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English: The Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser, often referred to simply as the Virginia Argus, was a weekly newspaper published between July 1850 and August 1861 in Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia). The paper's circulation of 800 copies was the second-highest in Hampshire County, after that of the South Branch Intelligencer. The Virginia Argus ceased publication following its closure by the Union Army during the American Civil War, after which it was not revived.
The Virginia Argus documented the pursuit of fugitive slave Jacob Green by the Parsons family of Romney in 1856, and the ensuing dispute between the Parsons family and Charles James Faulkner over legal fees in 1857. At the time of the dispute, Faulkner was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district; he later served as the United States Minister to France, and again as a member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district.
Among the newspaper's proprietors was Alexander W. Monroe, a prominent Romney lawyer who had previously served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1850–1851). Monroe and co-owner Job N. Cookus left the newspaper to serve in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Following the war, Monroe represented Hampshire County in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1875–1877 and 1879–1883). During the 1875–1877 legislative session, he was the Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
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Media in category "Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser"
The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
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Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser 1852 10 07 Volume 03 Number 13.jpg 2,127 × 1,536; 1.5 MB
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Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser 1853 05 26 Volume 03 Number 46.jpg 2,047 × 1,600; 1.79 MB
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Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser 1857 04 30 Volume 07 Number 41.jpg 2,047 × 1,553; 1.56 MB
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Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser 1857 05 21 Volume 05 Number 44 Page 02.jpg 2,691 × 1,536; 1.9 MB
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Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser 1857 05 21 Volume 05 Number 44 Page 03.jpg 2,279 × 1,535; 1.89 MB
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Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser 1857 05 21 Volume 05 Number 44.jpg 2,073 × 1,536; 1.51 MB
Categories:
- 1850 establishments in the United States
- 1861 disestablishments
- Defunct newspapers of the United States
- Hampshire County, West Virginia in the American Civil War
- Slavery in Virginia
- Slavery in West Virginia
- Romney, West Virginia
- Parsons family of West Virginia
- Media in Hampshire County, West Virginia
- Newspapers of West Virginia