Individual Citation

Genius of Liberty

• ID: 89
• End Date: September 9. 1800
• Frequency: 2/week
• Lineage ID: 25
• Proprietors: Mercer & Field
• Start Date: By April 2, 1799
• Variant Number: Fredericksburg 03-04
• Notes: Fire destroyed Genius of Liberty office on April 2, 1799, with account published in Timothy Green's Virginia Herald (his office also lost) recording partners then as Mercer & Field, so start date here. Mercer died September 11, 1800, making September 9th issue his last, so end date here. Other possible changes uncertain as only 3 issues extant from this period.
• Lineage Title: Genius of Liberty
• Related Bios:
  • Field
  • Robert Mercer

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