The Tribes and the States 

Grammar th'American Lingo 

America's Search for Liberty in Song and Poem 

Continuity News

Penacook Courier

W. J. Sidis

1935 - 1938

Ten hektographed newsletters, "written in American," one page each, presumably unpublished elsewhere, found in Helena Sidis's files, 1977.

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January, 1621	October, 1658	June, 1774	Oct., 1774	June, 1775
March, 1776	July, 1776	Nov., 1837	Jan., 1842	Sept., 1862

"For a period of three years there has been appearing a hektographed paper called the Penacook Courier, mailed from a mysterious source (its postmark was different almost every time), and each issue of which was dated from some time in the past, such as "July, 1776," and described the Courier's own version of American history as though it was a current event. It now appears that this paper actually had a subscription list, as arrangements were completed―still without revealing who issued the paper―on September 21, at the height of the great hurricane, to transfer that subscription list to Continuity News. Although we are a different sort of paper, we hope we will give satisfaction to the former readers of the Penacook Courier. We will try to make special arrangements for those who were on both subscription lists."― Continuity News, Oct., 1938

197 Warren Ave.
Boston, Mass
[Wednesday,] Aug. 14, 1935

        I have got hold of three more copies of "The Tribes and the States," and sent them to you, as you ordered. I do wish it to be understood that, as the pamphlet states in the introduction, it is not to be considered to be the work of any individual, but of an organisation. I may have helped on it, but I certainly do not want to be considered the author, as there are lots of things there I would not care to take personal responsibility for; so please do not represent the pamphlet to anyone as my work.

       That tribal organisation just surprised me by sending―from some place in New Hampshire I never heard of before, an historical newspaper written in American, and which seemed to be good and exciting stuff. Hope they can keep it up.

                                                           Yours truly,

                                                                       W. J. Sidis