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James K. Newcomer Autobiographical Sketch

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Title	James K. Newcomer Autobiographical Sketch
Subject	Business and Labor Ohio Government Daily Life Autobiography Newspaper publishing Civil War
Place	Wauseon (Ohio) Delta (Ohio) Port Clinton (Ohio) Elyria (Ohio) Marion (Ohio) Lorain County (Ohio) Fulton County (Ohio) Ottawa County (Ohio) Marion County (Ohio) White Sulpher Springs (Ohio) Delaware County (Ohio)
Description	James A. Newcomer wrote this autobiographical sketch for his children: "that they may learn, from my own hand, something in regard to the biography, natural turn of mind and tastes of their father." Newcomer was a newspaper editor and publisher. He took an apprenticeship with the Fulton Democrat in Delta, Ohio in 1852, and then began publishing his own paper. Between 1854 and 1865, he published several papers in Wauseon, Delta, Port Clinton, and Marion. A Democrat, Newcomer did not support Lincoln in the 1860 or 1864 elections. In December of 1864, he was roused from his bed by Union soldiers stationed at Johnson's Island and arrested for opposing the Lincoln administration and supporting the Democratic candidate Clement L. Vallandingham for governor of Ohio in 1863. Vallandingham, the leader of the pro-southern "Copperheads" during the Civil War, was arrested by the Union military authorities in 1863 for treasonable utterances, and banished to the Confederate States. Newcomer ran for public office in his later years and was eventually appointed Trustee of the Industrial Home for Girls at White Sulphur Springs (near Delaware, Ohio). In the sketch, Newcomer recounts his grief at the death of his first wife, his love for his children, and his political philosophy. He also transcribes his phrenological chart acquired from a phrenologist, showing the belief in the pseudoscience of the time. The autobiography ends with his appointment as Trustee of the Industrial Home for Girls in 1875. The 38-page volume is 6" x 9" (15.2 x 22.7 cm). The photograph of Newcomer is 4.7" x 3.3" (12 x 8.5 cm).
Creator	Newcomer, James K.
Date of Original	1833 - 1875
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts)
Submitting Institution	Wauseon Public Library
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html
Type	Text
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om114_575853_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om114_575853_001.tif
Image Height	3652
Image Width	2400
File Size	2623.659 KB
Full Text	[front cover]

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