The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-10-10
TINE FIRST NUMBER OF THE SIXTEENTH
III VOLUME OF THE NETWORK MIRROR

TINE FIRST NUMBER OF THE SIXTEENTH
i VOLUME OF THE NETWORK MIRROR
was issued on the thirteenth day Of June. It contained
Portrait Of Charles Sprague the American Poet, en-
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