and so forth--for publication in the paper. The manuscript of
Bacon’s Rebellion
by T. M., no. 534, was first published in this paper.
On September 8, 1823, in a letter to William Short, Jefferson wrote: “
. . . but, at the age of 80. I seek quiet and abjure contention. I read but a single newspaper, Ritchie’s Enquirer, the best
that is published or ever has been published in America. you should read it also to keep yourself au fait of your own state;
for we still claim you as belonging to us . . .
”
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3. 1831 Catalogue, page 66, no. J. 232, Virginia Argus, 1797, folio; Virginia.
The Virginia Argus.
Richmond:
Samuel Pleasants, Jun.
1797.
Bi-weekly.
Parsons, page 299.
Brigham, page 1142.
Samuel Pleasants was the printer of the Acts of the General Assembly in 1803, q.v.
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4. 1831 Catalogue, page 66. no. J. 234, Virginia Argus and Enquirer, (bound together,) from 1804 to 1807, 5 v. folio; Virginia.
Virginia Argus and
Virginia Enquirer, from
1804 to 1808.
5 vol.
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5. 1831 Catalogue, page 66. no. J. 233, Virginia Argus and Examiner, (bound together,) from 1797 to 1803, and from 1809 to
1813, 7 v. folio; Virginia.
Virginia Argus and
Virginia Examiner from
1797 to 1803 and from
1809 to 1813.
7 vol.
The Examiner, the forerunner of the
Enquirer
, was established in Richmond in 1798 by
Meriwether Jones (with
John Dixon who left it the following year). In 1803
Skelton Jones became the publisher, and in 1804 sold it to
Thomas Ritchie and
Wm. W. Worsley, who established the Enquirer.
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6. 1831 Catalogue, page 66. no. J. 237, Virginia Gazette, Virginia Gazette and Richmond Chronicle, Am. Gazette, Richmond Chronicle,
Virginia Herald, Richmond and Manchester Advertiser, Virginia Argus, 1795, 1796, 1 v. folio.
i.
Virginia Gazette.
Richmond:
Samuel Pleasants Jun.
1795.
Folio. Bi-weekly. Originally established in 1794 by
Samuel Pleasants and
Augustine Davis.
Pleasants became the sole owner in 1794. In 1796 the title was changed to
the
Richmond and Manchester Advertiser
.
Not in Parsons.
Brigham, page 1148.
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ii.
Virginia Gazette and Richmond Chronicle.
Richmond:
John Dixon,
1795[.]
Folio. Bi-weekly. Established in 1793; the last issue with this title was that of May 19, 1795.
Parsons, page 303.
Brigham, page 1149.
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iii.
American Gazette.
Norfolk:
William Davis,
1795-6.
Folio. Bi-weekly. Established in 1792.
Parsons, page 292.
Brigham, page 1123.
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iv.
Richmond Chronicle.
Richmond:
John Dixon,
1795-6.
Bi-weekly. A continuation of the
Virginia Gazette and Richmond Chronicle
.
Parsons, page 299.
Brigham, page 1136.
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v.
The Virginia Herald and Fredericksburg & Falmouth Advertiser.
Fredericksburg:
Timothy Green,
1795-6.
Bi-weekly. Originally established in 1787.
Parsons, page 291.
Brigham, page 1116.
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