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Excerpt from The Plain-Dealer: December 25, 1775 to February 12, 1776; The First Newspaper in New Jersey; Now First Printed From an Unique Contemporaneous Manuscript Copy
In the History of the Early Settlement and Progress of Cumberland County, New Jersey, the late Lucius Q. C. Elmer gave this account of the news-letter printed in the following pages: In 1775 an association was formed [at Bridgeton], of which Ebenezer Elmer, then a student of medicine, was the Secretary, by the members of which weekly papers on various topics were written, and these being copied, were left at the tavern kept by Matthew Potter (believed to have been the house next east of the present Cohansey Hotel), to be there perused by such as chose. Among the writers of these papers were Dr. Jonathan Elmer, Joseph Bloomfield, Dr. Lewis Howell, and his brother Richard, afterwards Governor of the State.
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In the History of the Early Settlement and Progress of Cumberland County, New Jersey, the late Lucius Q. C. Elmer gave this account of the news-letter printed in the following pages: In 1775 an association was formed [at Bridgeton], of which Ebenezer Elmer, then a student of medicine, was the Secretary, by the members of which weekly papers on various topics were written, and these being copied, were left at the tavern kept by Matthew Potter (believed to have been the house next east of the present Cohansey Hotel), to be there perused by such as chose. Among the writers of these papers were Dr. Jonathan Elmer, Joseph Bloomfield, Dr. Lewis Howell, and his brother Richard, afterwards Governor of the State.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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ISBN - 9780265710036
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 42
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Page Count - 44
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