Individual Citation

The American Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser

• ID: 212
• End Date: September 30, 1834
• Frequency: Daily (ex. Sunday)
• Lineage ID: 59
• Proprietors: Shields & Ashburn
• Start Date: July 2, 1827
• Variant Number: Norfolk 11-09
• Notes: With issue of July 2, 1827, the partners retired the type-ornament "Commercial" from the paper's masthead, shortening title; the Beacon retained this form until November 1851.
• Lineage Title: American Beacon
• Related Bios:
  • Henry Ashburn
  • Hamilton Shields

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