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University of Connecticut

Index to the Early American

Newspaper Microfilm Collection

in the

Homer Babbidge Library

Compiled by Carole Dyal and Laura Raccagni

Designed & Formatted by Meredith Petersons

December 2003

[Revised March 2006]

P r e f a c e

Index to the Early American Newspaper Microfilm Collection

No history of a town or city can be written without recourse to its newspapers. Clarence S. Brigham

The index that follows identifies the Early American Newspapers from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that have been preserved on microfilm for users of the Homer Babbidge Library. The collection incorporates newspapers from Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. The index arranges the newspapers by state, then by city or town, and finally by principal title. The dates of library holdings are noted for each.

During these decades, newspapers rarely survived more than a few short years; and their titles changed several times during their lifespan. In order to accurately record the birth and death, title and location changes for the newspapers included in the Early American Newspapers Collection, the compilers viewed the microfilm for each title and consulted Clarence S. Brigham’s invaluable History and Bibliography of American Newspapers.

Brigham reports that the mortality of newspapers before 1821 is notable. “Over half of 2120 papers in this period—to be exact, 1118 papers—expired before they had reached two years of existence; 1002 papers lived from two to four years; 541 from five to nine years; 302 from ten to nineteen years; 106 from twenty to twenty-nine years; 34 from thirty to thirty-nine years; 15 from forty to forty-nine years; and 10 from fifty to eighty seven years" (xii). Of those 10 that survived over fifty years, three were published in Connecticut: the Connecticut Gazette (New London, 1763 to 1820), the Connecticut Courant (Hartford, 1764 to 1820), and the Connecticut Journal (New Haven, 1767 to 1820). All three of these titles are available in the Babbidge collection.

Most American newspapers from this period were weeklies, printed on folio or crown sheets; “that is, they had four pages, each measuring about 11 x 17 or 10 x 15 inches” (Mott, 43). Though circulations were small by modern standards, ranging from a few hundred to at most a few thousand, each copy was likely to be shared by many readers, either among individuals or at places of gathering such as coffee houses or taverns.

Finally, a word on content: news from England and Europe (mostly having to do with politics and wars) was featured prominently, freely adapted from papers carried overseas by merchants and settlers. And though political actions and military events predominated, “accidents, wrecks, fires, storms, agricultural yields, ‘remarkables' and monstrosities, gaol breaks, epidemics and medical achievements, and crime news were all frequent” (Mott, 101).

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Then as now, advertising announcements “represented the chief profit margin in the newspaper business.” These varied in length from “two or three lines to a column or more.” Prominent were notices of runaways—slaves, apprentices, and bondservants (Mott, 56).

Works Cited:

Brigham, Clarence S. History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690 – 1820. Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1947. Babbidge Library / Level 1 / Ref. Z 6951 B86

Mott, Frank Luther. American Journalism: a history of newspapers in the United States through 250 years, 1690 to 1940. New York: McMillan, 1947. Babbidge Library / Level 4 / PN 4855 M63

Scott E. Kennedy • November 2003 Area Head

Research & Information Services University of Connecticut Libraries

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Table of Contents

Connecticut Hartford ....................................................................................... pages 1 and 2 Litchfield ..................................................................................... pages 2 and 3 Middletown.............................................................................................. page 3 New Haven ............................................................................................. page 3 New London............................................................................................ page 3 Norwich ................................................................................................... page 4 Stonington .............................................................................................. page 4 Windham................................................................................................. page 4

Delaware Wilmington .............................................................................................. page 5

District of Columbia Georgetown ............................................................................................ page 5 Washington ............................................................................................. page 5

Georgia Milledgeville ............................................................................................ page 5 Savannah ............................................................................................... page 5

Maine Portland .................................................................................................. page 6

Massachusetts Boston .......................................................................................... pages 6 – 10 Cambridge ............................................................................................ page 10 Newburyport ......................................................................................... page 10 Northampton ......................................................................................... page 10 Pittsfield ................................................................................................ page 11 Salem ................................................................................................... page 11 Stockbridge ........................................................................................... page 11 Worcester ............................................................................................. page 12

New Hampshire Concord ................................................................................................ page 13 Portsmouth ........................................................................................... page 13

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New York Albany ................................................................................................... page 14 New York .............................................................................................. page 14

North Carolina Newbern ............................................................................................... page 15

Ohio Chillicothe ............................................................................................. page 15

Pennsylvania Philadelphia .......................................................................................... page 15

Rhode Island Newport ................................................................................................ page 16 Providence ............................................................................................ page 16

South Carolina Charleston ............................................................................................ page 17

Vermont Bennington ........................................................................................... page 17

Virginia Leesburg ............................................................................................... page 18 Richmond.............................................................................................. page 18

Index to the Early American Newspaper Microfilm Collection in the Homer Babbidge Library,

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. About the Microfilm Collection • Microfilm reels are shelved together under the collection title, Early American Newspapers,

in the Babbidge Microform Research Collections on Level 3. • Within the Early American Newspapers Collection, microfilm reels are arranged first by

place of publication (state and city or town) then alphabetically by newspaper title. About the Index • Newspapers are arranged first by place of publication (state and city or town), then

alphabetically by title. • Library holdings (months, days, and years) are listed for each title in the Collection.

• Exceptions to the norm are noted for the following: Titles filmed out of alphabetical order Titles filmed out of location sequence More than one newspaper title filmed on the same reel Early American newspapers filmed in the American Periodical Series Collection, 1800-

1850. The APS Collection is located in the Babbidge Microform Research Collections, Level 3.

Early American newspapers filmed in the Harbottle Dorr Collection of Annotated Massachusetts Newspapers. The Harbottle Dorr Collection is located in the Babbidge Microform Research Collections, Level 3.

