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Mississippi Free Trader

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One of the last known issues of the Mississippi Free Trader celebrated the organization of the Confederate States of America

The Mississippi Free Trader was a newspaper in Natchez, Mississippi, United States that was published from August 4, 1835[1] until 1861.[2] According to the Historical Records Survey it is distinct from the Mississippi Free Trader and Natchez Gazette that published from 1835 until 1851,[2] but the Library of Congress considers them related publications.[3] J. F. H. Claiborne, known for his Mississippi histories, was editor at one time.[1] The Free Trader was associated with the Democratic Party during the Second Party System era.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Notes on Printing and the Press in Mississippi". Vicksburg Whig. June 20, 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. ^ a b WPA Historical Records Survey (July 1942). Mississippi Newspapers, 1805–1940: A Preliminary Union List of Mississippi Newspaper Files Available in County Archives, Offices of Publishers, Libraries, and Private Collection on Mississippi. Mississippi Historical Records Survey. pp. 174–176. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domainFree access icon
  3. ^ Humanities, National Endowment for the. "Mississippi free trader. [volume]". Retrieved 2024-09-02.