document record
Baltimore · Newspaper
The Federal Republican
Federalist antiwar press
Alexander Contee Hanson’s newspaper attacked the war and Democratic-Republican leadership, provoking the destruction of its press and later armed confrontation.
Why this record matters
The paper makes freedom of the press, partisan rhetoric, and municipal failure part of the war’s opening story.
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Evidence behind this record
- Baltimore Residents Riot Against Antiwar DissentersNational Park Service · public history
The June and July 1812 attacks on the Federal Republican and its defenders.
- The War of 1812 in BaltimoreBaltimore City Archives · local archive
Municipal records and Baltimore source material.