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Daily Dispatch

Daily Dispatch (d). Richmond, Virginia.

Ellis has 1858 – 1866.

Note: Publication suspended: April 3, 1865 – December 9, 1865; April 1, 1866 – April 9, 1866.

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Daily Virginian

Daily Virginian (d,w,sw). Lynchburg, Virginia.

Ellis has August 6, 1822 – July 31, 1857 (incomplete); August 3, 1858 – June 16, 1859; August 4, 1859 – September 4, 1885 (lacking September 1869 – August 31, 1870); January 1, 1886 – December 31, 1891; March 2, 1892 – February 22, 1893.

Note: Title varies: Virginian August 6, 1822 – December 6, 1827; Lynchburg Virginian December 10, 1827 – August 7, 1852; Lynchburg Daily Virginian August 10, 1852 – February 22, 1893. Frequency varies: weekly August 6, 1822 – December 6, 1827; semi-weekly December 10, 1827 – August 7, 1852; daily August 10, 1852 – February 22, 1893.

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Richmond and Manchester Advertiser

Richmond and Manchester Advertiser. Richmond, Virginia.

Ellis has July 23, 1795 – July 30, 1796 (incomplete).

Note: On reel with Virginia Gazette and Richmond and Manchester Advertiser.

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Richmond Daily Whig

Richmond Daily Whig (d). Richmond, Virginia.

Ellis has January, 1860 – July, 1865.

Note: Title varies: Daily Richmond Whig; Richmond Whig and Commercial Journal; Evening Whig.

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Richmond Enquirer

Richmond Enquirer (d). Richmond, Virginia.

Ellis has September 28, 1844 – December 31, 1848; May 6, 1853 – June 30, 1869 (incomplete); February 27, 1871 – November 28, 1877.

Note: Title varies: Daily Richmond Enquirer September 28, 1844 – July 15, 1867; Merged with Richmond Examiner to form Daily Enquirer and Examiner July 16, 1867 – June 30, 1869; Richmond Enquirer February 27, 1871 – November 28, 1877.

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Richmond Inquirer

Richmond Inquirer (sw,tw). Richmond, Virginia.

Ellis has May 9, 1804 – December 17, 1844.

Note: Title varies: Enquirer May 9, 1804 – September 16, 1815; Richmond Enquirer September 20, 1815 – December 17, 1844. Frequency varies: tri-weekly during sessions of the legislature.

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Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser

Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser (sw). Richmond, Virginia.

Ellis has January 7, 1835 – June 11, 1861; February 24, 1865 – December 28, 1874.

Note: Title varies: Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser January 7, 1835 – January, 1868; Richmond Whig and Advertiser January 7, 1868 – December 28, 1874.

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Spirit of Seventy-Six

Spirit of Seventy-Six (sw). Richmond, Virginia.

Ellis has 1809 – 1811.

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Virginia Argus

Virginia Argus (sw). Richmond, Virginia.

Ellis has February 14, 1797 – October 16, 1816.

Note: February 14, 1797 – November 23, 1803 (incomplete) on reel with Virginia Gazette and Richmond and Manchester Advertiser.

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Virginia Gazette

Virginia Gazette (w). Williamsburg, Virginia.

Ellis has September 10, 1736 – December 9, 1780.

Note: Five different Gazettes were published during the period 1736 – 1780, sometimes simultaneously. The film made from the collections of the Williamsburg Institute of Early American History and Culture contains the following:

  • Virginia Gazette. August 6, 1736 – June, 1750. Wm. Parks, ed.
  • Virginia Gazette. January 3, 1751 – December 4, 1778. Hunter, Royale, Purdie & Dixon, Dixon & Hunter, eds.
  • Virginia Gazette. May 16, 1766 – February 3, 1776. Rind, Pinkney, eds. Also known as Rind’s Virginia Gazette.
  • Virginia Gazette. February 3, 1775 – December 9, 1780. Purdie, Clarkson & Davis, eds.
  • Virginia Gazette. February 12, 1779 – April 8, 1780. Dixon & Nicholson, eds. Moved to Richmond and was published there under the same title, 1780 – 1781.

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Virginia Gazette and General Advertiser (w,sw). Richmond, Virginia.

Ellis has August 25, 1790 – December 9, 1809 (incomplete).

Note: Frequency varies: semi-weekly December, 1799 – 1809.

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Virginia Gazette and Richmond and Manchester Advertiser (sw). Richmond, Virginia.

Ellis has April 22, 1793-January 23, 1795 (incomplete).

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