CONNECTICUT Hartford, CT

American Mercury ....................................................................... Jul. 12, 1784 – Dec. 26, 1820 Connecticut Courant ................................................................... Oct. 29, 1764 – Dec. 30, 1837

Index to Connecticut News in the Connecticut Courant* *Microfilm index to the Connecticut Courant (1764 – 1820) arranged alphabetically by names and subjects.

Connecticut Courant ............................................................. Oct. 29, 1764 – Nov. 3, 1766 Connecticut Courant; and the Weekly Advertiser ................. Nov. 10, 1766 – Apr. 4, 1767

Connecticut Courant ............................................................. Apr. 13, 1767 – May 31, 1774 Connecticut Courant, and Hartford Weekly Intelligencer ..... Jun. 7, 1774 – Feb. 10, 1778

Connecticut Courant ............................................................. Feb. 17, 1778 Connecticut Courant, and the Weekly Intelligencer ............. Feb. 24, 1778 – Apr. 28, 1778

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Connecticut Courant ............................................................. May 5, 12, 1778 Connecticut Courant, and the Weekly Intelligencer ............. May 19, 1778 – Jan. 2, 1781 Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer .................... Jan. 9, 1781 – Sept. 2, 1783

Connecticut Courant, and Weekly Intelligencer ................... Sept. 9, 1783 – Mar. 14, 1791

Connecticut Courant ............................................................. Mar. 21, 1791 – Dec. 30, 1837

Connecticut Mirror ....................................................................... Jul. 10, 1809 – Dec. 15, 1832 Hartford Gazette .......................................................................... Jan. 13, 1794 – Mar. 19, 1795

Hartford Gazette ................................................................... Jan. 13, 1794 – Jun. 26, 1794 Hartford Gazette and Universal Advertiser ........................... Jul. 14, 1794 – Oct. 9, 1794 Hartford Gazette ................................................................... Oct. 13, 1794 – Mar. 19, 1795 Times* .................................................................................. Jan.14, 1817 – Dec. 26, 1820

*First readable issue on reel that begins with Jan. 1.

Times .................................................................................... Jan.14, 1817 – Nov. 9, 1819 Times and Weekly Advertiser ............................................... Nov. 16, 1819 – Dec. 26, 1820

Litchfield, CT

Litchfield Gazette ........................................................................ Mar. 16, 1808 – May 17, 1809 Litchfield Journal ......................................................................... Apr. 8, 1818 – Oct. 20, 1818 Litchfield Monitor ......................................................................... Dec. 21, 1784 – Jul.1, 1807

The Weekly Monitor and American Advertiser ..................... Dec. 21, 1784 – Mar. 15, 1785 Weekly Monitor ..................................................................... Apr. 12, 1785 – Nov. 28, 1786 The Weekly Monitor and Litchfield Town and County Recorder .................................................... Dec. 5, 1786 – Jun. 4, 1787 The Weekly Monitor .............................................................. Jun. 11, 1787 – Dec. 31, 1787 Collier’s (Litchfield) Weekly Monitor ..................................... Jan. 7, 1788 – Jun. 16, 1788 Litchfield Weekly Monitor ...................................................... June 23, 1788 Weekly Monitor ..................................................................... Jun. 30, 1788 – Apr. 20, 1789 Weekly Monitor and the Litchfield Advertiser ....................... Apr. 27, 1789 Weekly Monitor ..................................................................... May 4, 1789 Supplement to the Weekly Monitor ....................................... May 4, 1789

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Weekly Monitor ..................................................................... May 11, 1789 Weekly Monitor and the Litchfield Advertiser ....................... May 25, 1789 – Jun. 8, 1789 Weekly Monitor ..................................................................... Nov. 17, 1789 – Nov. 29, 1790 Litchfield-County Monitor ...................................................... Dec. 11, 1790 – Jan. 3, 1791 Litchfield Monitor ................................................................... Jan. 10, 1791 – Jan. 4, 1792 The Monitor ........................................................................... Jan. 11, 1792 – Aug. 20, 1794 Litchfield Monitor ................................................................... Aug. 27, 1794 – June 3, 1795 Litchfield Monitor and Agricultural Register .......................... Jun. 10, 1795 – May 11, 1796 Weekly Monitor ..................................................................... May 18, 1796 – Feb. 21, 1798 The Monitor ........................................................................... Feb. 28, 1798 – Feb. 26, 1800 The Farmer’s Monitor ........................................................... Mar. 5, 1800 – Jan. 14, 1801 Monitor .................................................................................. Jan. 21, 1801 – Jun. 8, 1803 Litchfield Monitor ................................................................... Jun. 15, 1803 – Jul. 1, 1807 Litchfield Republican............................................................. May 19, 1819 – Mar. 12, 1821 Witness ................................................................................. Aug. 14, 1805 – Jun. 24, 1807

Middletown, CT

Middlesex Gazette ...................................................................... Nov. 8, 1785 – Dec. 28, 1820

New Haven, CT

Connecticut Journal .................................................................... Oct. 23, 1767 – Dec. 26, 1820 New-Haven Chronicle ................................................................. Apr. 25, 1786 – Sept. 11, 1787 New-Haven Gazette .................................................................... May 13, 1784 – Feb. 9, 1786 New-Haven Gazette and Connecticut Magazine ........................ Feb. 15, 1786 – Jun. 18, 1789

