Many of these do not include dates. This folder contains various political essays with a clearly Democratic affiliation. One expressed dissatisfaction with the election of Lincoln and called for the election of Stephen Douglas.

The Camp Barry Herald was a small paper produced by Henry Houstater. The pieces included are handwritten and feature news from the Civil War, poetry and art. One article recounts the death of a comrade in battle. Another imagines what United States would look like with Union victory and Lincoln's death.

Newspapers collected by the Houstaters during the Civil War. The majority are affiliated with the Democratic party. Newspapers include: 1862 Lockport Daily Union (issues dated March13, March 28, April 7, April 9, September 8, October 1, November 18); Niagra Democrat and Union from 1864; and two 1862 issues of the Lockport Chronicle.

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