Daybooks, 1750 July 28 - 1752 June 27; 1764 January - 1766 January.

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Daybooks, 1750 July 28 - 1752 June 27; 1764 January - 1766 January.

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These records contain two daybooks; the first, 1750-1752, kept by William Hunter, and the second, 1764-1766, kept by Joseph Royle. The daybooks list sales of paper, printing services, books, and advertising for the Gazette.

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Library of Virginia

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Library of Virginia

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Hunter, William, -1761

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Williamsburg, Virginia printer and publisher of the Virginia Gazette. From the description of Printing office journal, 1750-1752. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 26924868 ...

Parks, William, -1750

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Virginia Gazette.

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Virginia lagged behind other colonies in the establishment of a newspaper because of restrictions England placed on the use of the printing press in the colony; nevertheless William Parks printed the first issue of The Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg on August 6, 1736, making it the second oldest newspaper in the southern colonies. Parks had already established The Maryland Gazette in Annapolis in 1727. He also established a printing press in Williamsburg, and was employed by gover...

Royle, Joseph, -1766

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Purdie, Alexander, -1779

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