New London, CT

Bee .............................................................................................. Jun. 14, 1797 – Jun. 23, 1802 Connecticut Gazette .................................................................... Nov. 18, 1763 – Dec. 27, 1820 New-London Summary ............................................................... Sept. 29, 1758 – Sept. 23, 1763

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Norwich, CT

Courier ....................................................................................... Nov. 30, 1796 – Dec. 27, 1820

Chelsea Courier .................................................................... Nov. 30, 1796 – May 24, 1798 Courier .................................................................................. May 31, 1798 – Mar. 15, 1809 Norwich Courier .................................................................... Mar. 22, 1809 – Dec. 27, 1820

Norwich Packet ........................................................................... Oct. 28, 1773 – Feb. 9, 1802 Norwich Packet: and the Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode-Island Weekly Advertiser .................................... Oct. 28, 1773 – Dec. 22, 1777 The Norwich Packet.............................................................. Dec. 29, 1777 – June 1, 1779 The Norwich Packet; and the Weekly Advertiser ................. Jun. 8, 1779 – Sept. 26, 1782 The Norwich Packet; or, the Chronicle of Freedom ............. Oct. 30, 1783 – Apr. 7, 1785 The Norwich-Packet, or, the Country Journal ...................... Apr. 14, 1785 – Feb. 1, 1787 The Norwich Packet. And the Country Journal .................... Feb. 8, 1787 – Jan. 22, 1790 The Norwich-Packet & Country Journal ............................... Jan. 29, 1790 – Sept. 24, 1790 Vox Populi Norwich Packet .................................................. Oct. 1, 1790 – Jun. 2, 1791 Norwich Packet ..................................................................... June 9, 1791 – Feb. 9, 1802

Weekly Register .......................................................................... Nov. 29, 1791 – Aug. 19, 1795

Stonington, CT

Journal of the Times .................................................................... Oct. 10, 1798 – Sept. 17, 1799 Patriot .......................................................................................... Jul. 24, 1801 – Feb. 11, 1803

Windham, CT

Windham Herald ......................................................................... Mar. 12, 1791 – Dec. 28, 1810

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DELAWARE Wilmington, DE

American Watchman ................................................................... Aug. 2, 1809 – Jul. 21, 1820 American Watchman; and Delaware Republican ................. Aug. 2, 1809 – Dec. 29, 1813 American Watchman ............................................................ Jan.1, 1814 – Jul. 21, 1820

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Georgetown, DC

Independent American ................................................................ Jul. 11, 1809 – Jan. 22, 1811 Independent American and Columbian Advertiser ............... Jul. 11, 1809 – Sept. 28, 1809 Independent American ......................................................... Oct. 3, 1809 – Jan.22, 1811

National Messenger .................................................................... Oct. 27, 1817 – Dec. 29, 1820

Washington, DC

City of Washington Gazette ........................................................ Nov. 12, 1817 – Dec. 30, 1820 Daily National Intelligencer .......................................................... Jan. 1, 1813 – Dec. 30, 1820 National Intelligencer ................................................................... Oct. 31, 1800 – Dec. 31, 1812

National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser ................ Oct. 31, 1800 – Nov. 24, 1810 National Intelligencer ............................................................ Nov. 27, 1810 – Dec. 31, 1812

Spirit of ‘Seventy-Six ................................................................... Dec. 29, 1809 – Feb. 15, 1811

GEORGIA

Milledgeville, GA

Milledgeville Republican .............................................................. Mar. 20, 1816 – Mar. 27, 1816 Reflector ...................................................................................... Nov. 12, 1817 – Feb. 2, 1819

Savannah, GA

Georgia Gazette .......................................................................... Apr. 7, 1763 – May 23, 1770

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MAINE Portland, ME

Eastern Argus.............................................................................. Sept. 8, 1803 – Dec. 29, 1829 Portland Gazette ......................................................................... Apr. 16, 1798 – Dec. 30, 1811

The Gazette .......................................................................... Apr. 16, 1798 – Apr. 22, 1799 Jenks’ Portland Gazette ....................................................... Apr. 29, 1799 – Sept. 20, 1802 Jenks’ Portland Gazette. Maine Advertiser .......................... Sept. 27. 1802 – Oct. 14, 1803 Jenks’ Portland Gazette ....................................................... Oct. 31, 1803 – Mar. 12, 1805 Portland Gazette ................................................................... Mar. 18, 1805 – Jul. 16, 1805 Portland Gazette and Maine Advertiser................................ Jul. 23, 1805 – Dec. 30, 1811

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston, MA

American Apollo .......................................................................... Oct. 5, 1792 – Dec. 25, 1794 American Herald ......................................................................... Jan. 19, 1784 – Jun. 30, 1788

American Herald and the General Advertiser ....................... Jan. 19, 1784 – Mar. 29, 1784 American Herald ................................................................... Apr. 5, 1784 – Jan. 7, 1788 American Herald and Federal Recorder ............................... Jan. 14, 1788 American Herald ................................................................... Jan. 21, 1788 – Jun. 30, 1788

Boston Chronicle ......................................................................... Oct. 22, 1767 – Jun. 25, 1770 Boston Daily Advertiser ............................................................... Mar. 3, 1813 – Dec. 30, 1820 Boston Evening-Post ................................................................... Aug. 18, 1735 – Apr. 24, 1775

Boston Evening-Post ............................................................ Oct. 20, 1781 – Jan.10, 1784 Boston Evening-Post and the General Advertiser ................ Oct. 20, 1781 – Jan. 10, 1784

