Boston Weekly Advertiser
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The Boston Weekly Advertiser (1757-1775), also called The Boston Post-Boy & Advertiser was a weekly newspaper published in Boston
, Massachusetts
by John Green (1727-1787) and Joseph Russell (1734-1795)
The paper "loyally sustained the British Government" during the American Revolution
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Nathaniel Mills and John Hicks published the paper in its final years, 1773-1775.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
by John Green (1727-1787) and Joseph Russell (1734-1795)
The paper "loyally sustained the British Government" during the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
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Nathaniel Mills and John Hicks published the paper in its final years, 1773-1775.
Varying titles
- The Boston Weekly Advertiser. Aug. 22, 1757- Dec. 25, 1758.
- Green & Russell's Boston Post-boy & Advertiser. Jan. 1, 1759-May 23, 1763.
- The Boston Post-Boy & Advertiser. May 30, 1763- Sept. 25, 1769.
- The Massachusetts Gazette, and the Boston Post-Boy and Advertiser. Oct. 2, 1769-Apr. 17, 1775.