Individual Citation

The Virginia Gazette

• ID: 463
• End Date: June 13, 1766
• Frequency: Weekly
• Lineage ID: 109
• Proprietors: Alexander Purdie
• Start Date: March 7, 1766
• Variant Number: Williamsburg 01-04
• Notes: Following death of Joseph Royle on January 26, 1766, Purdie acquired this weekly from his late master's estate; he resumed its publication on March 7, 1766. Purdie continued as its sole proprietor through number issued June 13, 1766, before forming a partnership with John Dixon to acquire Royle's press and office.
• Lineage Title: Virginia Gazette I
• Related Bios:
  • Alexander Purdie, Sr.

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