Newspaper The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg [Va.]) 1736-1781 [Microfilm Reel]

Title

• The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg [Va.]) 1736-1781 [Microfilm Reel]

Names

• Parks, William, -1750
• Hunter, William, 1754-
• Royle, Joseph, -1766
• Purdie, Alexander, -1779
• Dixon, John, -1791
• Nicolson, Thomas, -1808

Dates of Publication

• 1736-1781

Created / Published

• Williamsburg [Va.] : William Parks

Headings

• -  Williamsburg (Va.)--Newspapers
• -  Richmond (Va.)--Newspapers
• -  Williamsburg County (Va.)--Newspapers
• -  Richmond County (Va.)--Newspapers
• -  Virginia--Richmond.--https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtCCxFgd9Kg99KkHbYgKd External
• -  Virginia--Richmond County.--https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJf8r9B7VX8GGjP89746rq External
• -  Virginia--Williamsburg.--https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJw8WCxXkRmycFYFcCPvpP External
• -  United States--Virginia--Richmond
• -  United States--Virginia--Williamsburg

Genre

• Newspapers

Notes

• -  Weekly
• -  Began in 1736; ceased in 1781.
• -  Publishers: William Hunter, ; Joseph Royle and Co., <1761-1766>; Alexander Purdie & Co., -June 13, 1766; Alex. Purdie and John Dixon, June 20, 1766-Dec. 29, 1774; John Dixon and Wm. Hunter, Jan. 7, 1775-; John Dixon and Thomas Nicolson,
• -  Published in Richmond, Va., -1781.
• -  In accordance with the Julian calendar, from 1736-<1739> issues for Jan. 1-Mar. 24 carry the previous year in their date. From <1740>-1751 issues for Jan. 1-Mar. 24 carry both years in their date.
• -  Suspended -Dec. 1750; Nov. 1765-Feb. 1766.
• -  Numeric designation began again with no. 1, Jan. 3, 1751?, and again with no. 1, Feb. 12, 1779.
• -  Has occasional supplements.
• -  Split into: Virginia gazette, or weekly advertiser, and: Virginia gazette, or, The independent chronicle.
• -  Description based on: No. 6 (Sept. 3-Sept. 10, 1736).
• -  Latest issue consulted: No. 77 (Aug. 29, 1780).
• -  Microfilm. no. 6-61 (1736-1780):[Gaps] Williamsburg, Va. : Institute of Early American History and Culture ; New York : Recordak Microfilming Service, 1950. 6 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Filmed with: Virginia gazette (Williamsburg, Va. : 1766), and: Virginia gazette (Williamsburg, Va. : 1775).
• -  Virginia gazette (Williamsburg, Va. : 1775)
• -  Virginia gazette, or weekly advertiser
• -  Virginia gazette, or, The independent chronicle

Medium

• volumes

Call Number/Physical Location

• AN2.W7 V8

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2017260252

OCLC Number

• 37290567

Additional Metadata Formats

• MARCXML Record