The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-11
Copy of First Issue of Balti-
more American, 1877
Years Old.
Mr.. J. z. MEEK, OF PENSACOLA,
RETURNS FROM EASTERN TRIP
AND BRINGS WITH HIM A
SOUVENIR IN THE SHAPE OF A
REPLICA OF ONE OF THE OLD
EST NEWSPAPERS IN AMERICA,
CONTAINING INTERESTING LET.
TER FROM PENSACOLA.

The Baltimore American is the old
est or II not exactly that one Of the
Oldest Of the real newspapers in
America. Il IL 1877 years old. There
ara few publications of the magazine
order that claim to trace an unbroken
line farther back but 1T any rate the
American ~ among the Oldest as wei!
- smong the best Of American jour-
mails.
Mr.. ]. e. Meek Of this city has just
returned from an eastern trip and
while away visited the Monumental
City and while there obtained q copy
or the replica of the first issue Of the
Maryland Journal and Baltimore Ad-
verttser. which was the name that
the present Baltimore American was
founded under.
The fac smile IL very interesting
and II . relic well worth preserv-
1rg. The paper Is q three column
quarto and the heading Is In plain
Roman type containing the arms OF
tic royal colony Of Maryland. The
first page contains the publisher 3
announcement saying that he will
print the paper every week II he can
Set the printing material and also a
letter from the Bishop of C. whoever
that may be to the Earl Of Bellamont
on his duel with the Lord Townsend.
The next page contains one or two
anecdotes, . news letter from London,
New York and Philadelphia, the mar
items In Maryland and Virginia and
most Of the rest WAS advertisements.
One Of the most interesting of tho
-
Washington In which the thrifty faith
Or Of his country ANNOUNCED that he
had obtained patents for 10000 acres
Of land In the Kanawha and Ohio val
legs and asked for persons 80 desiring
settle thereon. having the first i've
years rent free but making provisions
that Of every dfty acres SO leased at
least three must be cleared each year
and q certain amount Of fruit trees
must be planted thereon.
Mr.. Thomas Brereton. commission
and insurance broker. advertises that
he has for sale some new hops and a
10-inch cable and he wants to buy a
negro girl - years old.
girl IL years old.
There are two or three short COM
munications on religious matters, an
advertisement Of the "Sign of the
Buck" tavern and offers Of rewards
Tor the return of q number of run
away slaves.
There Is an article Of the "Simplici-
" Of Dress" signed A Lover of Ma.
ture. and the following very interest
ing marriage notice:
.Aarried--Mr. Englehart Yeiser to
Miss Katherine Keener. both Of this
place.
by q late marriage In St. Mary's
the lady Is become sister-in-law to her
own mother and the gentleman son-in-
law to his sister-in-law."
The most interesting part of the pa.
per to Pensacolians Is an extract from
. letter from Pensacola. dated July
~. 1773.
II follows: by the vessel that car
fies this to you goes the Committee
sent out by the Military adventures
for exploring the lands of the Mis-
sissippi. These gentlemen (who have
been very indefatigible nthe execu-
tion OF their commission) returned
perfectly satisfied with the soil. elm
ate and the great natural advantages
Of this country and indeed It would he
no easy task to find a rational objec.
~tion to either. The settlement Of that
part Of the country contiguous to
Natchez goes on with incredible ra.
pidity, exclusive Of above 400 fami
lies that within the last six weeks
have come down the Ohio from Wiz.
sinia and the Carolinas. no less than