List of newspapers in Massachusetts in the 18th century

Boston

Newspapers published in Boston, Massachusetts:

American Apollo
American Apollo
The American Apollo was a newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 18th-century, featuring "political and commercial intelligence, and other entertaining matter." It was issued by printers Joseph Belknap, along with Alexander Young and Thomas Hall on...

. w., Jan. 6, 1792-Dec. 25, 1794.

The American Herald
American Herald
The American Herald was a newspaper in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, published by Edward Eveleth Powars and Nathaniel Willis.-Variant titles:* The American Herald: and the General Advertiser The American Herald (1784-1790) was a newspaper in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, published by...

. w., s.w., Apr. 5, 1784-June 30, 1788; w. Jan. 19-Mar. 29, 1784; w., August 1790-Dec. 13, 1790.

The American Journal, and Suffolk Intelligencer. w., Feb. 22-July 12, 1785.

The Argus. s.w., w., July 22, 1791-June 28, 1793.

The Boston Chronicle
Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was an American colonial newspaper published briefly from December 21, 1767 until 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts. The publishers, John Mein and John Fleeming, were both from Scotland. The Chronicle was a Loyalist paper in the time before the American Revolution...

. w., s.w., Dec. 21, 1767-June 25, 1770.

The Boston Evening-Post
Boston Evening-Post
The Boston Evening-Post was a newspaper printed in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 18th century. Publishers included Thomas Fleet , Thomas Fleet Jr. , and John Fleet .-Further reading:...

. w., Aug. 18, 1735-Apr. 24, 1775.

The Boston Evening-post: and the General Adver-tiser. w., Oct. 20, 1781-Jan. 10, 1784.

The Boston Gazette
Boston Gazette
The Boston Gazette was a newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts, in the British North American colonies. It began publication December 21, 1719 and appeared weekly.-Brief history:...

. w., Dec. 21, 1719-Oct. 19, 1741; Oct. 20, 1741; Oct. 27, 1741-Dec. 26, 1752; Jan. 3, 1753-Apr. 1, 1755; Apr. 7, 1755-Apr. 5, 1756; Apr. 12, 1756-Dec. 30, 1793; Jan. 6, 1794-Sept. 17, 1798.

Boston Gazette, Commercial and Political. s.w., Oct. 9- Dec. 29, 1800+

The Boston News-Letter. w., s.w., Apr. 24, 1704-Dec. 29, 1726; Sept. 1, 1757-Mar. 18, 1762; Mar. 25, 1762-Mar. 31, 1763.

The Boston Post-Boy
Boston Post-Boy
The Boston Weekly Post-Boy and later Boston Post-Boy was a newspaper published by postmaster Ellis Huske in 18th-century Boston, Massachusetts. The paper appeared weekly, on Mondays....

. w., June 11, 1750-Dec. 23, 1754.

The Boston Post-boy & Advertiser. w., May 30, 1763- Sept. 25, 1769.

The Boston Price Current and Marine Intelligencer. w., s.w., Sept. 7, 1795-June 4, 1798.

The Boston Weekly Advertiser. w., Aug. 22, 1757- Dec. 25, 1758.

The Boston Weekly News-letter
The Boston News-Letter
First published on April 24, 1704, The Boston News-Letter is regarded as the first continuously published newspaper in British North America. It was heavily subsidized by the British government, with a limited circulation. The colonies’ first newspaper was Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and...

. w., Nov. 5, 1730-Aug. 25, 1757.

Boston Weekly News-letter
The Boston News-Letter
First published on April 24, 1704, The Boston News-Letter is regarded as the first continuously published newspaper in British North America. It was heavily subsidized by the British government, with a limited circulation. The colonies’ first newspaper was Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and...

. w., May 26, 1768-Sept. 21, 1769.

The Boston Weekly Post-boy. w., Oct. (?), 1734-June 4, 1750.

The Censor. w., Nov. 23, 1771-May 2, 1772.

Columbian Centinel
Columbian Centinel
The Columbian Centinel was a Boston, Massachusetts, newspaper established by Benjamin Russell. It continued its predecessor, the Massachusetts Centinel and the Republican Journal, which Russell and partner William Warden had first issued on March 24, 1784...

