Salem Mercury
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The Salem Mercury was a newspaper that was published by John Dabney
and Thomas Cushing (publisher). It began production around 1786, and ended in 1790 after the name of the paper was changed. It printed weekly on Tuesday onto demy sheet, four columns to a page, and predominantly on Long Primer type. Editors took great care in ensuring the intellectual quality of the content published. The editors were ardent friends to the Union of the States, and advocates for the Constitution
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The Salem Mercury on October 13, 20, and 27 of 1789 had no publisher's, editor's, or printer's names. The edition on the 27th contained an advertisement stating that the partnership of Dabney and Cushing was dissolved on the 14th, and another stating that the business was to be carried on by Thomas Cushing.
The first paper then issued by Cushing in 1790 had the title "The American Eagle", and was designated as "Number 1, in 1790." The next paper was entitled "The Salem Gazette
, Number 2 in 1790." This numbering pattern and name continued until the beginning of 1791, where the numbering was changed to contain the full number of issues since the first number of the Mercury. The name Salem Gazette
continues to this day.
John Dabney
John Dabney was a postmaster, publisher and bookseller in Salem, Massachusetts, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in Boston in 1752 to Charles Dabney and Elizabeth Gardner. With Thomas C. Cushing, John Dabney published the Salem Mercury newspaper, 1787-1789. In 1790 he married...
and Thomas Cushing (publisher). It began production around 1786, and ended in 1790 after the name of the paper was changed. It printed weekly on Tuesday onto demy sheet, four columns to a page, and predominantly on Long Primer type. Editors took great care in ensuring the intellectual quality of the content published. The editors were ardent friends to the Union of the States, and advocates for the Constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
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The Salem Mercury on October 13, 20, and 27 of 1789 had no publisher's, editor's, or printer's names. The edition on the 27th contained an advertisement stating that the partnership of Dabney and Cushing was dissolved on the 14th, and another stating that the business was to be carried on by Thomas Cushing.
The first paper then issued by Cushing in 1790 had the title "The American Eagle", and was designated as "Number 1, in 1790." The next paper was entitled "The Salem Gazette
Salem Gazette
The Salem Gazette is a newspaper that has been published since 1790 through today. It serves the Salem, Massachusetts area. The Salem Gazette used to be known as the Salem Mercury, and briefly The American Eagle...
, Number 2 in 1790." This numbering pattern and name continued until the beginning of 1791, where the numbering was changed to contain the full number of issues since the first number of the Mercury. The name Salem Gazette
Salem Gazette
The Salem Gazette is a newspaper that has been published since 1790 through today. It serves the Salem, Massachusetts area. The Salem Gazette used to be known as the Salem Mercury, and briefly The American Eagle...
continues to this day.