Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-09-09
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UvIIIS Magazine, formerly Under the care
4 Of DIR. Mead, commences It's Fourth Vol
ume under the editoFship Of j. I. Headley,
author Of Napoleon and his Alarshals, !"
ssWashiugton and his Generals Letters
from Italy," sc. &C. We hazard nothing 10
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Ii Will continue to maintain IFS high neral
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columns which will minister 10 The corrupt
passions and tendencies OF youth, or which
The author dying would wish 10 blot"
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Of the lighter periodicals, while il moves in a
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objections.
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May, containing 81 pages Of original matter,
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