Boston Gazette ........................................................................... Dec. 21, 1719 – Sept. 17, 1798

Boston Gazette ..................................................................... Dec. 21, 1719 – Oct. 19, 1741 Boston Gazette, or New England Weekly Journal ............... Oct. 20, 1741 – Oct. 20, 1741 Boston Gazette, or Weekly Journal ...................................... Oct. 27, 1741 – Dec. 26, 1752 Boston Gazette, or Weekly Advertiser .................................. Jan. 3, 1753 – Apr. 1, 1755 Boston Gazette, or Country Journal ..................................... Apr. 7, 1755 – Apr. 5, 1756

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Boston Gazette and Country Journal ................................... Apr. 12, 1756 – Dec. 30, 1793 Boston Gazette and Republican Weekly Journal ................. Jan. 6, 1794 – Sept. 17, 1798 Boston Intelligencer .............................................................. Aug. 17, 1816 – Dec. 30, 1820

Boston Intelligencer and Morning & Evening Advertiser ................................................................. Aug. 17, 1816 – Oct. 17, 1818 Boston Intelligencer & Evening Gazette ........................ Oct. 24, 1818 – Dec. 30, 1820

Boston News-Letter* ................................................................... Apr. 17, 1704 – Feb. 29, 1776 *Available only on microcard. Filed alphabetically by title, Boston News-Letter, on Babbidge Reference Microform shelves.

Boston News-Letter .............................................................. Apr. 17, 1704 – Dec. 29, 1726 Weekly News-Letter .............................................................. Jan.5, 1727 – Oct. 29, 1730 Boston Weekly News-Letter ................................................. Nov. 5, 1730 – Aug. 25, 1757 Boston News-Letter .............................................................. Sept. 1, 1757 – Mar. 18, 1762 Boston News-Letter and New England Chronicle ................ Mar. 25, 1762 – Mar. 31, 1763 Massachusetts Gazette. And Boston News-Letter ............... Apr. 7, 1763 – Oct. 31, 1765 Massachusetts Gazette ........................................................ Nov. 7, 1765 – May 15, 1766 Massachusetts Gazette. And Boston News-Letter ............... May 22, 1766 – May 19, 1768 Boston Weekly News-Letter ................................................. May 26, 1768 – Sept. 21, 1769 Massachusetts Gazette; and the Boston Weekly News-Letter ....................................................... Sept. 28, 1769 – Feb. 29, 1776

Boston Patriot .............................................................................. Mar. 3, 1809 – Dec. 30, 1820

Boston Patriot and Morning Advertiser ................................. Mar. 9, 1816 – May 31, 1817 Independent Chronicle & Boston Patriot .............................. Jun. 2, 1817 – Dec. 1, 1817 Boston Patriot and Daily Chronicle ....................................... Dec. 2, 1817 – Dec. 2, 1817 Boston Patriot and Daily Chronicle ....................................... Dec. 3, 1817 – Jun. 30, 1819 Boston Patriot & Daily Mercantile Advertiser ........................ Jul. 1, 1819 – Dec. 30, 1820

Boston Post-Boy ......................................................................... Apr. 21, 1735 – Apr. 17, 1775 [Apr. 21, 1735 – Nov. 5, 1744 filmed with Boston Evening-Post. See Massachusetts, Boston.]

Boston Weekly Post-Boy ...................................................... Apr. 21, 1735 – Jun. 4, 1750 Boston Post-Boy ................................................................... Jun. 11, 1750 – Dec. 23, 1754 Boston Weekly Advertiser .................................................... Aug. 22, 1757 – Dec. 25, 1758

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Green & Russell’s Boston Post-Boy & Advertiser ................ Jan. 1, 1759 – May 23, 1763 Boston Post-Boy & Advertiser .............................................. May 30, 1763 – May 16, 1768 Boston Post-Boy & Advertiser The Massachusetts Gazette .......................................... May 23, 1768 – Sept. 25, 1769 The Massachusetts Gazette and Boston Post-Boy and Advertiser .................................... Oct. 2, 1769 – April 17, 1775

Boston Price-Current Boston Price-Current and Marine Intelligencer .................... Sept. 7, 1795 – Jun. 4, 1798

Russell’s Gazette. Commercial and Political ........................ June 7, 1798 – Dec. 13, 1798

J. Russell’s Gazette. Commercial and Political .................... Dec. 17, 1798 – Oct. 6, 1800 [Jun. 7, 1798 – Oct. 7, 1799 filmed with Boston Price-Current. See Massachusetts, Boston.]

[Oct. 10, 1799 – Oct. 6, 1800 filmed with Boston Gazette 1800 – 1820 See Massachusetts, Boston.]

