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Commodore the tramp printer recalls love and ruin in Philadelphia
An aged tramp printer known as the Commodore tells of 30 plus years of wandering after leaving a thriving Philadelphia paper. He recalls his early rise with the Whig-backed Herald, his deep love for Mary Montgomery, and how sorrow and failure drove him to a lifetime of travel, ending with a quiet hope to rest beside her grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Teald
Commodore
Philadelphia
Whig State Central Committee
Herald
Whig Party
Chad
Mary Montgomery
Mary
Earth
Heaven
Eagh
Lenads Plinney