Newspapers on Microfilm

American Weekly Mercury (w). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has December 22, 1719 – May 22, 1746.

FILM, MICPT

Aurora and General Advertiser (d). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has October 2, 1790 – December 31, 1812.

Note: Title varies: 

• General Advertiser and Political, Commercial, Agricultural and Literary Journal October 2, 1790 – December 31, 1790; 
• General Advertiser and Political, Commercial and Literary Journal January 1, 1791 – August 15, 1791; 
• General Advertiser August 16, 1791 – November 7, 1794; 
• Aurora and General Advertiser November 8, 1794 – December 31, 1812.

FILM

Christian Index (w). Atlanta, Georgia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Washington, D.C.

Ellis has February 2, 1822 – December 25, 1958 (incomplete).

Note: Titles include: Columbian Star February 2, 1822 – August 23, 1828; Columbian Star and Christian Index July 4, 1829 – December 18, 1830; Christian Index July 4, 1829 – December 25, 1958. Place of publication varies: Washington, D.C. February 2, 1822 – August 23, 1828; Philadelphia July 4, 1829 – December 18, 1830; Atlanta July 4, 1829 – December 25, 1958.

FILM (1822-1958 incomplete), FILM APS (1829-1899)

Democratic Press (d, tw). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has March 30, 1807 – November 4, 1829.

FILM

Dunlop’s American Daily Advertiser (d). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has January 1, 1791 – December 31, 1795.

Note: See also Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser, Pennsylvania Packet , listed separately in alphabetical order in this guide.

FILM

Freeman’s Journal; or the North-American Intelligencer (w). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has April 25, 1781 – May 2, 1792.

MICPT

Henrich Millers Pennsylvanischer Staatsbote (d). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has January 18, 1762-May 26, 1779.

MICPT

Kline’s Weekly Carlisle Gazette (w). Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has August 17, 1785 – October 23, 1817.

Note: Title varies: Carlisle Gazette and the Western Repository of Knowledge; Kline’s Carlisle Weekly Gazette; Kline’s Weekly Carlisle.

MICPT

Level of Europe and North America (frequency varies). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has October 1, 1794 – February 9, 1795.

Note: In English and French.

MICPT

National Gazette (sw). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has October 31, 1791 – October 26, 1793.

Note: Title boxed with the Philadelphia Minerva.

FILM, MICPT

Pennsylvania Chronicle and Universal Advertiser (w). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has January 26, 1767 – February 8, 1774.

MICPT

Pennsylvania Evening Post (d,sw,tw). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has January 24, 1775 – October 26, 1784.

Note: Title varies: Pennsylvania Evening Post January 24, 1775 – July 31, 1781; Pennsylvania Evening Post and Public Advertiser August 3, 1781 – 1783; Pennsylvania Evening Post and Daily Advertiser 1783 – October 26, 1784. Frequency varies: tri-weekly January 24, 1775 – September 23, 1777; October 11, 1777 – May 20, 1778; June 11, 1778 – January 4, 1779; semi-weekly January 7, 1779 – 1783.

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Pennsylvania Gazette (w). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has December 24, 1728 – December 30, 1789.

Note: Title varies: Universal Instructor in All Arts and Sciences: and Pennsylvania Gazette December 24, 1728 – September, 1729; Pennsylvania Gazette October 2, 1729 – December 30, 1789.

FILM

Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser (sw,w). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has July, 1765 – October, 1776.

FILM

Pennsylvania Packet (w). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has October 28, 1771 – December 31, 1798.

Note: See also Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser, Dunlop’s American Daily Advertiser, listed separately in alphabetical order in this guide.

FILM

Pennsylvanian (d). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has November 13, 1846 – March 4, 1853.

FILM

Philadelphia Minerva (w). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has February 7, 1795 – July 7, 1798.

MICPT

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (d,sw,w). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has July 29, 1786 – August 31, 1927.

Note: Titles Include: Pittsburgh Gazette July 29, 1786 – January 3, 1842; Pittsburgh Daily Gazette and Advertiser July 29, 1844 – March 27, 1847; Pittsburgh Daily Gazette November 16, 1847 – February 14, 1877; Pittsburgh Gazette Commercial February 15, 1877 – February 24, 1877; Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette February 26, 1877 – November 2, 1901; Pittsburgh Gazette November 4, 1901 – April 30, 1906; Pittsburgh Gazette-Times May 1, 1906 – July 31, 1927; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 2, 1927 – August 31, 1927.

FILM

Porcupine’s Gazette (d,w,tw). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has March 4, 1797 – January 13, 1800.

Note: Title varies: Porcupine’s Gazette and United States Daily Advertiser March 4, 1797 – April 22, 1797; Porcupine’s Gazette April 24, 1797 – January 13, 1800. Publication suspended: October 27, 1799 – January 12, 1800.

MICPT

Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser (d). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has April 11, 1801 – August 10, 1837.

Note: See also Dunlop’s American Daily Advertiser, Pennsylvania Packet, listed separately in alphabetical order in this guide.

FILM

Sunday Dispatch (w). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

May 11, 1851 – November 23, 1862 (incomplete).

FILM

United States Gazette (d). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has June 12, 1794 – August 12, 1796; January, 1800 – December, 1802; January, 1804 – June, 1812; January, 1813 – December 23, 1813; August 16, 1814 – December, 1818; January, 1820 – December, 1830; January, 1833 – December, 1837; July, 1838 – June, 1842; July, 1843 – June, 1847.

Note: Title varies: Gazette of the United States and Daily Evening Advertiser June 12, 1794 – June 30, 1795; Gazette of the United States July 1, 1795 – June 30, 1796; Gazette of the United States and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser July 1, 1796 – June 24, 1800; Gazette of the United States and Daily Advertiser June 28, 1800 – November 1, 1801; Gazette of the United States November 2, 1801 – February 18, 1804; United States Gazette February 20, 1804 – March 7, 1818; Merged with True American to form Union, or United States Gazette and True American March 9, 1818 – March 31, 1823; United States Gazette April 1, 1823 – June 30, 1847.

FILM

United States Gazette (sw). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York, New York.

Ellis has April 15, 1789 – September 18, 1793; August 10, 1801 – December 31, 1810; April 2, 1812 – December 30, 1818; January, 1824 – November 10, 1838.

Note: Title varies: Gazette of the United States April 15, 1789 – September 11, 1801; Country Gazette of the United States September 14, 1801 – November 2, 1801; Gazette of the United States for the Country November 6, 1801 – March 7, 1818; United States Gazette and the True American for the Country March 11, 1818 – December 30, 1818; United States Gazette for the Country January, 1824 – November 10, 1838. Place of publication varies: New York 1789 – October, 1790; Philadelphia November, 1790 – November, 1838.

FILM

Wahre Amerikaner (w). Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has November 10, 1804 – December 28, 1811.

Note: In German.

MICPT

Wochentliche Philadelphische Staatsbote (w,sw). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has January 18, 1762 – May 26, 1779.

Note: Title varies: Wochentliche Philadelphische Staatsbote January 18, 1762 – December 29, 1767; Der Wochentliche Pennsylvanische Staatsbote January 5, 1768 – May 16, 1775; Henrich Millers Pennsylvanischer Staatsbote May 23, 1775 – May 26, 1779. Publication suspended September 17, 1777 – August 15, 1778. Frequency varies: semi-weekly May 23, 1775 – July 26, 1775.

MICPT