Boston Gazette. Commercial and Political ........................... Oct. 9, 1800 – Dec. 30, 1802 Boston Gazette ..................................................................... Jan. 3, 1803 – Dec. 28, 1815 Boston Commercial Gazette ................................................. Jan. 1, 1816 – Dec. 30, 1820

Censor ......................................................................................... Nov. 23, 1771 – May 2, 1772 Columbian Centinel ..................................................................... Jun. 16, 1790 – Dec. 30, 1820

Columbia Centinel ................................................................ Jun. 16, 1790 – Oct. 2, 1799 Columbia Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist ..................... Oct. 5, 1799 –Nov. 9, 1799 Columbia Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist ............... Nov. 13, 1799 – Sept. 1, 1804 Columbia Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist ..................... Sept. 5, 1804 – Dec. 31, 1817 Columbian Centinel .............................................................. Jan. 3, 1818 – Jan. 17, 1818 Columbian Centinel. American Federalist ............................ Jan. 21, 1818 – Dec. 30, 1820

Continental Journal ..................................................................... May 30, 1776 – Jun. 21, 1787

Continental Journal and Weekly Advertiser ......................... May 30, 1776 – Jun. 21, 1787

Courier ......................................................................................... Jul. 1, 1795 – Dec. 30, 1795 Courier .................................................................................. Jul. 1, 1795 – Oct. 17, 1795 Courier. Boston Evening Gazette and Universal Advertiser ....................................................... Oct. 21, 1795 – Dec. 16, 1795 Courier. Boston Evening Gazette, and General Advertiser ......................................................... Dec. 19, 1795 – Dec. 30, 1795

Federal Gazette .......................................................................... Jan. 1, 1798 – Mar. 26, 1798

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Federal Gazette and Daily Advertiser ................................... Jan. 1, 1798 – Mar. 5, 1798 Federal Gazette and General Advertiser .............................. Mar. 18, 1798 – Mar. 26, 1798

[Filmed with Courier. See Massachusetts, Boston.]

Federal Orrery ............................................................................. Oct. 20, 1794 – Oct. 31, 1796 [Filmed with American Apollo. See Massachusetts, Boston.]

Independent Chronicle ................................................................ Sept. 19, 1776 – Dec. 30, 1820

Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser ........... Nov. 7, 1776 – Dec. 17, 1801

Independent Chronicle ......................................................... Dec. 21, 1801 – May 29, 1817

Independent Chronicle & Boston Patriot (For The Country) ........................................................... Jun. 4, 1817 – Sept. 27, 1847

Independent Chronicle & Boston Patriot .............................. Oct. 1, 1817 – Feb. 26, 1820

Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot ........................... Mar. 1, 1820 – Dec. 30, 1820

Massachusetts Centinel .............................................................. Mar. 24, 1784 – Jul. 28, 1790

Massachusetts Centinel: and the Republican Journal ......... Mar. 24, 1784 – Oct. 13, 1784

Massachusetts Centinel ....................................................... Oct. 16, 1784 – Jun. 12, 1790

Columbian Centinel .............................................................. Jun. 16, 1790 – Jul. 28, 1790

Massachusetts Gazette ............................................................... Nov. 28, 1785 – Nov. 11, 1788

[Filmed with Salem Gazette. See Massachusetts, Salem.]

Massachusetts Spy ..................................................................... Jul. 17, 1770 – Apr. 6, 1775 Massachusetts Spy ............................................................... Jul. 17, 1770 – Oct. 1, 1772

Massachusetts Spy Or, Thomas’s Boston Journal ............... Oct. 8, 1772 – Apr. 6, 1775

[Filmed with Censor. See Massachusetts, Boston.]

New-England Chronicle .............................................................. Apr. 25, 1776 – Sept. 12, 1776 [Filmed with Independent Chronicle. See Massachusetts, Boston.]

New England Courant ................................................................. Aug. 7, 1721 – Jun. 25, 1726 New-England Weekly Journal ..................................................... Mar. 20, 1727 – Oct. 13, 1741 Polar Star .................................................................................... Oct. 6, 1796 – Feb. 2, 1797

[Filmed with Courier. See Massachusetts, Boston.] Polar Star. Boston Daily Advertiser ...................................... Oct. 6, 1796 – Oct. 8, 1796

Boston Daily Polar Star Advertiser ....................................... Oct. 10, 1796 – Nov. 12, 1796

Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser ................................ Nov. 14, 1796 – Feb. 2, 1797

Weekly Rehearsal ....................................................................... Sept. 27, 1731 – Aug. 11, 1735

[Filmed with New-England Courant. See Massachusetts, Boston.]

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Yankee ........................................................................................ Jan. 3, 1812 – Jan. 20, 1820 Yankee .................................................................................. Jan. 3, 1812 – Apr. 8, 1819 Boston Yankee ..................................................................... Apr. 15, 1819 – Jan. 20, 1820

Cambridge, MA

New England Chronicle or the Essex Gazette* .......................... May 12, 1775 – Apr. 4, 1776 *See the Harbottle Dorr Collection of Annotated Massachusetts Newspapers Reel 4, Vol. 4, — 1772 – 1796 .............. Pages 729 – 914

Newburyport, MA

Essex Journal .............................................................................. Dec. 4, 1773 – Feb. 6, 1777 Essex Journal and Merrimack Packet: Or the Massachusetts and New-Hampshire General Advertiser ......................................................... Dec. 4, 1773 – Jun. 23, 1775 Essex Journal: or the Massachusetts and New Hampshire General Advertiser &c ......................... Jun. 30, 1775 – Jul. 28, 1775 Essex Journal, or New-Hampshire Packet ........................... Aug. 4, 1775 – Nov. 3, 1775 Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet ......................... Nov. 10, 1775 – Oct. 25, 1776 Essex Journal: or the New-Hampshire Packet and the Weekly Advertiser ............................................. Nov. 1, 1776 – Nov. 8, 1776 Essex Journal ....................................................................... Nov. 15, 1776 – Nov. 20, 1776 Essex Journal: or the New-Hampshire Packet, and the Weekly Advertiser ............................................. Nov. 28, 1776 – Dec. 5, 1776 Essex Journal ....................................................................... Dec. 11, 1776 – Feb. 6, 1777 Essex Journal ....................................................................... Jul. 9, 1784 – Apr. 2, 1794 Essex Journal and the Massachusetts and New-Hampshire General Advertiser .............................. Jul. 9, 1784 – Dec. 6, 1786 Essex Journal & the New-Hampshire Packet ....................... Dec. 13, 1786 – Apr. 2, 1794

