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Domestic News March 31, 1788

The New York Journal, And Daily Patriotic Register

New York, New York County, New York

What is this article about?

The printer of the New-Hampshire Spy in Portsmouth complains of not receiving newspapers from New York and Philadelphia via mail for three months, despite sending his own, and calls on fellow printers to verify their forwarding, noting the severe impact on interstate communication.

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From the New-Hampshire SPY, printed at Portsmouth, March, 18.

For this three months past the printer of this paper has rarely received a single paper from New-York or Philadelphia, by the mails which have arrived during that period, notwithstanding he has been very careful in forwarding his papers to the printers in the above cities, enclosed in small packages, and directed to the "Post-Office, New-York, &c." He now calls upon his brother printers in the above cities, especially such as were, before this lapse, his steady correspondents, to oblige him so far as to inform, whether they forward their papers or not. Need he suggest the very great injury which this stoppage of the regular channels of intelligence may be to these states? No: it must be obvious to every thinking person.—It is much easier to obtain intelligence, and we have it more regular from, Great-Britain, than from the southern states, owing to the detention of newspapers, somewhere!

What sub-type of article is it?

Transportation

What keywords are associated?

Postal Delay Newspaper Exchange Mails Disruption Interstate Intelligence

Where did it happen?

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Event Date

March 18

Outcome

stoppage of regular channels of intelligence causing injury to the states; easier to get news from great-britain than southern states

Event Details

Printer has not received papers from New-York or Philadelphia by mails for three months despite forwarding his own; calls on brother printers to inform if they forward their papers; detention of newspapers somewhere

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