2 options
The Virginia gazette
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Early American Newspaper
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Newspaper
- Standardized Title:
- Virginia gazette (Williamsburg, Va. : 1736)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Newspapers.
- Williamsburg (Va.).
- Richmond (Va.)--Newspapers.
- Richmond (Va.).
- Richmond County (Va.)--Newspapers.
- Richmond County (Va.).
- Virginia--Richmond.
- Virginia--Richmond County.
- Virginia--Williamsburg.
- Genre:
- Newspapers.
- Physical Description:
- volumes
- Weekly
- Began 1736; ceased 1781.
- Continued By:
- Virginia gazette, or weekly advertiser
- Virginia gazette, or, the independent chronicle
- Place of Publication:
- Williamsburg [Va.] : Printed by W. Parks
- Notes:
- Publishers : William Parks <1736-1750>, William Hunter <1751-1761>, Joseph Royle and Co. <1761-1766>, <Alexander Purdie and Co. <1766>, Alexander Purdie and John Dixon <1766-1774>, John Dixon and William Hunter <1775-1778>, Dixon and Nicholson, <1779-1780>.
- Published in Richmond, Va., <May 9>, 1780-1781.
- 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 <May>-Dec. 1750; Nov. 1765-Feb. 1766.
- Numeric designation began again with no. 1, Jan. 3, 1751?, and again with no. 1, Feb. 12, 1779.
- 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).
- Cited in:
- Brigham, C.S. Amer. newspapers p. 1158-1163
- ISSN:
- 2641-1660
- OCLC:
- 11078785
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.