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The Pilot and Transcript
The front page of The Pilot and Transcript, May 5, 1840
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
EditorDuff Green
FoundedApril 2, 1840 (1840-04-02)
Political alignmentWhig
Ceased publicationJanuary 25, 1841
HeadquartersBaltimore, Maryland

The Pilot and Transcript was a daily Whig newspaper published in Baltimore, MD from April 2, 1840 to January 25, 1841.[1] The paper was briefly titled "The Pilot" before being renamed "The Pilot and Transcript".

Duff Green established The Pilot and Transcript to support the Harrison-Tyler presidential ticket. While the paper was initially successful in supporting the campaign, Green soon got caught up in a religious controversy about the influence of the Catholic Church in politics.[2] Maryland Whigs grew uncomfortable with the controversy and withdrew their support of the Pilot leading to the paper's end in 1841.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Humanities, National Endowment for the. "The pilot and transcript. [volume]". ISSN 2378-0576. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  2. ^ Green, Fletcher M. (1947). "Duff Green, Militant Journalist of the Old School". The American Historical Review. 52 (2): 247–264. doi:10.2307/1841273. ISSN 0002-8762.
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