Notes on Newspaper Subscriptions, [April 1805]
Notes on Newspaper Subscriptions
[April 1805]
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| Boston. | Chronicle | 3 | . | ||||
| Democrat | 4 | . | |||||
| Aegis | 3 | ||||||
| Salem register | 3 | ||||||
| Hartford. | Babcock | 2 | .50 | ||||
| N. York | Hudson bee | 1 | . | ||||
| Alby. Register | 3 | . | |||||
| ✓ | Cheetham | 19 | + 25.80½ |  |
remitted by mr B. | ||
| ✓ | Morng Chronicle | 8 | . | ||||
| 46 | .50 | ||||||
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| Phila. | Poulson | 8 | |||||
| Mc.Korkle | |||||||
| Balt. | ✓ | Eveng. Post Cook. | |||||
| ✓ | American | ||||||
| Alexa | Dinsmore | 6 | |||||
| Fred. T. | Colvin | 5 | . | ||||
MS (MHi); partially dated; addition to Cheetham entry after receipt of James Cheetham to TJ, 24 Apr.; entirely in TJ’s hand.
remitted by mr B.: TJ added this notation on or after 7 May, when he gave funds to John Barnes for payments including $33.805 to Cheetham for “newspapers & pamphlets” (, 2:1153; Cheetham to TJ, 24 Apr.; Barnes to TJ, 3 June [first letter]; Vol. 43:147-8).
William M’Corkle (Mc.Korkle) was the editor of the Philadelphia Freeman’s Journal beginning on 12 June 1804 (Brigham, American Newspapers, 2:908).
John Cook & Co. established the Baltimore Evening Post on 25 Mch. 1805 (same, 1:230-1). On 14 May, the firm invoiced the president seven dollars for the paper for a one-year subscription ending 25 Mch. 1806 (MS in MHi; endorsed by Barnes for payment).
The Baltimore American was published by William Pechin and Leonard Frailey beginning 1 Jan. 1803 (Brigham, American Newspapers, 1:224). The firm submitted an invoice to TJ for five dollars on 16 May 1805 for a 12-month subscription through 16 Aug. 1805 (MS in MHi; endorsed by Barnes for payment).