. s.w., June 16, 1790-Oct. 2, 1799; Oct. 5, 1799-July 2, 1800; July 5-Dec. 31, 1800+

The Constitutional Telegraph. s.w., Oct. 2, 1799-Dec. 31, 1800+

Continental Journal, and Weekly Advertiser. w., May 30, 1776-June 21, 1787.

The Courier. s.w., July 1-Oct. 17, 1795.

The Courier. Boston Evening Gazette and Universal Advertiser. s.w., Oct. 21-Dec. 16, 1795.

The Courier. Boston Evening Gazette, and General Advertiser. s.w., Dec. 19, 1795-Mar. 5, 1796.

The Courier and General Advertiser. s.w., Nov. 3-Dec. 8, 1796.

Courier de Boston: affiches, announces, et avis. w., Apr. 23-Oct. 15, 1789.

The Evening Post; and the General Advertiser. w., Oct. 17, 1778-Feb. 26, 1780.

The Exchange Advertiser. w., Dec. 30, 1784-Jan. 4, 1787.

Federal Gazette and Daily Advertiser. d., Jan. 1-Mar. 5, 1798.

Federal Gazette and General Advertiser. s.w., Mar. 8-26, 1798.

Federal Orrery. s.w., Oct. 20, 1794-Oct. 31, 1796.

Green & Russells Boston Post-boy & Advertiser. w., Jan. 1, 1759-May 23, 1763.

The Herald of Freedom
Herald of Freedom (Boston newspaper)
The Herald of Freedom or Herald of Freedom and the Federal Advertiser was a newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 18th century by Edmund Freeman, Loring Andrews, and John Howel....

. s.w., Sept. 15, 1788-Mar. 12, 1790; Mar. 16, 1790-July 19, 1791.

The Independent Advertiser
The Independent Advertiser
The Independent Advertiser was an American patriot publication, founded in 1748 in Boston by the then 26-year old Samuel Adams, advocating republicanism, liberty and independence from Great Britain. Published by Gamaliel Rogers and Daniel Fowle, the Advertiser consisted primarily of essays written...

. w., Jan. 4, 1748-Dec. 5, 1749.

Independent Chronicle
Independent Chronicle (Boston, Massachusetts)
The Independent Chronicle was a newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts. It originated in 1768 as The Essex Gazette in Salem, and The New-England Chronicle in Cambridge, before settling in 1776 in Boston as The Independent Chronicle. Publishers included Edward E...

. w., Sept. 19-Oct. 31, 1776; Nov. 7, 1776-Dec. 29, 1800+

The Independent Ledger and the American Advertiser
Independent Ledger and the American Advertiser
The Independent Ledger and the American Advertiser was a weekly newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts by Draper & Folsom. The 4-page paper was issued on Mondays, in contrast to Boston's other weeklies, which came out Thursdays...

. w., June 15, 1778-Oct. 16, 1786.

J. Russell's Gazette, Commercial and Political. s.w., Dec. 17, 1798-Oct. 6, 1800.

The Massachusetts Centinel. s.w., Oct. 16, 1784-June 12, 1790.

The Massachusetts Centinel: and the Republican Journal. s.w., Mar. 24-Oct. 13, 1784.

The Massachusetts Gazette. s.w., May 23, 1768- Sept. 25, 1769.

The Massachusetts Gazette. w., s.w., Nov. 28, 1785- Nov. 11, 1788.

The Massachusetts Gazette. And Boston news-letter
The Boston News-Letter
First published on April 24, 1704, The Boston News-Letter is regarded as the first continuously published newspaper in British North America. It was heavily subsidized by the British government, with a limited circulation. The colonies’ first newspaper was Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and...

. w., Apr. 7, 1763-May 19, 1768.

The Massachusetts Gazette, and the Boston Post-boy and Advertiser. w., Oct. 2, 1769-Apr. 17, 1775.

The Massachusetts Gazette; and the Boston Weekly News-letter
The Boston News-Letter
First published on April 24, 1704, The Boston News-Letter is regarded as the first continuously published newspaper in British North America. It was heavily subsidized by the British government, with a limited circulation. The colonies’ first newspaper was Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and...

. w., Sept. 28, 1769-Feb. 29, 1776.

