Articles from the Richmond Daily State Journal
Index of selected articles from the Richmond Daily State Journal during the Civil War.

1872-02-01, Richmond Daily State Journal; rumor that Miss Van Lew is to be replaced at the post office – editorial praises her and gives details of the proper means of replacing an office holder
1872-02-01, Richmond Daily State Journal; the effort to remove Miss Van Lew from the post office “has been effectually squelched”
1872-02-28. Richmond Daily State Journal; four year old colored boy burned in a fire yesterday on Chimborazo Hill
1872-03-12, Richmond Daily State Journal; superintendent of the letter carrier’s department was sacked by Van Lew
1872-03-27, Richmond Daily State Journal; article extolling the virtues of the Watt Plow
1872-03-27, Richmond Daily State Journal; non-fatal shooting affair at Tredegar Iron Works
1872-03-27, Richmond Daily State Journal; very lengthy description of the tobacco industry in Richmond and very detailed look at Castle Thunder, now returned to tobacco operations
1872-05-24, Richmond Daily State Journal; man’s arm injured at the “turning shop on Belle Isle.”
1872-05-29, Richmond Daily State Journal; Superintendent of “Belle Isle Nail and Iron Works” was injured in the arm, but is now recovering.
1872-06-03, Richmond Daily State Journal; man crushed under large piece of timber on Belle Isle – not expected to survive

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