To all the friends of science, arts, agriculture, manufactures and commerce. Proposal of Joseph Belknap & Alexander Young, for printing a weekly paper; to be entitled the American Apollo, containing the publications of the Historical Society, political and commercial intelligence, and other entertaining matter.
Contributors: Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798.; Massachusetts Historical Society.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 23167.
Publisher: by J. Belknap and A. Young.
Published: 1791
Place of publication: Printed at Boston, (Massachusetts)
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Massachusetts Historical Society.; American Apollo (Boston, Mass.); Historical libraries -- Massachusetts.; History -- Societies, etc.; Newspaper publishing -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
Other titles: To all the friends of science, arts, agriculture, manufactures and commerce.; Proposal of Joseph Belknap and Alexander Young, for printing a weekly paper.
Notes: Half-title, within an ornamental border: Proposal for publishing the American Apollo, a new weekly paper, by Belknap & Young.

Signatures: [A]œ́ ([A]4 verso blank)

"Circular letter, of the Historical Society."--3 p., 2nd count. Announcing the formation of the Historical Society, subsequently the Massachusetts Historical Society, and soliciting itemized information on local history from recipients of the circular. Signed by Jeremy Belknap, corresponding secretary, Boston, November 1, 1791.

"Conditional proposal" for the Apollo and space for subscribers' names, p. [2-5], 3rd count. Page [3], 3rd count, is numbered 4, in order that the proposal might be circulated with or without the circular letter.

Evans 23167.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23167)