Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Feeling in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Feb. 17.

The Fort Donelson surrender created immense joy here.

All kinds of provisions are at ¾ to 1 cent higher, and holders have withdrawn form the market, anticipating a further advance.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, February 19, 1862, p. 1

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