Newburyport Herald .................................................................... Oct. 31, 1797 – Dec. 30, 1823

Northampton, MA

Hampshire Gazette ..................................................................... Sept. 13, 1786 – Nov. 12, 1817

Hampshire Gazette ............................................................... Sept. 13, 1786 – Jul. 19, 1815 Hampshire Gazette and Northampton Advertiser ................ Jul. 26, 1815 Hampshire Gazette and Publick Advertiser .......................... Aug. 2, 1815 – Mar. 27, 1816 Hampshire Gazette. Publick Advertiser ................................ Apr. 3, 1816 – Mar. 5, 1817 Hampshire Gazette & Public Advertiser ............................... Mar. 12, 1817 – Nov. 12, 1817

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Pittsfield, MA

Sun .............................................................................................. Sept. 16, 1800 – Dec. 27, 1820

Sun ....................................................................................... Sept. 16, 1800 – May 9, 1803 Pittsfield Sun ......................................................................... May 23, 1803 – Sept. 8, 1804 Sun ....................................................................................... Sept. 15, 1804 – Jun. 29, 1805 Pittsfield Sun ......................................................................... Jul. 6, 1805 – Dec. 30, 1805 Pittsfield Sun; or Republican Monitor ................................... Jan. 6, 1806 – Aug.1, 1807 Pittsfield Sun ......................................................................... Aug. 8, 1807 – Dec. 27, 1820

Salem, MA

Essex Gazette* ........................................................................... Apr. 11, 1775 – May 2, 1775 *See the Harbottle Dorr Collection of Annotated Massachusetts Newspapers Reel 4, Vol. 4, — 1772 – 1776 .............. Pages 717 – 728

Essex Register ............................................................................ Jul. 28, 1807 – Dec. 30, 1820 Impartial Register ........................................................................ May 12, 1800 – Jul. 26, 1800

Salem Impartial Register ...................................................... Jul. 31, 1800 – Dec. 31, 1801

Salem Gazette ............................................................................ Oct. 18, 1781 – Nov. 22, 1785

Massachusetts Gazette (Boston) ......................................... Nov. 28, 1785 – Nov. 11, 1788 [Filmed with Salem Gazette. See Massachusetts, Salem.]

Salem Gazette ............................................................................ Jan. 5, 1790 – Dec. 29, 1820

[Jan. 5, 1790 – Feb. 11, 1794 filmed with Salem Mercury. See Massachusetts, Salem.]

Salem Mercury ............................................................................ Oct. 14, 1786 – Dec. 29, 1789

Salem Mercury: Political, Commercial, and Moral ................ Oct. 14, 1786 – Apr. 8, 1788 Salem Mercury ...................................................................... Apr. 15, 1788 – Dec. 29, 1789

Salem Register ............................................................................ Jan. 4, 1802 – Jul. 16, 1807

Stockbridge, MA

Berkshire Star .............................................................................. Nov. 30, 1815 – Dec. 28, 1820

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Worcester, MA

American Herald; and the Worcester Recorder .......................... Aug. 21, 1788 – Oct. 8, 1789 [Filmed with Boston Evening Post. See Massachusetts, Boston.]

The Massachusetts Spy .............................................................. May 3, 1775 – Dec. 27, 1820

The Massachusetts Spy Or, American Oracle of Liberty ............................................................. May 3, 1775 – Aug. 9, 1775 Thomas’s Massachusetts Spy Or, American Oracle of Liberty ............................................................. Aug. 16, 1775 – May 31, 1776 The Massachusetts Spy Or, American Oracle of Liberty ............................................................. Jun. 21, 1776 – Jul. 24, 1777

Haswell’s Massachusetts Spy or American Oracle of Liberty ........................................ Aug. 14, 1777 – Dec. 4, 1777 Massachusetts Spy or, American Oracle of Liberty ............................................................. Dec. 11, 1777 – May 7, 1778 Haswell’s Massachusetts Spy Or, American Oracle of Liberty ............................................. May 14, 1778 – Jun. 18, 1778 Thomas’s Massachusetts Spy Or, American Oracle of Liberty ............................................................. Jun. 25, 1778 – May 17, 1781 Thomas’s Massachusetts Spy Or, the Worcester Gazette ................................................... May 24, 1781 – Mar. 30, 1786 Worcester Magazine ............................................................. Apr. 1786 – Mar. 1788 Thomas’s Massachusetts Spy: Or, the Worcester Gazette ............................................. Apr. 3, 1788 – Oct. 10, 1810 The Massachusetts Spy, Or Worcester Gazette .................................................... Oct. 17, 1810 – Feb. 20, 1811 Thomas’s Massachusetts Spy, Or Worcester Gazette .................................................... Feb. 27, 1811 – Dec. 27, 1820

National Aegis ............................................................................. Dec. 2, 1801 – Dec. 27, 1820

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NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord, NH

American Patriot .......................................................................... Oct. 18, 1808 – Apr. 11, 1809

New-Hampshire Patriot......................................................... Apr. 18, 1809 – Jan. 26, 1819 New-Hampshire Patriot & State Gazette .............................. Feb. 2, 1819 – Dec. 26, 1820

