The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-15
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o. the first day Of April, commenced new
Magazine, TO iaks The place n the mir and Budget,
under the title of the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY NISlTER.
II is issued with far ne8ter cover, on good paper
and type and is composed Of closely printed matter
amounting to nearly four hundred pages per volume
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ers table. The first number is likewise embellished
with engraving representing Shakspeare's Tanning
the Shrew illustrated by story from the pen OF the
late Charles Lamb, one of the mort popular authors
England has ever boosted This plate, and the Illus
tratlons of the months, have never appeared IN any
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The quality of The reading matter of the Baltimore
Monthly Visitor, may be inferred from the following
list of contributors To which other distinguished names
will be, from time 10 time, added. To instruct and
To amuse will be our aim.
Contri5utors--Rey. T.. Y. Reese, Rev Leander
Kerr Professor j. II. w. Dunbar, Professor Edw ard
Foreman, Professor Chaplin A. Harris, DIR. G. c. Cox
DIR. James Hamilton, DIR. John Fonerden, Messrs NJ
Topham Evans, L. S. Arthur, author of the Subordl.
nate, w. II. Carpenter, j. ID. Jones, author OF Nes'
ern scenes, l.. i. Noigt, t. r. CoIDurh, J. Austli
Sperry, j. f. S. Rochester Thomas C. Atkinson, Dr..
| J. W. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson, Mrs. Amelia
b. Welby, Miss Esther Wetherald The Author Of
:" The Two Chrstmases," David Hoffman, Esq, n
c. Brooks, AM, Messrs. @. Barbour, f. c. Squer
S. F. Glenn George Yeot, NJ. S. Lovett, l.. Tudor
Horton " The Milford Bard" The Author Of The
Deserted Husband, - {" John Smith of Jno.," The Au-
thor of Drs MSS"
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