Eighteenth-Century American Newspapers in the Library of Congress
VIRGINIA
WILLIAMSBURG.
778. The Virginia gazette. w., Jan.
3, 1751-Dec. 4, 1778.
Note: The publication's subtitle varied during
the following years: Jan. 3, 1751-May 23, 1766, With
the freshest advices, foreign and domestick; May 30,
1766-Dec. 1770, With the latest advices, foreign and
domestick; Jan. 1771-Dec. 30, 1775, With the freshest
advices, foreign and domestick; Jan. 6-May 25 1776,
With the freshest advices, both foreign and
domestick. The last issue located is that of Dec. 4,
1778.
Publisher: Jan. 3, 1751, William Hunter. (Died
Aug. 12, 1761) Aug. 12, 1761, Joseph Royle and
company. (Royle died early in 1766.) Mar. 7, 1766,
Alexander Purdie, and company. June 20, 1766,
Alexander Purdie and John Dixon. Jan. 7, 1775, John
Dixon and Wm Hunter. Jan. 6, 1776, John Dixon and
William Hunter.
Size varies: Jan. 3, 1751-May 25, 1776, folio;
June 1, 1776- Oct. 16 or 23, 1778, quarto; Oct. 23 or
30- Dec. 4, 1778, folio.
L.C. file contains:
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1751.
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Feb. 28-Dec. 27. 1 v. photostat. Missing: Apr. 25
(p. 1, 2).
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V. 1605
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1752.
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Jan. 2-Dec. 22. 1 v. photostat. Note: Bound with
this: 1753- 1762, photostats. Supplement: Mar.
20. Mutilated: Feb. 20, July 17, Dec. 15, 22.
Missing: Dec. 29.
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V. 1606
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1753.
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Mar. 2. Photostat. Note: Bound with 1752, photo-
stats.
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V. 1606
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1754.
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Nov. 7 and Nov. 7 supplement. Photostats. Note:
Bound with 1752 photostats.
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V. 1606
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1755.
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Oct. 10, 17. Photostats. Note: Bound with 1752,
photostats.
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V. 1606
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1756.
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Aug. 27. Photostat. Note: Bound with 1752,
photostats.
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V. 1606
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1757.
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Apr. 22.
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Box 31, Fol. 33
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Apr. 22. Photostats. Sept. 2. Note: Bound with
1752, photostats. Mutilated: Apr. 22.
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V. 1606
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1759.
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Nov. 30. Photostat. Note: Bound with 1752, photostats.
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V. 1606
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1761.
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Jan. 16.
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Box 31, Fol. 33
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Jan. 16. Photostat. Note: Bound with 1752,
photostats.
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V. 1606
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1762.
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Feb. 12. Photostats. Note: Bound with 1752,
photostats.
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V. 1606
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1765.
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Supplement extraordinary: Oct. 25 (photostat).
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Box 31, Fol. 34
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1766.
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Mar. 7-Dec. 18. 1 v. photostat. Supplement: Aug.
15, Sept. 5. Mutilated: May 30, June 6, 13, Nov.
6, Dec. 18. Missing: Aug. 8 (p. 1, 2), Dec. 25.
Note: Suspended publication for about four months
prior to March 1766.
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V. 1607
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1767.
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Jan. 1-Dec. 24. 1 v. Bled: Nov. 19, 26, Dec. 10.
Missing: Aug. 13 (p. 3, 4).
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V. 1608
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1768.
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Jan. 7-Dec. 29. 1 v. photostat. Postscript: Sept.
8. Supplement: Oct. 27.
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V. 1609
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1769.
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Jan. 12-Dec. 28. 1 v. photostat. Supplement: Apr.
14, 20, May 11, Sept. 21, Nov. 9, Dec. 7.
Mutilated: Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, Mar. 9, 23, 30,
Apr. 20, 27, May 4, 18, 25, June 1, 8, July 27,
Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, Sept. 7, 14, 28, Nov. 9 and
supplement, 16, 23, Dec. 14, 21, 28. Missing:
Jan. 5, 19, Feb. 16, Mar. 2, Apr. 6, June 22,
July 20, Aug. 31, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 30.
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V. 1610
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1770.
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Feb. 15, 22. Mar. 8, 22. Apr. 5, 19. May 24. June
7, 14. July 19, 26 (p. 1, 2). Aug. 16, 30. Sept.
6, 13, 20, 27. Oct. 4, 18, 25. Nov. 1, 8, 22, 29.
Dec. 13. Supplement: Apr. 19, June 14, Sept. 13,
20, Nov. 22. Mutilated: Feb. 15, 22, Apr. 5, 19
and supplement, May 24, June 7, 14, Aug. 16,
Sept. 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4, 18, Nov. 1, 22, Dec.
13.
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Box 31, Fol. 35
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Feb. 15-Dec. 13. 1 v. photostat. Note: Bound with
this: 1771, pho- tostats. Supplement: Apr. 19,
June 14, Sept. 13, 20, Nov. 22. Mutilated: Feb.
