The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-18
Saturday, June l6, 1s49.
Newspapers In tho United states.

| The first American paper was printed in Boston,
in l7O4, called the Boston News Letter, by b. Green.
1t was half sheet OF post paper.
| Pennsyirdnia.-May2 IS, l72l, the American Week
! y Mercury appeared at Philadelphia II was on d
| half sheet Of post paper, by Andrew Bradford.
| Netr York.-Wm. Bradford, then 10 years of age
started the first paper in New York, October 3D.
l725, and continued it seventeen years. It was a
fooscap sheet.
Rhode Lsiana--The Rhode Island Gazette was
commenced in 1872, by james Franklin The
Newport Mercury was started in 1862, by son OF
the printer of the Gazette is still continued bang
this time the oldest paper in the United States It's
ownership has continued in the hands of only four
families. h
Conneciic,A. The first paper established was the
Connecticut Courant, issued in l764. 1t is still in
existence, and since l779 hos been in the Goo d.
win family. For sixty years George Goodwin WIS
Its editor.
Ne,o Hampshire-In 1856, Daniel Towle, issued
at Portsmouth, the New Hampshire Gazette.
| pernonk-The first paper was the Vermont Ga
zclte and Green Mountain Posi-Boy, in l7ls, and
printed in Westminster. ~.
Detarare.-Thc Wilmington Courier was COM
menced In l76l.
Maryland -l72s gave birth to the Maryland Ga
zette, at Annapolis, BY VIM. Parks.
prginia.-The Virginia Gazette was issued in
| 1876, at Williamsburg.
North Caroline; first paper published was at
South Caroiina.-January 9Th, 1881, T. Whtmarsh
issued the first paper in the State at Charleston call
ed the Gazette
Georgia-The Savannah Gazette commenced in
| 1863. II was continued regularly for 81 years.
| Kcntucky.--John Bradford arrived at Lexington
in 1876, and commenced the Gazette.
| Ttnnessee.-The Knoxville Gazette was given to
the public in l793 being the first paper published in
that State.
Ohio-Prntng was introduced into Ohio at.Cin-
cinnati 1895, by s. Freeman a. Son, who soon after
commenced paper.
Mississippi-A press was established at Natchez
| 1903
Missouri THE first paper was at ST. Louis, called
the Gazette, established In 1906.
Indiana.-Western Sun, at Vncennes was com.
menced first in that State in 1903.
| Minois.--No knowledge of the first paper. About
1917 we think.
Miehigan.-The Essayist at Detroit, in French in
| 1909, by Rev. Mr.. Richard In the Upper PENN
sulu at Copper Harbor in 1916, the Lake Superior
News. by JohnN. Ingersol-now published at Saul.
| Ste. Marie.
Hiseons'n.--The Green Bay Republican was the
first In 1881, by w. Shorts.
Io,rd.-At Burlington the State Gazette in 1896.
| Itras.-The Galveston Star at Galveston, com.
menced in 1884.
Calitornia-In ls4S the Alta Californian, edited
by Rev. Calvin Cotton, at San Francisco.
Oregon.-At Columbia, called the Freeman, in
ls47.
Mincs6td.--At St. Paul. the Register, by S. Ran
dali in l349
From the time the first newspaper was published
in 1904 to l775 being period of n years. rs differ
cnt Journals were printed in the colonies and Just
onc-haf OF them were suspended before l775
We have no data TO get at thenumber printed from
\ l775 TO 1900. But in 1870 there were printed the