Weekly Perryville Union Index

Weekly Perryville Union
Perryville, Missouri 1863 - 1878

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1863 1864 1865 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1877 1878

The Weekly Perryville Union was the first newspaper published in Perry County, beginning July 14, 1862 and issued every Friday for over thirty years. Researchers interested in learning about Perry County, Missouri from first-hand accounts, will probably enjoy just browsing through the various issues. The search engine may assist in finding a particular name, however, be aware that spelling used for individuals varies widely. Women and children were often referred to as the "wife of..." or "child of ..." someone. Men are frequently referred by only their initials or nicknames.

1863 - 1864

13 March 1863
08 April 1863
15 January 1864
15 April 1864
11 November 1864
16 December 1864    23 December 1864

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1865

13 January
17 March    24 March
23 June

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1867

19 April
03 May
06 June    14 June
05 July
23 August
11 October
10 November

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1868

17 January
28 February
03 April
08 May
19 June
10 July    24 July
02 October    16 October    25 October

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1869

01 January    15 January
02 April    30 April
02 July
13 August    27 August
01 October    15 October
05 November
03 December

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1870

21 January
18 February
22 April
03 June
08 July
19 August
02 September    09 September    16 September
04 November
23 December

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1871

06 January    19 January    27 January
17 March
07 April
09 June
15 September    29 September
06 October    20 October
03 November    17 November
01 December    22 December

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1872

19 January
09 February    16 February
29 March
19 April    25 April
10 May    17 May
07 June
12 July
02 August    30 August
08 November
13 December

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1873

03 January    10 January    24 January
14 February
14 March
11 April    18 April    25 April
09 May    16 May    30 May
06 June    17 June    25 June
01 August    15 August
12 September    19 September    26 September
10 October    24 October    31 October
14 November    28 November
05 December    12 December

"Early Years of Perry County"
Letters to the Editor by Peter Dean

30 May 12 September

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1874

09 January    30 January
13 February    20 February
06 March    13 March    20 March
27 March
03 April    10 April    17 April
08 May    15 May    29 May
05 June    19 June    26 June
10 July
07 August    14 August
11 September    18 September
09 October    16 October    30 October
13 November
18 December    25 December

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1875

01 January    08 January    15 January    22 January    29 January
05 February   12 February   19 February   26 February
05 March   12 March   19 March   26 March
02 April    09 April    16 April    23 April    30 April
07 May   14 May   21 May   28 May
04 June   11 June   18 June   25 June
02 July   09 July   16 July   23 July   30 July
06 August   13 August   20 August   27 August
03 September   10 September   17 September   24 September
01 October   08 October   15 October   22 October   29 October
05 November   12 November   19 November   26 November

"History of Perry County"
by W. H. Bennett reprinted from Campbells's Gazetteer of Missouri
04 June

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1877

22 June    29 June
06 July    13 July    20 July    27 July
03 August    10 August    17 August    24 August    31 August
07 September    14 September    21 September    28 September
05 October    12 October    19 October    26 October
02 November    09 November    16 November    30 November
07 December    14 December    21 December    28 December

There was no issue of the Union on 23 November 1877, due to the death of the publisher's wife on Tuesday of that week.

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1878

03 March

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These pages are excerpts from the Weekly Perryville Union and are presented here much as they actually appeared in print, although some attempts have been made to enhance the ease of reading. Not all issues have been included. Each of the pages contains at least one item related to our own research, but we have included all other items of interest from those same pages as a help to other researchers. Items of a non-local nature and most advertising have been omitted. No attempts have been made to rearrange or reorganize the items or correct errors.

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