Special Committee having charge of this Publication.

SAMUEL F. HAVEN,
NATHANIEL PAINE,
JOEL MUNSELL.

THE

HISTORY OF PRINTING

IN AMERICA,

WITH A

BIOGRAPHY OF PRINTERS,

AND AN

ACCOUNT OF NEWSPAPERS.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

By ISAIAH THOMAS, LL.D. PRINTER, LATE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, AND OF THE MASSACHUSETTS

AND NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETIES.

SECOND EDITION.

With the author's Corrections and additions,

AND A CATALOGUE OF

AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS

PREVIOUS TO THE REVOLUTION OF 1776.

PUBLISHED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE

OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY.

VOL. II.

ALBANY, N. Y.:
JOEL MUNSELL, PRINTER.

CONTENTS.

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HISTORY OF NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, ETC.,

IN MASSACHUSETTS, VIZ:

At Boston,

“ SALEM,

“ NEWBURYPORT,

“ WORCESTER,

“ CHARLESTOWN,

IN RHODE ISLAND, VIZ:

AT NEWPORT,

“ PROVIDENCE,

IN CONNECTICUT, VIZ:

AT NEW HAVEN,

“ NEW LONDON, .

HARTFORD,

NORWICH,

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, VIZ:

AT PORTSMOUTH,

EXETER, .

IN NEW YORK, viz:

AT NEW YORK CITY,

ALBANY,

IN NEW JERSEY, VIZ:

AT BURLINGTON,

WOODBRIDGE,

IN PENNSYLVANIA, VIZ:

AT PHILADELPHIA,

" GERMANTOWN,

“ LANCASTER,

IN DELAWARE, VIZ:

AT WILMINGTON,

IN MARYLAND, VIZ:

AT ANNAPOLIS,

“ BALTIMORE,

IN VIRGINIA, VIZ:

AT WILLIAMSBURG,

In North CAROLINA, VIZ:

AT NEWBERN,

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IN SOUTH CAROLINA, VIZ:

AT CHARLESTON,

IN GEORGIA, VIZ:

AT SAVANNAH,

IN NEW STATES, ETC.,

Vız.: VERMONT,

KENTUCKY,

TENNESSEE,

Ohio,

MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY,

LOUISIANA,

IN THE BRITISH COLONIES,

Vız: Nova Scotia,

CANADA,

NEW BRUNSWICK,

IN THIE BRITISH ISLANDS,

Viz: JAMAICA,

BARBADOES,

St. CHRISTOPHER,

ANTIGUA,

DOMINICA,

GRANADA,

ST. CROIX,

BERMUDA,

BAHAMA ISLANDS,

IN THE FRENCH ISLANDS,

Viz: PORT AU PRINCE,

CAPE FRANÇOIS,

MARTINICO,

IN SPANISH AMERICA,

Viz: CUBA,

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS, .

BOOKSELLERS, VIZ:

IN MASSACHUSETTS,

“ NEW IIAMPSIIIRE,

“ CONNECTICUT,

" RHODE ISLAND,

“ New York,

“ PENNSYLVANIA,.

“ DELAWARE,

“ MARYLAND,

“ SOUTH CAROLINA,

“ GEORGIA,

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