Additions and Corrections to History and Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690-1820 BY CLARENCE S. BRIGHAM FOREWORD HESE additions and corrections cover only certain T fields of the parent work which was published in 1947 in two volumes. All new titles are carefully entered and described, although only nine such titles have been dis- covered in the last thirteen years. Only unique issues acquired by libraries have been entered. Certain libraries, like the Library of Congress, the New York libraries, and especially the American Antiquarian Society, have acquired thousands of issues in the past few years, but these are all in long or complete files and generally are not mentioned. Libraries which have sent me lists of issues recently obtained should note this fact and not expect to find all copies listed. In a few cases long files acquired by libraries have been entered, on the assumption that they might contain a few issues not in the supposedly complete files in other libraries. New biographical facts concerning publishers, printers, and editors are entered. Frequently, the complete spellings of Christian names hitherto known only by initials are given. Important changes in the historical accounts of newspapers i6 AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY [April, have been entered. Most of these changes have been ob- tained through correspondence, or by noting the record of additions in printed reports or bulletins of libraries. There has been no attempt to visit the many libraries to re-examine the various files. Microfilm reproductions issued by various libraries in the past few years have been noted, although not the many libraries purchasing such microfilm files. C. S. B. 1961.] ADDITIONS TO NEWSPAPER BIBLIOGRAPHY 17 ALABAMA Cahawba Press. Full name of Lamar is Mirabeau B. Lamar. [Huntsville] Madison Gazette. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Apr. 18, 1815. CONNECTICUT Bridgeport Advertiser. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Nov. 13, 1806, trans- ferred from Yale. [Bridgeport] American Télégraphe. N.Y. Pub. Lib. has June 10, 1801. [Bridgeport] Connecticut Courier. Yale issues transferred to Conn. State Lib. Conn. State Lib. also has Oct. 22, 1817. Bridgeport Herald. Am. Antiq. Soc. has June 13, 1805, transferred from Yale. [Bridgeport] Republican Farmer. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Nov. 2, 1814, Nov. 22, 1815. Conn. State Lib. has May 23, 1810, trans- ferred from Yale, also Apr. 16, Dec. 10, 31, 1817. [Danbury] Farmer's Journal, 1790-1793. Conn. State Lib. has Mar. 15-Oct. 3, 1791; Jan. 2, 1792-Mar. 11, 25; Apr. i, 1793. Dan- bury Lib. has Mar. i8-July 29, Oct. 7, 14, Nov. 9, 1790; Jan. 11, 18, Feb. 8, 15, Mar. 1-22, Apr. 5, 12, 26, May 9-23, J^une 6, 13, 27, July i8-Aug. I, IS, 29, Sept. 5, Oct. 3, 17, 24, Nov. 14-Dec. 5, 19, 26, 1791; Mar. I2-Apr. 9, 23, 30, May 14, 28-July 21, Aug. 11- Sept. 15, 29, Oct. 20, Nov. 3, 10, 24, Dec. i, 15, 1792; Jan. 12, 26, Feb. 4-25, Mar. 11, 1793. [Danbury] New-England Republican. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Aug. 15, 29, Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 7, 1805; Jan. 25, 30, Mar. 13, 20, Apr. io-May 15, July 3-31, 1805, transferred from Yale. Conn. State Lib. has Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 16-Nov. 6, 2a-Dec. 4, 18, 25, 1805; Jan. i-Feb. 12, 26, Apr. 2, 23, May 6, 13, 27, June 3, 17, 1806. [Danbury] Republican Farmer. Although his name was not in the imprint, Selleck Osborn was the editor of this paper from 1803 until late in 1805 (see Sag Harbor "Suffolk Gazette" of Feb. 4, 1805, Newburgh "Political Recorder" of Apr. 22, 1823, and "History of Danbury," 1896, p. 196). Am. Antiq. Soc. file is now listed. Nov. i6-Dec. 28, 1803; Jan. 4-Feb. 29, Mar. 14-Apr. 18, May 23- June 6, 20, 27, July 11-25, Aug. 22-Sept. 19, Oct. 3, 17-Nov. 28, Dec. 12-26, 1804; Jan. 2-Apr. 3, 17-Apr. 26, July 10-24, Aug. 14, 18 AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY [April, 21, Sept. II, i8, Oct. 2-23, Nov. 6-27, Dec. 18, 25, 1805; Jan. i, 8, 22-Feb. 19, Mar. 19-Apr. 2, 16, 30-May 21, June 4, i8-July 16, Aug. 6, Sept. 3-17, Oct. 8, 15, Nov. 19-Dec. 10, 24, 1806; Dec. 16, 30, 1807; Oct. 12, 19, Dec. 7, 1808; Feb. 22, Mar. 8-29, June 28, July 5, Aug. 23-Sept. 6, 1809. [Hartford] Connecticut Courant. Many libraries have added issues, but all included in other files. Yale has Oct. 7, 1765, not 1865. The Conn. Hist. Soc, between 1942 and 1948, issued a microfilm of the "Connecticut Courant" from 1764 to 1820, which film is in 37 libraries in the United States. [Hartford] Times. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Jan. i, 1817-Dec. 26, 1820. Litchfield Monitor. