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James Augustus Stevens
My Great-Great Grandfather, James Augustus Stevens, started the first newspaper in Manchester (later Yazoo City), Mississippi. The exact date is not there but it had to be about 1834-1836 era. I have a copy of his obituary from 1857:
It stated tha the served for several years in the Navy under Commodore Perry and "by his energy and strict attention to his duties, became quite a favorite with that distinguished officer. "
"After leaving the service he became connected with the press of the country anf for thirty years directed all his energies to the promotion of those political principles which he ardently adopted in his youth, and cherished through live with that kind of devotion, characteristic of honest of purpose and warm reliance on their correctness."
In it it states that he was one of the first settlers of the area, started the "Manchester Herald" - the first Newspaper published this far north in Mississippi and conducted it for several years, with an energy and zeal tha tgave it a high character thoroughout its scope of circulation. A few years after, the name was changed to that of the "Yazoo City Whig" which, under his direction, did noble service in the cause of his party (Whig Party)
It also mentions that".... Mr. Stevens, although a very industrious man, and vigorous writer, never amassed a fortune on account of his benevolence and kindness of heart, He loved his party (Whig) and friends and never withheld his meand from the advancement of the one or the relief of the other. He was a warm-hearted, generous man, social in his nature, and never counted the cost when, in in his power to accomodate those, who, aware of his liberality, were frequently unworthy recipients of his favors.
contributed by James Stevens
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