The Independent reflector.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Livingston, William, 1723-1790, ed.

Scott, John Morin, 1730-1784, ed.

Smith, William, -1771, ed.

Parker, James, 1714-1770, attributed author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics, Practical--New York (State)--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Politics, Practical.

Moral reform--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Moral reform.

New York (New York)--Politics and government--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Local Subjects:

New York (New York)--Politics and government--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Periodicals -- New York -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

52 v. ; 2⁰.

Weekly

Number I. Thursday, November 30, 1752.-number LII. Thursday, November 22, 1753.

Place of Publication:

New York [New York] : printed by James Parker, at the New Printing-Office in Beaver-Street, by whom subscriptions are taken in at ten shillings per annum, [1752-1753]

Notes:

Editors: William Livingston, John M. Scott, Wm. Smith, jr. Editorship also sometimes attributed to the printer of the Reflector: James Parker.

Title from caption.

Imprint from colophon; some imprints read: "J. Parker".

Imprints lack date; years of publication from dates of issues.

With printer's ornaments at head of title.

Includes collected essays on politics, government, the judicial system, relations with native people, civil reform, and similar topics. Evidently controversial, the publication ceased as a result of attacks on the editors for their opinions.

No more published.

A companion paper: The Occasional reverberator, appeared in late 1753 and was collected with these issues.

Collected, with added prefatory material, by: The Independent reflector, or Weekly essays on sundry important subjects.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Brigham, C.S. Amer. newspapers, p. 653