Individual Citation

The Genius of Liberty and Fredericksburg & Falmouth Advertiser

• ID: 86
• End Date: August 31, 1798
• Frequency: Weekly
• Lineage ID: 25
• Proprietors: Mercer & Carter
• Start Date: October 13, 1797
• Variant Number: Fredericksburg 03-01
• Notes: Mercer acquired press of late Republican Citizen (ceased in June 1797) and brought Carter in as editor of this new paper; partners adopted a subtitle recently abandoned by Timothy Green's Virginia Herald there (with issue of Aug. 23, 1797). Last weekly number issued on August 23, 1798, with first twice-weekly edition issued on September 7, 1798.
• Lineage Title: Genius of Liberty
• Related Bios:
  • George Washington Carter
  • Robert Mercer

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