Ohio History Journal

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SELECTIVE INDEX TO THE CENTINEL OF THE

SELECTIVE INDEX TO THE CENTINEL OF THE

NORTH-WESTERN TERRITORY

 

Compiled by ROBERT C. WHEELER

 

This newspaper was edited by William Maxwell, a Revolu-

tionary soldier, who moved west after the war, settling at Cincin-

nati, Ohio, where he proceeded to establish a printing office. On

Saturday, November 9, 1793, there appeared his first issue of

The Centinel of the North-Western Territory. He continued to

publish this paper until the summer of 1796 when he sold it to

Edmund Freeman who changed the name to Freeman's Journal.

A survey of all American libraries by Clarence S. Brigham,

Director of the American Antiquarian Society, reveals the follow-

ing available issues:

The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (Columbus)

has a file from November 9, 1793 to November 8, 1794, lacking the August

23, 30, September 6, 13, 20, 27, and October 4, 1794 issues. It also has a

photostat of the June 7, 1795 issue.

The Ohio Historical and Philosophical Society (Cincinnati) has issues

for November 23, 1793 to June 4, 1796, lacking issues for January 11, July

5, 1794, February 21, March 21, May 30, June 7, August 8, 29, 1795, and

January 23 and 30, 1796.

Harvard University has issues for June 7, 27, August 1, October 31,

December 26, 1795, and April 9, 23, and 30, 1796.

The New York Historical Society has the issue of May 23, 1795.

The Index here presented is for the file belonging to the Ohio

State Archaeological and Historical Society only. It is a selective

compilation of frontier news and opinion, intended as not only a

key or guide to the material but as a digest or summary. It has

been prepared in order to make this rare and valuable file more

valuable and, at the same time, to spare it as much wear as pos-

sible. Intended as an index to frontier news and opinion, such

material as national and foreign news has been omitted in all cases

except where this type of news played an important part in shaping

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