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The New York Aurora was a 19th-century daily newspaper in New York City.

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Founded in 1841, the newspaper claimed to be politically independent but also "democratic, in the strongest sense of the word". [1] The four-page, two-penny daily newspaper was owned by Anson Herrick and John F. Ropes and had a circulation of about 5,000. [2] Its first editor was Thomas Low Nichols, who left by February 1842 after printing a libelous article. [3]

Walt Whitman began contributing to the Aurora in February 1842; his first works in the publication are likely the series "Walks in Broadway". [4] He was named the paper's editor on March 28, 1842. [5] In his editorials, Whitman was open in expressing his personal opinions and beliefs and wrote about New York attractions and personalities, local theater and opera, and various happenings around the city. [6] The Brooklyn Eagle praised the new editor as offering "marked change for the better" but noted "a dash of egotism" in him. [6] In fact, owners Anson and Herrick accused Whitman of writing biased articles, including some that criticized Bishop John Hughes as "serpent tongued" and a "hypocritical scoundrel". [7] Their quarrels led to Whitman leaving the Aurora in May 1842. [8]

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