Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-08
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
OF THE
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Washington city.

Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
The position he has for some time held as Superln-
tendent OF the United States Census, intends TO
devote himself 10 The control and management OF
the REVIEW Of which, for the last nine years, ne
has been the editor and proprietor, and 10 the
publication in the City OF Washington Of weekly
newspaper with the above title
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Of public men; digest Of official reports, State and
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arge cities; the progress and prospects Of crops
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country as shown by statistics, bringing down
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