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INDEX NAME: Index for the Weekly Advertiser |
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
- WEEKLY ADVERTISER Fredricksburg VA 1853-1854;1857-1860
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LOCATION or PUBLISHER: |
ROBERT A. HODGE 417 Pelham St Fredricksburg VA 22401
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AVAILABILITY: Photocopies of the original transcript are available. Write for prices. Volumes available are: 1853 (12 pgs); 1854 (15 pgs); 1857 (20 pgs); 1858 (21 pgs); 1859 (19 pgs); 1860 (20 pgs). Copies of the index and the corresponding newspapers are available for public use in the Central Rappahannock Regional Library (Caroline & Lewis St; Fredricksburg VA 22401). |
SCOPE OF INDEX: An alphabetical index to all personal names and selected subjects for the locality of the newspaper. |
FORMAT OF INDEX: A book-form index typewritten on 8½x11 inch pages. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order and consist mostly of personal names (last name first) and a brief phrase describing the article. A code number preceding each entry is used to locate the correct date of the newspaper where the article appeared. |
SIZE OF INDEX: 5,350 entries total in all 6 volumes. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Anita Cheek Milner. NEWSPAPER INDEXES: A LOCATION & SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1977.
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