Diaries of Samuel B. T. Caldwell, 1811-1820
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Caldwell, Samuel B. T. (Samuel Brooks Tobie), 1790-1866
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Samuel Brooks Tobie Caldwell was born 8 Jan. 1792 and lived in Newburyport, Mass., until he was about twenty-four years old. In 1816 he wrote in his diary that he was in Leesburg, Va., where he he began publishing a newspaper called The Genius of Liberty. The first issue of the paper was published on 10 Jan. 1817. Finding the printing business very difficult, Caldwell sold it on 13 Oct. 1819 to B.W. Sower. He continued to sell books and stationery supplies for several years, but found his busine...
