On October 23, 1858, Henry Clapp, Jr., published the inaugural issue of The Saturday Press.
This collection of short news items touches on several topics including the political position of the New York Times, a request for the religious views of the Saturday Press, politics, and the legacy of George Washington.
A note mentions a request that the Saturday Press outline its religious views for its readers.
An electronic version of this text was previously available in CONTENTdm and has been migrated to Lehigh University's Digital Collections. Reconstruction of direct links to individual articles is in progress. In the meantime, browse issues of the Saturday Press in the Vault at Pfaff's Digital Collection. Page images of The New York Saturday Press were scanned from microfilm owned by Emory University, which was made from original copies held by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
On October 23, 1858, Henry Clapp, Jr., published the inaugural issue of The Saturday Press.
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