Portsmouth, NH

New Hampshire Gazette ............................................................. Oct. 7, 1756 – Dec. 26, 1820 New Hampshire Gazette ...................................................... Oct. 7, 1756 – Mar. 4, 1763 New Hampshire Gazette, and Historical Chronicle .............. Mar. 11, 1763 – Sept. 26, 1775 New Hampshire Gazette, and Historical Chronicle .............. Oct. 10, 1775 New Hampshire Gazette, and Historical Chronicle .............. Nov. 2, 1775 – Jan. 9, 1776

New Hampshire Gazette ...................................................... Oct. 3, 1775 – Oct. 17, 1775 The Freeman’s Journal, or New Hampshire Gazette ........... May 25, 1776 – Jun. 9, 1778 New Hampshire Gazette or, State Journal, and General Advertiser .................................................. Jun. 16, 1778 – Sept. 3, 1781 New Hampshire Gazette and General Advertiser ................ Sept. 8, 1781 – Dec. 17, 1784 Fowle’s New Hampshire Gazette and General Advertiser .................................................. Dec. 24, 1784 – Jun. 2, 1787 New Hampshire Gazette, and General Advertiser ............... Jun. 9, 1787 – Apr. 9, 1793 New Hampshire Gazette ...................................................... Apr. 16, 1793 – Dec. 26, 1820

New Hampshire Spy ................................................................... Oct. 24, 1786 – Mar. 2, 1793 New Hampshire Spy ............................................................. Oct. 24, 1786 – Mar. 2, 1789 Osborne’s New Hampshire Spy ........................................... Mar. 6, 1789 – Aug. 25, 1792 Osborne’s New Hampshire Spy ........................................... Sept. 1, 1792 – Mar. 2, 1793

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NEW YORK Albany, NY

Balance* ...................................................................................... Jan. 4, 1809 – Dec. 24, 1811

Balance, and New-York State Journal .................................. Jan. 4, 1809 – Dec. 29, 1810 Balance, & State Journal ...................................................... Jan. 1, 1811 – Dec. 24, 1811

*See the American Periodical Series Collection, 1800-1850 (APS II) Reel 5 — Jan. 4, 1809 – Dec. 29, 1809 Reel 70 — Jan. 2, 1810 – Dec. 24, 1811

Plough Boy* ................................................................................ Jun. 5, 1819 – Jul. 15, 1823

Plough Boy ........................................................................... Jun. 5, 1819 – Jan. 15, 1820

Plough Boy. And Journal of the Board of Agriculture ........... Jan. 22, 1820 – May 25, 1822

Plough Boy ........................................................................... Jun. 1, 1822 – Jul. 15, 1823 *See the American Periodical Series Collection, 1800-1850 (APS II)

Reel 190 — Jun. 5, 1819 – Dec. 9, 1821 Reel 191 — Jan. 5, 1822 – Jul. 15, 1823

New York, NY

Military Monitor and American Register* .................................... Aug. 17, 1812 – Aug. 23, 1813 *See the American Periodical Series Collection, 1800-1850 (APS II)

Reel 136 — Aug. 17, 1812 – Aug. 23, 1813 New York Gazette and Weekly Mercury ..................................... Feb. 1, 1768 – Nov. 10, 1783 Rivington’s New-York Gazetteer ................................................. Apr. 22, 1773 – Dec. 31, 1783

Rivington’s New-York Gazetteer or the Connecticut, New-Jersey, Hudson’s River, and Quebec Weekly Advertiser ..................................... Apr. 22, 1773 – Dec. 9, 1773 Rivington’s New York Gazetter or the Connecticut, Hudson’s River, New-Jersey, and Quebec Weekly Advertiser ..................................... Dec. 16, 1773 – Nov. 23, 1775 Rivington’s New-York Gazette or the Connecticut, Hudson’s River, New-Jersey, and Quebec Weekly Advertiser ..................................... Oct. 4, 1777 – Oct. 11, 1777 Rivington’s New-York Loyal Gazette .................................... Oct. 18, 1777 – Dec. 6, 1777 Royal Gazette ....................................................................... Dec. 13, 1777 – Nov. 19, 1783 Rivington’s New-York Gazette and Universal Advertiser ....................................................... Nov. 22, 1783 – Dec. 31, 1783

Weekly Inspector* ....................................................................... Aug. 30, 1806 – Aug. 22, 1807

*See the American Periodical Series Collection 1800-1850 (APS II) Reel 1408 — Aug. 30, 1806 – Aug. 22, 1807

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NORTH CAROLINA Newbern, NC

North Carolina Magazine* .................................................... Jun. 8, 1764 – Jan. 18, 1765 North Carolina Magazine or Universal Intelligencer ............. Jun. 8, 1764 – Jan. 18, 1765

*See the American Periodical Series Collection Reel 23 — Jun. 29, 1764 – Jan. 18, 1765

[First issue on film — Jun. 29 – Jul. 6, 1764]

OHIO Chillicothe, OH

Weekly Recorder* ....................................................................... July 5, 1814 – Oct. 6, 1821 *See the American Periodical Series Collection, 1800-1850 (APS II) Reel 248 — Jul. 5, 1814 – Jun. 28, 1815 Reel 249 — Jul. 11, 1815 – Jul. 31, 1818 Reel 250 — Aug. 14, 1818 – Oct. 6, 1821

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia, PA

American Weekly Mercury .......................................................... Dec. 22, 1719 – May 22, 1746 Gazette of the United States* ..................................................... Apr. 15, 1789 – Feb. 18, 1804

