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Language
English
Abstract
A biographical sketch of Daniel S. Morris, founder of some of Taylor County's earliest newspapers, including the BROAD-AX,
the CENTRAL STANDARD, the FAMILY VISITOR, the WEEKLY-GAZETTE, the VANGUARD, and the VIRGINIA PATRIOT. Morris published his
newspaper at Prunytown from 1846-1861 under the several different titles listed above. During the Civil War he served the
Confederacy by editing and publishing an official newspaper in Richmond.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Daniel S. Morris, Newspaperman, Biographical Sketch, A&M 2312, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.