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The Daily Dispatch: 1861 is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has been the primary daily newspaper of Richmond, Virginia for over the past 150 years. At the time of establishment in 1850, it was one of the very few non-partisan newspapers around and featured relatively unbiased articles. During the Civil War, Richmond became the capital of the Confederate states and the Daily Dispatch decided to promote the Confederate cause. The...

--It is stated that the late Duke of Norfolk, of England, has left a legacy of $50,000 to the Pope. The income of the deceased nobleman was about $400,000 a year, of which it is said he gave away $120,000, principally towards the support of religious institutions connected with the Roman Catholic Church.