Eighteenth-Century American Newspapers in the Library of Congress

723. Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. d., Dec. 8-31, 1800+

Note: Continued by the Alexandria daily advertiser, starting with the issue of Sept. 19, 1803.

724. The Columbian mirror and Alexandria gazette. s.w., t.w., Nov. 21, 1792-Dec. 6, 1800.

Note: The last issue located is that of Dec. 6, 1800.

725. The Times. Alexandria advertiser. d., Apr. 10, 1797- Apr. 16 1799.

Note: Continued by The Times; and District of Columbia daily advertiser, starting with the issue of Apr. 17, 1799.

Note: Continuation of The Times. Alexandria advertiser. Ceased publication with the issue of July 31, 1802. Continued by The Columbian advertiser; and commerical, mechanic and agricultural gazette, starting with the issue of Aug. 2, 1802.

Note: Ceased publication in November 1793.

Note: Ceased publication with the issue of July 4, 1789.

Note: The last issue located is that of Dec. 19, 1793, vol. 2, no. 102.

Note: Continued by The Fincastle weekly advertiser, probably in 1801.

Note: The earliest issue located is that of July 3, 1798, vol. 1, no. 31. Continued by The Genius of Liberty, sometime between December 7, 1798 and February 8, 1799.

Note: Continuation of The Virginia herald, and Fredericksburg & Falmouth advertiser. Ceased publication in 1875.

Note: Established as a weekly. The earliest issue located is that of Sept. 6, 1787 (vol. 1, no. 14); working back from this date, it would appear the publication was established on June 7, 1787. With the issue of Jan. 6, 1791, the word "and" in the title was changed to "&". Continued by the Virginia herald, and Fredericksburg & Falmouth advertiser, starting with the issue of Oct. 20, 1795.

Note: Continuation of The Virginia herald, and Fredericksburg advertiser. Continued by The Virginia herald, starting with the issue of Aug. 23, 1797.

Note: Established in November 1798, judging from the earliest and only issue located, that of Dec. 30, 1800, vol. 3, no. 110.

Note: Continuation of the American gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth public advertiser. Continued by the American gazette & general advertiser, starting with the issue of May 10, 1796.

Note: Continuation of the American gazette. The last issue located is that of Nov. 7, 1797.

Note: Continuation of The American gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth weekly advertiser. With the issue of May 6, 1796, the title was shortened to the American gazette. Continued by the American gazette & general advertiser, starting with the issue of May 7, 1794.

Note: Continued by the American gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth public advertiser, starting with the issue of May 7, 1794.

Note: Continuation of the Epitome of the times, or, Historical, political and commercial miscellany. Ceased publication with the issue of April 1802.

Note: Continuation of The Herald, and Norfolk and Portsmouth advertiser. Continued by the Norfolk herald, starting with the issue of Dec. 3, 1795.

Note: Continued by The Herald, starting with the issue of November 9, 1795.

Note: Continued as the Virginia chronicle and Norfolk and Portsmouth general advertiser, in June or July, 1792.

Note: The last issue located is that of Oct. 8, 1789.

Note: The last issue located is that of May 6, 1789. Title probably ceased publication May 13, 1789.

Note: Continuation of The Herald. Continued by The Norfolk herald, & public advertiser, starting with the issue of Nov. 3, 1796.

Note: Continuation of The Norfolk herald, & public advertiser. For a brief period (during which time the publication was issued daily) between Dec. 1-20, 1800, the title became: Norfolk herald, and daily advertiser. With the issue of Dec. 22, 1800, title again became Norfolk herald. In 1804, the title was continued by O'Connor's Norfolk and Portsmouth herald.

Note: Continuation of the Norfolk herald (1795). Title again became the Norfolk herald, starting with the issue of Feb. 20, 1798.

Note: Continuation of The Virginia chronicle, & general advertiser. The last issue located is that of Dec. 19, 1794.

Note: Continuation of the Virginia chronicle and Norfolk and Portsmouth general advertiser. The "&" in the title is replaced by "and" in issues between Aug. 18 and 21-Nov. 10, 1794. Continued by The Virginia chronicle, & c, starting with the issue of Nov. 13, 1794.

Note: Continuation of The Norfolk and Portsmouth chronicle. The earliest issue located of the new title is July 28, 1792. Between July 20 and Aug. 3, 1793- Apr. 5, 1794 an "&" replaces the word "and" between the words "Norfolk" and "Portsmouth" in the title. On the issue of Aug. 3, 1793, "general is misspelled "geeral". Continued by The Virginia chronicle, & general advertiser, starting with the issue of Apr. 11, 1794.

Note: On Sept. 30, 1775, Lord Dunmore sent a detachment of soldiers ashore to seize the press and appurtenances of the Virginia gazette, or, Norfolk intelligencer, published by John H. Holt. These were brought back to the ship Dunmore, of the British fleet under the command of the Earl of Dunmore lying off Norfolk. Lord Dunmore proceeded to issue at irregular intervals, a newspaper under the above title. The last issue located is that of Feb. 3, 1776.

