[American Revolution] Group of 3 Issues of "The American Journal and General Advertiser", November 1779

1. Providence: Southwick and Wheeler, Thursday, November 4, 1779. Vol. I, Numb. XXXIV. Printed newspaper. Folio. 4 pp. Disbound; scattered spotting.

2. (Providence: Southwick and Wheeler), Thursday, November 18, 1779. Vol. I, Numb. XXXVI. Printed newspaper. Folio. (4) pp. Creasing from old folds; foxing.

3. (Providence: Southwick and Wheeler), Thursday, November 25, 1779. Vol. I, Numb. XXXVII. Printed newspaper. Folio. 4 pp. Scattered spotting.

Printing numerous reports on the Revolutionary War, as well as a front-page printing of Congress's October 20, 1779 proclamation appointing December 9, 1779, a day of public Thanksgiving and prayer.

Bennett Wheeler (1753-1806) was originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and arrived in Providence, Rhode Island in September 1776. After several months, he began working for the Providence Gazette, where he remained until December 1778. In March 1779, Wheeler partnered with Solomon Southwick to publish The American Journal; and General Advertiser in Providence. Southwick departed the partnership in December 1779, and Wheeler continued publishing the newspaper until August 1781, after which he worked as a journeyman printer.

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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[American Revolution] Group of 3 Issues of "The American Journal and General Advertiser", November 1779

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[American Revolution] Group of 3 Issues of "The American Journal and General Advertiser", November 1779

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