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The American weekly mercury
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks 18th Century Newspaper
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Misc Print Collection box 12 no 33 no.1235 (1743:Sept.1-8)
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- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Newspaper
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Newspapers.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Philadelphia County (Pa.)--Newspapers.
- Philadelphia County (Pa.).
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia County.
- Genre:
- Newspapers.
- Physical Description:
- volumes
- Weekly
- Dec. 22, 1719-
- Ceased in 1749.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia [Pa.] : A. Bradford, 1719-
- Notes:
- "The first newspaper published in the middle colonies, and the fourth in order of time, published in America."
- After Andrew Bradford's death, Cornelia Bradford took over the printing press with assistance from Isaiah Warner.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy imperfect: cut in half with some text wanting.
- Kislak Center copy has ms. signature "Archabald McClane" at head.
- Cited in:
- Brigham, C.S. Amer. newspapers p. 890
- Other Format:
- Online version: American weekly mercury
- ISSN:
- 2576-7410
- OCLC:
- 9855275
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