The ''Boston Courier'' was an American newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded on March 2, 1824, by

Joseph T. Buckingham Joseph Tinker Buckingham (December 21, 1779''Cyclopaedia of American literature'Historical Magazine'' – April 10, 1861) was an American journalist and politician in New England. He rose from humble beginnings to become an influential conser ...

as a daily newspaper which supported

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. Buckingham served as editor until he sold out completely in 1848, after suffering a severe financial crisis in 1837 and losing much of his editorial authority. The ''Boston Courier'' supported the

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s, and later the Whig Party. In the period before the

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, its editors, including

George S. Hillard George Stillman Hillard (September 22, 1808 – January 21, 1879) was an American lawyer and author. Besides developing his Boston legal practice (with Charles Sumner as a partner), he served in the Massachusetts legislature, edited several Bo ...

and

George Lunt George Lunt (December 31, 1803 – May 17, 1885) was an American editor, lawyer, author, and politician. George's ancestor, Henry Lunt, was one of the original settlers of Newbury (1635). His grandfather's exploits with John Paul Jones were ...

, supported the states' right position on the abolition of slavery. From 1867 to 1915 the ''Boston Courier'' (New Series) was a weekly newspaper published by Libbey & Dennison.

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