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Oct. 31, 1804. Conn. State Lib. has Aug. 8, 1804; Oct. 22, 1806. New Haven Chronicle. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Feb. 27, 1787. [New Haven] Connecticut Gazette. Conn. State Lib. has Apr. 12, i7S5-Apr. 2, 1757; Jan. 12, 1760. [New Haven] Herald of Minerva. Litchfield Hist. Soc. has Nov. 23, 1802. [New London] Republican Advocate. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Nov. 18, 1818, formerly Long Id. Hist. Soc. New-London Summary. Conn. Hist. Soc. has Nov. 30, 1759; Aug. 8, 1760. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Aug. 7, 1761. [New London] True Republican. First name of Avery is Thomas. Dates after the title should be 1807-1808. With the issue of Jan. 17, 1808, the partnership was dissolved and Thomas Avery became sole publisher. The paper was discontinued with the issue of Feb. 24, 1808, vol. I, no. 33. Am. Antiq. Soc. has July 1-22, Aug. 5, Sept. 2-Oct. 21, Nov. 4, 18, 25, Dec. 9-23, 1807; Jan. 13-27, Feb. 10-24, 1808. [New London] Weekly Oracle. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Mar. 31, Sept. 24, 1798; Jan. 14, July 8, 1799. [Newfield] American Télégraphe. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Nov. 21, 1799. Conn. State Lib. has July 18, 1798. N.Y. Pub Lib. has June S, Aug. 14, 21, 1799. [Norwalk] Sun of Liberty. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Mar. 31, 1801. [Norwich] Connecticut Centinel. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Feb. 12, 1805. 1961.] ADDITIONS TO NEWSPAPER BIBLIOGRAPHY 19 [Norwich] Courier. Thomas Hubbard died Jan. 10, 1808, and, in the issue of Jan. 20, 1808, the paper was published by Russell Hubbard. Conn. State Lib. has issued a microfilm of the "Courier" beginning with 1796. Am. Antiq. Soc. has the positive from 1796 to 1820, and several Connecticut libraries have the film from 1796 to after 1820. [Norwich] Native American. The last issue was published on June 23, 1813, No. 68, in which issue Webb announced that he had been called into war service. Am. Antiq. Soc. has June 3, 1812, trans- ferred from Yale; also June 23, 1813. N.Y. Pub. Lib. has May 29, 179s, not 1775. [Norwich] True Republican. Am. Antiq. Soc. file now includes June 20, July 11, Aug. 8-Dec. 26, 1804; Jan. 2, 9, Feb. 6-May 15, June S-Sept. 25, Oct. 9-30, Nov. 13-Dec. 18, 1805; Jan. i, 8, 22, 29, Feb. I2-Mar. 5, 19-Apr. 2, 23, May 14, July 23, i8o6. Conn. Hist. Soc. has June 27, 1804; May 29, 1805. Conn. State Lib. has June II, 1806. [Stonington-port] Patriot. The paper was re-established by Samuel Trumbull Feb. 11, 1803, vol. 2, no. i, which is the last issue located. Wis. Hist. Soc. has Feb. 11, 1803 (photostat in Am. Antiq. Soc). [Windham] Advertiser. Am. Antiq. Soc. has May 7-21, June 11, 18, July 2-23, Aug. 13-Sept. 3, 24, Oct. is-Nov. 5, 19, Dec. 3, 1818; Jan. 7, 28-Mar. II, 1813, formerly at Yale. Windham Herald. Am. Antiq Soc. has May 14, 1807. Conn. Hist. Soc. has Dec. 14, i8io-Dec. 30, 1813. Conn. State Lib. has Apr. 23, 1807. DELAWARE [Wilmington] Delaware Gazette. Del. Hist. Soc. has Oct. 18, 1796. Hist. Soc. Penn. has May 14, 1791; Mar. 31, 1792; Dec. 20, 27, 1794. [Wilmington] Federal Ark. The last issue located is that of June 30, 1804, vol. 2, no. 177. Am. Antiq. Soc. has June 30, 1804. Wilmington Mercury. Winterthur Museum has Sept. 16, 29, 1798. Del. Hist. Soc. has Sept. 22, 24, 1798. N.Y. Pub. Lib. has Sept. 23, 1798. 2O AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY [April, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA [Georgetown] Federal Republican. Omit N.Y. Soc. Lib. file. [Georgetown] Washington Federalist. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Aug. I, 1804 country issue; Mar. 6, 1805 regular issue. Washington City Gazette, 1800. Lib. Co. Phil, has specimen issue, dated July 25, 1800, no. i, published daily by Charles Cist, with the title of "The Washington City Gazette." The publisher states that the Gazette "will commence on the first day of October next" (photostat in Am. Antiq. Soc). No regular issue has been located. [Washington] National Intelligencer. Lib. Congress has issued a microfilm of this paper from 1800 to after 1820, which film is in several libraries. [Washington] Universal Gazette. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Jan. i, 1807-May 13, 1814. FLORIDA [St. Augustine] East-Florida Gazette, ist line of 2nd paragraph should read Aug. 12, 1783, not Aug. 13. GEORGIA [Athens] Georgia Express. Ga. Hist. Soc. has Sept. 27, 1811. Augusta Chronicle. Lib. Congress has made a microfilm of Apr. 11, 1789-May 24, 1794, which is in several libraries. [Augusta] Georgia State Gazette. Am. Antiq. Soc. has Jan. 25, May 16, July 11, 1804. Lib. Congress made a microfilm of Oct.