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Newspaper
Alton Observer
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1837
Page
1
The Alton Observer page notes address changes for Evan P. Lovejoy and the editorial direction. Subscriptions are three dollars per year with options for partial payments and a fifty cent deduction for six months.
A lengthy letter by E. D. Baker argues about the feasibility and cost of a plan to move enslaved children to Africa, detailing projected numbers, timelines, and capital needs. The piece also includes shipboard narratives and an extended account of Colter’s escape from Blackfoot pursuit and a violent 1810s Pacific coast incident involving Captain Thorn and the Silvana.
From Washington a Texas report outlines boundaries from the Nueces to the Brazos and possible Rio Grande claims. It estimates Texas population at about 63,000 with 30,000 Anglo Americans, 12,000 Indians, 5,000 Negroes, and 3,500 Mexican natives, plus 8,000 rancheros. The army is about 2,000 to 3,600 strong, mostly recent U.S. arrivals, with volunteers planned for six months or longer.
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