81
Fenno’s Gazette of the U. S.
1789-92.
3. v.
fol.
1815 Catalogue, page 26. no. 83, New York, do. [i.e. papers] 1789-1807, 13.
1831 Catalogue, page 66. no. J. 214, Fenno’s Gazette of the United States, 1789-’96 10 v. folio; New York. no. J. 210, -----
----- ----- ----- 1798, folio; Phila.
Gazette of the United States, & Daily Advertiser.
New York (later
Philadelphia):
John Fenno,
1789-1796.
Folio. 10 vol. Bi-weekly and later daily.
Parsons, 168, 232.
Brigham, page 912.
Evans 21846, 33781 and other numbers.
Federalist. The political organ of Alexander Hamilton. This paper was established in New York on April 15, 1789. It suspended
publication with the issue of October 13, 1790, and recommenced in Philadelphia with the issue of November 3, the same year.
In a letter to Thomas Mann Randolph dated from Philadelphia May 15, 1791, Jefferson wrote: “
. . . I inclose you Bache’s as well as Fenno’s papers. you will have percieved that the latter is a paper of pure Toryism,
disseminating the doctrines of monarchy, aristocracy, & the exclusion of the influence of the people. we have been trying
to get another
weekly
or half weekly
paper set up excluding advertisements, so that it might go through the states, & furnish a whig-vehicle of intelligence.
we hoped at one time to have persuaded Freneau to set up here, but failed. . .
”
On July 28 in the same year to William Short, in Paris, Jefferson wrote: “
. . . Paine’s pamphlet has been published & read with general applause here. it was attacked by a writer under the name of
Publicola, and defended by a host of republican volunteers. none of the defenders are known. I have desired m
(
~r
)
Remsen to make up a complete collection of these pieces from Bache’s papers, the tory-paper of Fenno rarely admitting any
thing which defends the present form of government in opposition to his desire of subverting it to make way for a king, lords
& commons . . .
”
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82
Freneau’s National gazette.
1791-93.
2. vol.
fol.
1815 Catalogue, page 26. no. 85. under Philadelphia papers. Not separately listed.
1831 Catalogue, page 66. J. 209. Freneau’s National Gazette, 1791-’93, 2 v. folio; Phila.
The National Gazette.
Philadelphia:
Childs and Swaine for
Philip Freneau,
1791-1793.
Folio. 2 vol. Bi-weekly. Issued from October 31,1791, to October 26, 1793.
Parsons, page 238.
Brigham, page 925.
Evans, 23587, and later numbers.
Jeffersonian. The political organ of Thomas Jefferson. Edited by Philip Freneau.
Jefferson wanted a newspaper which should be a “
Whig vehicle of intelligence” to offset Fenno’s
Gazette
. The story of his connection with the National Gazette, as obtained from his correpsondence and papers, is as follows:
On February 28, 1791, Jefferson wrote from Philadelphia to Philip Freneau. “
The clerkship for foreign languages in my office is vacant the salary indeed is very low, being but two hundred & fifty dollars
a year: but also it gives so little to do as not to interfere with any other calling the person may chuse, which would not
absent him from the seat of government. I was told a few days ago that it might perhaps be convenient to you to accept it.
if so it is at your service. it requires no other qualification than a moderate knowledge of the French. should any thing
better turn up within my department, that might suit you, I should be very happy to be able to bestow it as well. should you
conclude to accept the present, you may consider it as engaged to you, only be so good as to drop me a line informing me of
your resolution . . .
”
On March 5, Freneau replied from New York: “I did not receive the Letter you did me the ”
