Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-19
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UNITED STATES TIMES.
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UNITED STATES TIMES.
A Weekly Newspaper to be published IN
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
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has been the editor and proprietor, and 10 the
publication in the City of Washington of weekly
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of public men; digest of official reports, State and
Federal; the state Of the markets in the several
arge cities; the progress and prospects of crops;
supply, demand, prices etc; the increase Of the
country shown by statistics, bringing down
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 1854.
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