Individual Citation

Winchester Virginian

• ID: 500
• End Date: before April 13, 1842
• Frequency: Weekly
• Lineage ID: 113
• Proprietors: James H. Carson
• Start Date: Mid-July 1840
• Variant Number: Winchester 02-19
• Notes: James Harvey Carson (1808-84) gained control of Virginian in mid-July 1840; owner Lewis Eichelberger evidently retained an interest in the weekly and reacquired Carson's share sometime between issues of December 16, 1840 and April 13, 1842 – most likely in early 1841, after presidential election was settled in favor of Whig William Henry Harrison.
• Lineage Title: Winchester Gazette
• Related Bios: None

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