published from 1852 to 1910, with some issues printed on wallpaper from 1862 to 1864. Often translated into French, its French title was Le Courier des Opelousas. Printed on wallpaper. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |