Individual Citation

The Virginia Gazette

• ID: 273
• End Date: May 19, 1781
• Frequency: Weekly
• Lineage ID: 69
• Proprietors: Dixon & Nicholson
• Start Date: May 9, 1780
• Variant Number: Richmond 01-01
• Notes: Continuation of the original Virginia Gazette after a month-long suspension to move press to Richmond from Williamsburg; its publication continued uninterrupted through April 21, 1781, when British military raid on town compelled suspension; only one more number was issued by proprietors (May 19th), before increasing military activity in state (leading up to Yorktown) forced Dixon & Nicolson to abandon publication and end partnership.
• Lineage Title: Virginia Gazette
• Related Bios:
  • John Dixon Sr.
  • Thomas Nicolson

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