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Prospectus of a New Weekly Paper, Submitted to Men of Affluence, Men of Liberality, and Men of Letters
Prospectus by "Oliver Oldschool, Esq."outlining the purpose and publication plans of a new weekly paper, to be called The Port Folio. "Oliver Oldschool" was the pen name of Joseph Dennie, a famed writer of the Federalist era and founding editor of Port Folio
Main Author: Date: 1800 Call Number: Ab[1800]-2 Format: Electronic
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Prospectus by "Oliver Oldschool, Esq."outlining the purpose and publication plans of a new weekly paper, to be called The Port Folio. "Oliver Oldschool" was the pen name of Joseph Dennie, a famed writer of the Federalist era and founding editor of Port Folio. Under Dennie's leadership, Port Folio became one of the most important literary and political journals of the early national period, publishing material on a variety of subjects, from "brief reports of the most interesting debates in Congress" to "descriptions of local peculiarities" and "articles of levity, with, and humour." |
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