Description
- Abstract:
- Supports free soil and temperance, with ridicule of named local politicians.
- Notes:
- Poetry and prose.
- At head of text: Price, from a half dime to a half dollar.
- At head of poem, below title "Address," wood-engraving of two men with grinding machine grinding objects labelled "Facts" into a long scroll; caption at top: Well, Amos, turn away, and let us see what will come.
- Printed in three columns divided by single lines within border of type ornament sections.
- Apparently not a carrier's address but a general New Year poem addressed to inhabitants; mention of Yale indicates New London, Conn. as place of publication.
- Hay Broadsds Harris copy: Fold damage; tears along borders.
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
Amos,
"New Year's address of Amos to his patrons:
New London, January 1, 1851
"
(1851).
Carriers' Addresses.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:49515/
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Carriers' Addresses
Carriers' addresses were published by newspapers, usually on January 1, and distributed in the United States for more than two centuries. The custom originated in England and was introduced here during colonial times. The newsboys delivered these greetings in verse …...