The Rainy Day manuscript newspaper
Content Description
The newspaper reports on the news of the Blair family as well as noting current events in Jacksonville including mumps outbreaks, steamers and schooners who came to port, and election day results. The re-election of General Ulysses S. Grant is mentioned. Blair comments that Nassau Island and the Bahamas should be owned by America instead of Britain. It is also noted that an African American won a regatta.
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Dates
- 1880-02-11 - 1880-04-08
Conditions Governing Access
Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet (1 legal folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
- Title
- The Rainy Day manuscript newspaper
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 2022-09-29
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States