The Observer

• id: 438
• end_date: August 18, 1814
• frequency: Weekly
• lineage_id: 103
• proprietors: DuVal & Butler
• start_date: August 4, 1814
• variant_number: Staunton 09-01
• notes: Only the first three numbers of this title are known to have been issued; timing of paper's introduction coincided with British invasion of national capital region, with the last issue known antedating the burning of Washington on August 24, 1811 by just six days; so it is likely that its publication ceased as consequence of ensuing militia mobilizations in Valley, and was never restarted after the British withdrew in September.
• lineage_title: Observer
• Related Bios:
  • Gerard Banks
  • Joseph Butler
  • Philip DuVal

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