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From: Phyllis Garratt <>
Subject: [Hamilt'n] 1870's City Politics
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2002 17:16:07 -0700

Judy, Regarding your question about where to find out more about
Cincinnati politics of the 1870's....... In my experience, the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette (newspaper) is the best source for reports
of city officials, politics, and elections. My great grandfather was on
the Board of Public Works in the 1870's and then police commissioner in
the early 1880's. I have found numerous wonderful articles about him in
this particular paper. Much more so than the other Cincinnati papers of
that time. Many of the articles in the Gazette even quote him, which is
really interesting, as I can get a feel for how he spoke and what his
personality was like!

There are pages and pages of articles in the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette covering details of city politics. I don't know if there was a
specific time of year for elections, but I found that many were held in
early April (spring elections). The way in which I found these articles
was to make a trip to the Cincinnati Public library on Vine St. (well
over 1,000 miles from where I live). They have most of the Cincinnati
papers on microfilm and you can just help yourself and read to your
hearts content. You can then print off their machines any articles you
find.

You might also call (or better yet email), the University of Cincinnati,
Blegen Library. Most certainly they would be able to point you in the
right direction where you might find out more on the subject. They may
even have actual City Council records from the 1800's.

Phyllis

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