The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-28

death. She died on or before tne zzo VI
Sentcmber. 1774. ! have various memo
randa Of sums paid for advertising; but as
taev TAIL TO give particulars. they are not
valuable. The following Il one OF the Few
having interest:
:" August 3, 1774, paid the printer seven
sbillipgs for advertising the letting OF
nrison in Amherst county"
"At court held for Amherst county
the 4th July, l774, 1t was ordered that
william Cabell, Cornelius Thomas, ana
Ambrose Rucker, gents, LET to the lowest
bidder the building Of new prison toi
the use OF the county, % by 81 feet, OF
brict and timber, according to plan to be
bv them drawn against the day OF letting
The same This order of court will ex-
plain the advertisement.
Mrs. Rind's estate, IL seems, was wo'ihu
upby Mr.. Jacob Bruce, and her paper con-
tinued at the same price Q2s. Gd.) by MI
John Pinckney.
In 1775, IL seems, there were
POUR GAzETTEs PUBLISHED
IN Virginia. John Pinckney's, at twelve
sh;,lings and six pence; Alexander Pur-
AZ rUhicb bepan on or before April.
I7T5 I have his receipt from that datel at
ten sbillings: ClarksOn's and Davis's, ac-
cording to Howe Up. 33l. have no men,
oranda Of them.
Dixon g. Hunter were keeping book
store in Williamsburg prior to June, l175,
and am very sure were publishing ga
zette at the same time. / have not their
receipt for their Gazette for 1715, but i
have for 1T16.
The latest entry l have In which the firm
Purdie Il Dixon is mentioned Is TINS
"May eth. IVA. Paid FUrdie ana D,1Oh
Gloss for Books for Sammy"
II is nv opinion that The Virginia ia
zette. the government organ, ceased 10
exist soon after IF not sooner } the con-
yention OF August, 1174; that the hrhl
Purdie a. Dixon was then dissolved; ana
that Purdie alone, and Dixon, with new
partner Munter), each began to publish
Gazetfes devoted to the then more popular
cause OF the people.
MEMORANDA DURING THE REVOLUTION.
In 1776 Alexander Purdie The kept
bookstore I'm Williamsburg, 1715-1117l con
tinued his Virginia Gazette, price los
Dixon & Hunter [they kept bookstore II
Williamsburg, 1775-17TS] continued theil
Virginia Gazette, price twelve shillings anC
siXpence.
suppose GARRISON & Davis Qlowe, pag'
1911 continued theirs also.
John Pinckney was publishing ms earl.
| i'm the year, having reduced his price d'l
ring the latter part of 1915 to ten shilllngs
but il seems evident that Mr.. Pinckney
sentiments were not popular at the tlme |
have no record OF his paper later than l2ti
April, 1776, and it may have suspended du
ring the year1: at least, in old Amherst
where | find Colonel William Cabell, Thos
Jopling. William Harris, DIR. James Hop
kins, Edmund Wilcox, Benjamin Rucker
Colonel James Nevil, Robert Mnrry, an'
James Peasants disseminating his pape
and taking Purdie's or Dixon n Hunters
I Give n few extracts from Colonel William
Cabell's memoranda:
| january 10th, 1916. Paid John Pink
nev 81, 8, 6, for his Gazette to the LIST III
slant, and then discontinued the same
"Nlarch 4th, 1776. Received OF Mr.
! William Harris los. to pay Mr.. Plnkne.
for years Gazette, take receipt, ana dis
continue the paper"
The following is the last reference:
"April 18th, 1716. Paid John Ilnhnei
SIS. for Thomas Jopling's Gazette for eigh
months. and wrote him, by the lad he sen
for the money, to discontinue his paper, ii
presence OF Colonel Carrington."
What was the matter with John Plnck
neyS
i7T7. Dixon and Hunters Gazette, price
| 1916 i'm advance at the beginning OF tht
year; los. i'm advance the latter part OF Tho
year.
Alexander Purdie's Gazette, price los. il
| advance at the beginning OF the year. INT
| last entry have Of him bears date 81 June
III, and infer that be died soon after
He died prior to 18th January, llIS. III
widow was keeping clearinghouse IL
Williamsburg in 1870 and 1880 very prob
ably in 177S also), and some OF the students
at William and Mary College boarded Will
her.
177S. "January 10th. Paid Dixon and
Hunter lbs. for their Gazette for one yeal
ending 31st December, IT'S" "February
9th. Paid John Depriest 20s., my sub
scription to him for riding for the paper'
to February"
"August Nth. George Gallaspie gave
me las. to pay the printers for advertising
his WIFE" Whether she was advertised
Gas lost, strayed, or stolen," or because she
ran up enormous millinery bills at Irying's
| cannot say. IL is only apparent that i
was a matter in which George was willing
to invest the sum Of fourteen shillings II
printers ink and pay the cash in advance
1919. "May DIST. Subscribed for DiXor
and Nicholson's Gazette, and paid thlrt,
shillings in advance for half the year."
Oct. DIST. Paid Dixon and Nicholson one
hundred and fifty shillings for DR.. james
Hopkins for their Gazette for six months.
1880. "May nth. Paid Dixon and Mich
olson $50 shillings for bal. OF last years
| Gazette, and i'm full for the present year"
i. e., from 81 Nov, 1919, to 81 Dec.
| l7S0-about 600 shillings per annum.
1881. january LIST, paid Dixon anC
Nicholson 200 shillings for their Gazette, L
commence from the date hereof, for Sly
months"
For the last half OF 1881 and for thu
whole OF 1882 l have only this memorand;
in two or more places: " Paid the printer
| for their Gazette no date, names, o.
price. Possibly the printers were paid il
tobacco, or more probably III hemp, th'
chief currency OF the country at the time.
1888. december 18th, paid Nicholson
&c., for the present years Gazette"
| December 22d. Paid James Hays, TIN
| printer, twenty shilings for his Gazett
from the lst OF last May to the 3lst Deem
Der, 1888 III. e., thirty shillings per an
mum.
Was Hays's paper published IN Rich
| mond or williamsburg
Prior TO and during the first years Of thu
Revolution the custom seems 10 have beer
on first subscribing for paper TO pay ont
half OF the first years subscription in adj
vance, which was called "entrance-mo
ney"; afterwards the subscription fol
each year was generally paid towards tn
end OF that year. During the latter year
| Of the Revolution subscriptions were du'
in advance.