The Weekly Recorder. Chillicothe, OH: John Andrews, February 23, 1815. Vol. I, No. 34. 8pp, 9.25 x 11.25 in.

Featuring the bold headline "PEACE" above announcements of the end of the War of 1812, as well as news of the founding of Covington, Kentucky, "situate at the confluence of Ohio and Licking Rivers, in Campbell county, Kentucky, opposite to the flourishing town of Cincinnati."

In 1803, Ohio became the first state formed out of the Northwest Territory and Chillicothe was named state capital. Chillicothe was a bustling economic center situated centrally in the state and was home to many prominent men of the time. It was here that Presbyterian Minister John Andrews moved in the early days of the capital city and where, on July 5, 1814, he first published The Weekly Recorder. This weekly paper was a religious publication featuring Presbyterian theology and church news alongside news of the day.

In this issue he reprints announcements from other papers heralding the end of the War of 1812. "February 13, 1815. About 4'oclock this afternoon, an express arrived at the President's, in four hours from Baltimore bearing despatches from our ministers at Ghent, containing the Preliminary articles of Peace...I understand the President immediately communicated the intelligence to Congress, and expresses are sent off in every direction to our lines, to arrest, no doubt, the operations of our arms." Another paragraph states that "An express arrived here this morning from the Post-Master-General to the Post-Master at this place, with the pleasing intelligence of PEACE being concluded between the United States and Great Britain. The Post-Master here was ordered to despatch an express to Detroit and Erie with the intelligence." The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, ended the War of 1812, however, news of the treaty spread slowly and the treaty still needed to be ratified to officially end hostilities. On February 16, 1815, the US Senate unanimously ratified the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812.

Other items of interest in the paper include a column on the establishment of the town of Covington, Kentucky, with details on lots in the town being offered for public sale, and a section describing "Acts passed by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio." Acts cited include "An act to incorporate the town of Cincinnati" and "An Act incorporating the Circulating Library Society of Cincinnati."

Some toning, dampstaining, and foxing none of which affects readability of text. Paper is separated along approximately 1/2 of vertical fold line.