The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-11-24
COMMENCEMENT OF THE TwEsTIErH Vol
UME.
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NO. cXvl CONTENTS DECEMBER
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The present Number commences the Tyent,e,h Volume
OF Harpers New Monthly Magazine In the Inroduc ory
Notice rshred TO the first Number, the Publishers
rounced their intention to present periodical which
who had the slightest relish Tor
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own would will ingiy be without And they intend
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much beyond It's price that shall make way into the
hands of the family circle OF every gent citizen Of
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ordinary octave OF 400 pages costing, illustrated in the
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Essayiss, and Poes, ofthe day.
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ceeded this amount Harper's Magazine has therefore
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the writer's whose papers have gained for It's d sincf
i've character, hea welcome gwen To new Az.
ihOrs almost every Number has introduce names
10 the reading publ and the Editors their list
OF Continuous will be Yet more enlarged