Individual Citation

The Intelligencer, & Petersburg Commercial Advertiser

• ID: 243
• End Date: January 30, 1838
• Frequency: 2/week (Tues, Fri)
• Lineage ID: 60
• Proprietors: Edward Vernon Sparhawk
• Start Date: Before July 22, 1837
• Variant Number: Petersburg 01-23
• Notes: In April 1837, Birchett offered the Intelligencer for sale; he sold the paper to Sparhawk in mid-July, as reported by the National Intelligencer on July 22nd; Sparhawk died suddenly and unexpectedly on January 6, 1838, while reporting on the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond; his death led to a quick sale of the Intelligencer by his estate & creditors.
• Lineage Title: Petersburg Intelligencer
• Related Bios: None

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