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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Italic title Argus of Western America was a newspaper published in Frankfort, Kentucky. Amos Kendall was its editor-in-chief and William Gerrard its publisher.[1] It was published from 1808 until 1830.[2] It supported Henry Clay, who helped fund newspapers, but switched allegiances to his rival Andrew Jackson after 1824.[3]

Moses O. (Owsley) Bledsoe was also a publisher of the weekly paper.[4] Bledsoe emancipated several slaves in Missouri in 1829. Bledsoe also published the Commentator in Frankfort (1817 - 1820).[5]Шаблон:Citation needed [6] He was the father of Albert Taylor Bledsoe. He partnered with J. H. Farnham. He lost out to Kendall and Russells in the vote for public printers in Kentucky.[7] Bledsoe and his son were parties to Abraham Lincoln's broadsword duel.[8]

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