*Published in New York, New York ...................................... Apr. 15, 1789 – Oct. 13, 1790 Gazette of the United States ................................................ Nov. 3, 1790 – Sept. 18, 1793 Gazette of the United States & Evening Advertiser .............. Dec. 11, 1793 – Jun. 11, 1794 Gazette of the United States and Daily Evening Advertiser ......................................................... Jun. 12, 1794 – Jun. 30, 1795 Gazette of the United States ................................................ Jul. 1, 1795 – Jun. 30, 1796 Gazette of the United States & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser .............................................................. Jul. 1, 1796 – Jun. 27, 1800 Gazette of the United States & Daily Advertiser ................... Jun. 28, 1800 – Nov. 1, 1801 Gazette of the United States ................................................ Nov. 2, 1801 – Feb. 18, 1804

Pennsylvania Chronicle and Universal Advertiser ...................... Jan. 26, 1767 – Feb. 8, 1774 Porcupine’s Gazette .................................................................... Mar. 4, 1797 – Jan. 13, 1800

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RHODE ISLAND Newport, RI

Newport Mercury ......................................................................... Jun. 19, 1758 – Dec. 30, 1820 Newport Mercury or the Weekly Advertiser .......................... Jun. 19, 1758 – Jan. 23, 1759 Newport Mercury .................................................................. Mar. 20, 1759 – Oct. 30, 1775 Occasional Paper ................................................................. Nov. 6, 1775 Freshest Advices, Foreign and Domestic ............................. Nov. 13, 1775 – Nov. 27, 1775 Newport Mercury .................................................................. Dec. 4, 1775 – Dec. 2, 1776 Newport Mercury .................................................................. Jan. 5, 1780 – Dec. 30, 1820

Rhode Island Republican ............................................................ Mar. 22, 1809 – Dec. 27, 1820

Providence, RI

Providence Gazette ..................................................................... Oct. 20, 1762 – Oct. 8, 1825 Providence Gazette; and Country Journal ........................... Oct. 20, 1762 – May 11, 1765 Vox Populi, Vox Dei. A Providence Gazette Extraordinary .................................................................. Aug. 24, 1765 A Providence Gazette Extraordinary .................................... Mar. 12, 1766 Providence Gazette and Country Journal ............................ Aug. 9, 1766 – Jan. 3, 1795 Providence Gazette .............................................................. Jan. 10, 1795 – Jan. 5, 1811 Providence Gazette and Country Journal ............................ Jan. 12, 1811 – Feb. 22, 1817 Providence Gazette and Moral, Political & Commercial Register ...................................................... Mar. 1, 1817 – Dec. 23, 1819 Providence Gazette .............................................................. Jan. 3, 1820 – Oct. 8, 1825

Providence Journal Published as Providence Journal and Town and Country Advertiser......................................... Jan. 2, 1799 – Dec. 30, 1801

Rhode Island Farmer .................................................................. Aug. 9, 1804 – Jan. 31, 1805

State Gazette

Published as State Gazette, and Town and Country Advertiser......................................... Jan. 4, 1796 – Jul. 2, 1796

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Charleston, SC

Charleston Morning Post

Published as Charleston Morning Post and Daily Advertiser .............................................................. Jan. 18, 1786 – Oct. 17, 1787

South-Carolina Weekly Gazette .................................................. Feb. 15, 1783 – Feb. 27, 1784

South-Carolina Gazette and Public Advertiser ..................... Mar. 3, 1784 – Jan. 14, 1786

VERMONT Bennington, VT

Vermont Gazette ......................................................................... Jun. 5, 1783 – Dec. 25, 1832

Vermont Gazette or Freemen’s Depository .......................... Jun. 5, 1783 – May 31, 1784 Vermont Gazette ................................................................... Jun. 7, 1784 – Dec. 29, 1796 Tablet of the Times ............................................................... Jan. 5, 1797 – Aug. 31, 1797

[Filmed with Epitome of the World and The World. See Vermont, Bennington.] Vermont Gazette ................................................................... Sept. 5, 1797 – Feb. 23, 1801 Haswell’s Vermont Gazette Revived .................................... Mar. 30, 1801 – Sept. 21, 1801 Haswell’s Vermont Gazette .................................................. Sept. 28, 1801 – Apr. 12, 1802 Vermont Gazette ................................................................... Apr. 19, 1802 – Jan. 6, 1806 Vermont Gazette, an Epitome of the World .......................... Jan. 13, 1806 -Feb. 3, 1807 Epitome of the World ............................................................ Feb. 10, 1807 – Oct. 12, 1807

[Filmed with Tablet of the Times. See Vermont, Bennington.] The World ............................................................................. Oct. 19, 1807 – Apr. 11, 1809

[Filmed with Tablet of the Times. See Vermont, Bennington.] Green-Mountain Farmer ....................................................... Apr. 17, 1809 – Jun. 10, 1816 Vermont Gazette ................................................................... Jun. 18, 1816 – Dec. 25, 1832

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VIRGINIA Leesburg, VA

Genius of Liberty ......................................................................... Jan. 11, 1817 – Dec. 26, 1820 True American ............................................................................. Dec. 30, 1800 Washingtonian ............................................................................ Feb. 6, 1810 – Jul. 16, 1811

Richmond, VA

Enquirer ....................................................................................... May 9, 1804 – Dec. 30, 1820

Enquirer ................................................................................ May 9, 1804 – Sept. 16, 1815 Richmond Enquirer ............................................................... Sept. 20, 1815 – Dec. 30, 1820

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