Individual Citation

Petersburg Daily Courier

• ID: 268
• End Date: after June 22, 1815
• Frequency: Daily (ex. Sun.)
• Lineage ID: 66
• Proprietors: George A. Martin
• Start Date: December 27, 1814
• Variant Number: Petersburg 07-04
• Notes: Wood skipped issue of Monday December 26th, ostensibly to give office staff a Christmas holiday; with issue of Tuesday December 27th, he publicized sale of paper to Martin, claiming that duties as president of Petersburg Academy barred his continuation. Latest issue known is that for June 22, 1815, which carried a notice of Martin's plan to enlarge the paper; both plan & paper likely expired with Great Petersburg Fire of July 15, 1815.
• Lineage Title: Daily Courier
• Related Bios:
  • George A. Martin

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