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Torch Light & Public Advertiser Collection

MSA SC 3450
Dates	1818-1832
Medium	Original, microfilm
Restrictions	RESTRICTED: Do not circulate originals without permission of the Director of Special Collections.
Storage	Contact the Department of Special Collections for location.
Film Number(s)	SCM 6295 - SCM 6296, SCM 12305
Description
Newspaper, Torch Light & Public Advertiser
History
(Hagerstown, Washington County: W. D. Bell) The Torchlight & Public Advertiser began publication in 1817 and ceased November 21, 1833 [v. 20, no. 5]. It was published weekly. Title history based on January 21, 1817 [v. 3, no. 11]. The newspaper absorbed the Maryland Herald, and Hager's-Town Weekly Advertiser (Hagerstown: 1804), continues the Torch Light (Hagerstown: 1814), and was continued by the Torch Light (Hagerstown: 1833).

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Series 1: Newspapers, Library of Congress
Series 2: Newspapers, Maryland State Archives

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