Subject Area
History
Description
In late December 1842 and early 1843 there appeared several newspaper articles in the Providence Journal under the caption of “The Carpet Bag” Correspondence. In all four letters were published in the local newspapers all claiming to be from the carpet bag. Two of the letters were written by Dutee J. Pearce of Newport to Thomas Dorr the leader of the suffrage movement in Rhode Island. The other two letters were written to Dorr by Dr. J.A. Brown and Louis Lapham. The second Pearce letter is interesting because it discusses giving the Black community a jury trial.
Publisher
Providence College
Date
Summer 7-10-2025
Type
Article
.docx
Language
English
Herald of the Times. Newport, RI, January 5, 1843, sec. 1, p. 3..pdf (8043 kB)
Herald of the Times. Newport, RI, October 27, 1842, sec. 1, p. 3..pdf (8255 kB)
Herald of the Times. Newport, RI, December 22, 1842, sec. 1, p. 2.pdf (4197 kB)
Herald of the Times. Newport, RI, August 18, 1842, sec. 1, p. 2..pdf (4255 kB)
Herald of the Times. Newport, RI, October 27, 1842, sec. 1, p. 3..pdf (8255 kB)
Herald of the Times. Newport, RI, December 22, 1842, sec. 1, p. 2.pdf (4197 kB)
Herald of the Times. Newport, RI, August 18, 1842, sec. 1, p. 2..pdf (4255 kB)