15, 22, Apr. 5, 19 and supplement, May 24, June
14, Aug. 16, Sept. 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4, 18, Nov.
1, 22, Dec. 13. Missing: Mar. 1, 15, 29, Apr. 12,
26, May 3, 10, 17, 31, June 28, July 5, 12, 26
(p. 3, 4), Aug. 2, 9, 23, Oct. 11, Nov. 15, Dec.
6, 20, 27.
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V. 1611
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1771.
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Jan. 24 (p. 1, 2). Feb. 7, 21, 28. Apr. 11, 25.
May 9. Mutilated: All.
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Box 31, Fol. 36
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Jan. 3-Dec. 5. Photostats. Note: Bound with 1770,
photostats. Mutilated: Jan. 3, 17, Feb. 28, Dec.
5. Missing: Apr. 4, Dec. 12, 19, 26.
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V. 1611
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1772.
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Jan. 2-Dec. 31. 1 v. photostat. Supplement: Aug.
27, Nov. 5. Mutilated: Feb. 6, Nov. 19. Missing:
Sept. 10.
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V. 1612
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1773.
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Jan. 7-Dec. 30. 1 v. photostat. Supplement: May
13, 20, Sept. 23, Oct. 14, Nov. 11, Dec. 2, 23.
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V. 1613
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1774.
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June 2. Oct. 13. Postscript: July 21.
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Box 31, Fol. 37
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Jan. 6-Dec. 29. 1 v. photostat. Postscript: May
12, 19, July 21, Nov. 3, 10. Supplement: June 16,
July 28, Sept. 1, Oct. 20, Dec. 8.
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V. 1614
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1775.
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Jan. 7-Dec. 30. 1 v. Supplement: Feb. 11, Apr.
29, June 17. Missing: Jan. 21.
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V. 1615
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Jan. 7-Dec. 30. 1 v. photostat. Supplement: Feb.
11, Apr. 29, June 17.
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V. 1616
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1776.
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Jan. 6-May 25. 1 v. Missing: May 4 (p. 3, 4).
Note: There is also a facsimile of July 26 (p.
1, 2).
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V. 1617
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June 1-Dec. 27. 1 v. Missing: Aug. 24, Sept. 14,
21, 28, Oct. 4, 18, Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29, Dec. 6,
20.
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V. 1618
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Jan. 6-Dec. 27. 1 v. photostat. Missing: Dec. 6.
Mutilated: Mar. 30, Apr. 6, June 8, Oct. 11.
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V. 1619
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1777.
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Jan. 3-Sept. 12. 1 v. Mutilated: Feb. 14, Mar.
28, May 16. Missing: Feb. 21, Mar. 21, Apr. 4,
25, May 23, June 6, Aug. 22.
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V. 1620
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Jan. 3-Dec. 26. 1 v. photostat. Mutilated: Mar.
14.
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V. 1621
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1778.
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Jan. 23. 1 v. photostat. Apr. 24. May 8
(mutilated), 15. July 10, 17. Oct. 9, 16, 30.
Nov. 6, 27. Dec. 4. Note: Bound with this: The
Virginia gazette, Dixon & Nicolson, 1779.
Note: Important intelligence, just received by
express, 2p., n.d., bound following Apr. 24.
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V. 1622
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July 10, 17. Oct. 9, 16, 30. Nov. 6, 27. Dec. 4.
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Box 31, Fol. 39
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May 15. photostat.
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Box 31, Fol. 39
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MICROFORMS
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1751.
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Jan. 10 (?)-Dec. 27.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1752.
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Jan. 2-Dec. 29.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1753.
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Mar. 2.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1754.
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July 19. Nov. 7, 7 supplement.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1755.
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Feb. 28-May 23. Sept. 5-Dec. 19.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1756.
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Aug. 27. Sept. 3.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1757.
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Apr. 22. Sept. 2.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1759.
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Nov. 30.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1761.
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Jan. 16.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1762.
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Feb. 12.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1763.
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Nov. 4.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1765.
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Oct. 25 supplement.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1766.
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Mar. 7-Dec. 18.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1767.
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Jan. 1-Dec. 24.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1768.
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Jan. 7-Dec. 29.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1769.
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Jan. 12-Dec. 28. Missing: Feb. 16, Mar. 2, June
22.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1770.
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Jan. 18. Feb. 15-22. Mar. 8, 22. Apr. 5, 19, 19
supplement. May 24. June 7-21. July 19-26 (p. 1,
2). Aug. 16, 30. Sept. 6-Oct. 4, 18-Nov. 8,
22-29. Dec. 13.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1771-1777.
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Jan. 3-Dec. 26.
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(microfilm) #1518
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1778.
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Jan. 23. Apr. 24. May 8, 8 Supplement, 15. July
10, 17. Oct. 9, 16, 30. Nov. 6, 13, 27. Dec. 4.
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(microfilm) #1518
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