Note: Between Sept. 8, 1774-Sept. 20, 1775, the word "the" was inserted between the words "or" and "Norfolk" in the title. The press was seized and confiscated by British troops Sept. 30, 1775. The last issue located is that of Sept. 20, 1775.

Note: May 8, 1793 is the last issue located.

Note: Continuation of the Virginia gazette, & Petersburg intelligencer. The first issue located with the new title is that of June 17, 1800. Continued by the Petersburg Virginia intelligencer, June 7, 1808.

Note: During the period from summer of 1793-Mar. (?), 1797, and for various issues during 1799, an "&" replaces the word "and" in the title. Continued by The Petersburg intelligencer in May or June 1800.

Note: Ceased publication with the issue of Jan. 10, 1804.

Note: The issue of July 5, 1800, is the last located.

Note: Continued by Dixon's observatory, starting with the issue of Sept. 13, 1798.

Note: The last issue located is that of Feb. 7, 1800.

Note: Continuation of The Virginia gazette. And Richmond and Manchester advertiser. The word "Argus" appeared on an ornamental head-piece centered above the title. Continued by the Virginia argus, starting with the issue of Nov. 19, 1796.

Note: Continuation of Virginia gazette & Richmond chronicle. The last issue located is that of Aug. 27, 1796.

Note: Continuation of The Richmond and Manchester adver- tiser. Ceased publication with the issue of Oct. 19, 1816.

Note: The last issue located is that of Aug. 2, 1800.

Note: Continuation of The Virginia gazette, published in Williamsburg (1779). First issue published at Richmond was May 9, 1780. The last issue located is that of May 19, 1781.

Note: Continuation of The Virginia independent chronicle, and general advertiser. In issues from Aug. 13, 1799-1800, an "&" replaces "and" in the title. Continued by The Virginia pilot, starting with the issue of Dec. 26, 1809.

Note: Continuation of The Virginia gazette, or, The Independent chronicle, the new title appearing early in 1784. The last numbered issue located is that of Nov. 1, 1788, no. 271, also a supplement of July 4, 1789. Before Oct. 1789 it was continued by The Virginia gazette, and public advertiser.

Note: Continued by The Richmond and Manchester advertiser, starting with the issue of Apr. 30, 1795.

Note: Established Mar. 2, 1793, judging from the volume numbering of the earliest issue located, that of Apr. 6, 1793, no. 11. The advertisements date back for at least four months, possibly indicating that the paper succeeded The Virginia gazette & Richmond chronicle. Continued by the Richmond chronicle, starting with the issue of May 23, 1795.

Note: Continuation of the Virginia gazette, or, Weekly advertiser. The last issue located is that of Apr. 22, 1797.

Note: The last issue located is that of Dec. 20, 1786.

Note: Continued by The Virginia independent chronicle, and general advertiser, starting with the issue of May 13, 1789.

Note: Continuation of The Virginia independent chronicle. Continued by The Virginia gazette, and general advertiser, starting with the issue of Aug. 25, 1790.

Note: The only known issue is that of Feb. 5, 1790.

Note: Established in Feb. 1793, judging from the earliest issue located, that of Sept. 21, 1793 (vol. 1, no. 34). The last issue located is that of Feb. 1, 1794. Continued by The Virginia gazette, sometime between 1794 and Feb. 1795.

Note: Continued by The Virginia gazette, sometime between Sept. 12, 1766 and Feb. 19, 1767.

Note: This was the first newspaper published in Virginia. Issues have the following subtitle: "Containing the freshest advices, foreign and domestick". Ceased publication sometime after the death of William Parks, which occured on Apr. 1, 1750. William Hunter reestablished the paper under the same title in January 1751.

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.

Note: Continuation of Rind's Virginia gazette, beginning the new title at some time between Sept. 5 and Nov. 27, 1766. The last issue located is that of Feb. 3, 1776.

Note: The last issue located is that of Dec. 9, 1780.

Note: The last issue published at Williamsburg was that of Apr. 8, 1780. Removed to Richmond and began publication there with the issue of May 9, 1780.

Note: Continuation of The Virginia centinel, or, The Winchester mercury. Between Mar. 18,, 1793-Feb. 19, 1796, title was Bowen's Virginia centinel and gazette, or, The Winchester repository. Con- tinued by Bowen's Virginia gazette: and the Winchester centinel, starting with the issue of Feb. 26, 1796.

Note: Continued by Bowen's Virginia centinel & gazette, or, The Winchester political repository, sometime in April 1790.

Note: Continued by the Virginia gazette, or, The Winchester advertiser, starting with the issue of Apr. 30, 1788.

Note: Continuation of The Virginia gazette, and Winchester advertiser. Continued by the Virginia gazette, and the Winchester advertiser, starting with the issue of Sept. 16, 1789.

Note: Continuation of Bowen's Virginia gazette: and the Winchester centinel, the new title starting early in 1798, with the words "The Centinel" in the masthead figure. The last issue located is that of Sept. 22, 1807.