Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-05

fishers because It was the first paper
published In Virginia.

fishers because It was the first paper
published in Virgins.
III. The Tiyginia Gazefte--" Open to
All Parties" &C., " The Organ Of the
People ''--was published at Williams
burg by william Rind from May, l766,
to his death, August 10, 1913. The
paper was continued by his widow,
Clementips Rind. On the 18th of April,
l774, she gave a bill Of sale Of the
press, type, materials, &C., Of the Vir-
o,nia Gazette to John Blair, Robert
Miller, James Southall, and John Taze-
well, with John Pinkney and Joseph
Morrow rs witnesses but it seems evil
dent that the paper was continued by
her, or in her name, until her death.
"On the 9th of May, IVA, Colonel
William Csbell paid Mrs. Rind
l2s. I'd. for one years Gazette,
ending Goth August, l774"; and
{" on the 18th Of June, IT'S, Colonel
William Csbell paid Jacob Bruce l3s.
Cd. for Thomas Jopling, being due the
late Mrs. Rind for her Gazette to the
22d of September, IVA" about
which time she died. I" John Pinkney
was the successor to Mrs. Rind, snd
probably was previously her partner"
In l775 Messrs. Blair, Miller, &C.,
transferred the title to the press, &C.,
to him. lie continued the Gazette GER
tainly until April IL, l776, land did
other printing after the war began, but
died at Williamsburg soon after that
event possibly in l776, as | have
found no later reference to him than
April 18th in that year. The price Of
this Gazette had been 12s. Cd. per au-
nun, but late in l775 it was reduced
to los.
III. The firm Of Purdie & Dixon
being dissolved on the coming of age OF
William Hunter, Jr., Mr.. Alexander
Purdie certainly in April, l775, if not
before, began to publish on his own &C
count another Virginia GazsHe at los.
per annum. Purdie was appointed post
master at Williamsburg, and continued
to print there, where he died in l779.
He was evidently succeeded in l77S by
John Clarkson and Augustine Davis.
Clarkson was his nephew, and Davis,
who was born in Yorktown, had been
taught printing by him. Davis after
wares moved his press to Richmond.
". In IVA John Hunter Holt had
established a press in Norfolk, Va,
where he published several books, and
also very patriotic Virginia Gazette.
In the fall Of l775 Lord Dunmore sent
a squad of soldiers and sailors ashore,
who, under cover Of the guns of the
ships, carried off Hollis printing estab-
lishment, together with two of his
workmen. Holt then went to Williams
burg, where he had formerly resided,
and published in the Williamsburg
papers an eloquent philippe against
Dunmore, and patriotic advertisement
stating his intention to establish a new
press to be conducted on the same
principles as that which had been de-
streyed."
Summary for IT'S:
j. Waspubllshed from January TO
December 81, 1915.
II. Was published from January to
December 81, l775.
III. Was published from April to
December 81, l775.
". Was published from January
to October, IT'S. From April to Oc-
tober, l775, there we're four Gdzsttes
published in Virginia.
N. B.-William Goddard, who was
printer in Baltimore, Maryland, from
1873 to 1892, is said to have loaned a
press and type to George Richards, who
first published newspaper in Rich
mond, Va. Who was this George
Richards, and when was this paper
first published? l will be very much
obliged to any who will be kind enough
TO answer these questions.
ALEXANDER Brown.