Newspaper account of David Hoyt's murder
date: label: Date
content: August 23, 1856
name: label: Created by
content: New York Daily Tribune, American, founded 1841
label: Subject of
content: David Hoyt, American, 1821 - 1856
notes: label: Description
content: A page from the New York Daily Tribune reporting on the violence occuring in the Kansas territory. Highlights have been noted by someone with red pen. Included in the reporting is the death of David Hoyt.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Anti-slavery movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.23.3
objectType: label: Type
content: clippings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 x 10 7/8 in. (55.9 x 27.6 cm)