Newspapers - Federal Republican

In 1808, Alexander C. Hanson established the Federal Republican and Commercial Gazette in Baltimore, and the Federal Republican became one of the nation's most extreme Federalist newspapers. In 1812, some of the newspapers articles published enraged locals, inciting the 1812 Baltimore riots.

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, June 28, 1812]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle. She discusses the ongoing War of 1812, their finances, their bellman, and her health. she asks if it is true that a mob tore down the office of the Federal Republican.

[Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, July 28, 1812, Vol. 3]

Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 3 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. Littleton gives a detailed recount of the riot that occurred in Baltimore on July 27, 1812. Anti-war articles written by Alexander Contee Hanson in the Federal Republican newspaper caused riots against the newspaper. The riot and events occurring afterwards were violent and resulted in the death of at least one man, Dr. Gale. Littleton includes an additional note with some of the names of the men involved.