Letter, [1865?], June 12, Reading, Pa., to George William Childs.

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Letter, [1865?], June 12, Reading, Pa., to George William Childs.

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Urges him to decide whether he wants a full page in both issues, November and December (at $300.00) or one (at $150.00) [of Peterson's Magazine?] to advertise the Home Weekly and Household Newspaper. Declines to be member of [editorial?] committee.

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Childs, George W. (George William), 1829-1894

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George W. Childs (1829-1894) was the founder and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and a noted philanthropist. Born in Baltimore, he moved to Philadelphia to work for a bookseller at age fourteen and soon went into business for himself at the age of eighteen. In 1849, he became a partner in the publishing firm of R. E. Petersen & Company, and in 1860 he formed a partnership with the influential publisher J. P. Lippincott. In 1864, he purchased the Philadelphia Public Ledger, in which Anth...

Peterson, Charles J. (Charles Jacobs), 1819-1887

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Charles J. Peterson was the founder, publisher, and editor of The Peterson Magazine. He and a group of men connected with the newspaper and periodical press in Philadelphia began meeting socially in the 1840s and formed the Press Club which they renamed Our Club in 1862 to broaden membership. From the description of History of "Our Club," [manuscript], circa 1879. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 669557836 ...

Home Weekly and Household Newspaper.

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