Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-20
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A d.oathly Magazine, containing
TALES, original and selected.
Moral and Scientific ESSAYS.
POETRY, from the best authors.
The quarterly representation of LADY'S FASH
IONS, adopted in Phiiadelphia-co
MUSIC, of the newest style, &c &c.
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