Massachusetts Mercury. t.w., Jan. 1-June 28, 1793.

Massachusetts Mercury. s.w., Jan. 3, 1797-Dec. 30, 1800.

Massachusetts Spy
Massachusetts Spy
The Massachusetts Spy was a newspaper published by Isaiah Thomas in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts in the 18th century.-Further reading:...

. t.w., s.w., w., July 17, 1770-Oct. 1, 1772; The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston Journal. w., Oct. 8, 1772-Apr. 6, 1775.

The Mercury. s.w., July 2, 1793-Dec. 30, 1796.

The Morning Chronicle; and the General Advertiser. w., Mar. 9, 1780-May 11, 1780.

The New-England Chronicle. w., Apr. 25-Sept. 12, 1776.

The New-England Courant
The New-England Courant
The New-England Courant is one of the oldest and the first truly independent American newspapers. It was founded in Boston on August 7, 1721 by James Franklin, Benjamin Franklin's older brother. The newspaper participated in several controversies and was suppressed in 1727...

. w., Aug. 7, 1721-June 25, 1726.

The New England Weekly Journal. w., Mar. 20, 1727-Oct. 13, 1741.

Nocturnal Mail.

Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser. d., Nov. 14, 1796-Feb. 2, 1797.

Polar-Star: Boston Daily Advertiser. d., Oct. 6-Nov. 12, 1796.

Russell's Gazette, Commercial and Political. s.w., June 7-Dec. 13, 1798.

Saturday Evening Herald, and the Washington Gazette. w., July 17, 1790-August (?), 1790.

The Times, or, The Evening Entertainer. t.w. Oct. 4-Nov. 8, 1794.

The Weekly News-letter. w., Jan. 5, 1727-Oct. 29, 1730.

The Weekly Rehearsal. w., Sept. 27, 1731-Aug. 11, 1735.

Brookfield

Newspapers published in Brookfield, Massachusetts

Brookfield, Massachusetts

Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Brookfield was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1718...

The Moral and Political Telegraphie, or, Brookfield Advertiser. w., May 6, 1795-Aug. 17, 1796.

The Political Repository, or, Farmer's Journal. w., Aug. 14, 1798-Dec. 30, 1800+

The Worcester County Intelligencer, or, Brookfield Advertiser. w., Jan. 6-Apr. 28, 1795.

The Worcester Intelligencer, or, Brookfield Advertiser. w., Oct. 7-Dec. 30, 1794.

Cambridge

Newspapers published in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...

The New-England Chronicle, or, The Essex Gazette. w., May 12, 1775-Apr. 4, 1776.

Charlestown

Newspapers published in Charlestown, Massachusetts

Charlestown, Massachusetts

Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...

The American Recorder, and the Charlestown Advertiser. s.w., w., Dec. 9, 1785-May 25, 1787.

Dedham

Newspapers published in Dedham, Massachusetts

Dedham, Massachusetts

Dedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by...

Columbian Minerva. w., Jan. 3, 1799-Dec. 30, 1800+

Minerva. w. Oct. 11, 1796-Dec. 27, 1798.

Greenfield

Newspapers published in Greenfield, Massachusetts

Greenfield, Massachusetts

Greenfield is a city in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,456 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County. Greenfield is home to Greenfield Community College, the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Franklin County Fair...

Greenfield Gazette. w., Aug. 2, 1792-Feb. 26, 1795.

Greenfield Gazette. A Register of Genuine Federalism. w., Aug. 28, 1798-Dec. 26, 1800+

Greenfield Gazette. An impartial Register of the Times. w., Jan. 4-Aug. 27, 1798.

Greenfield Gazette, or, Massachusetts and Vermont Telegraphe. w., Mar. 5, 1795-Dec. 28, 1797.

The Impartial Intelligencer. w., Feb. 1, 1792-July 26, 1792.

Haverhill

Newspapers published in Haverhill, Massachusetts

Haverhill, Massachusetts

Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.Located on the Merrimack River, it began as a farming community that would evolve into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the...

Guardian of Freedom. w., Sept. 16, 1793-Nov. 5, 1795.

Haverhill Federal Gazette. w., Oct. 26, 1798-Nov. 27, 1799.

Impartial Herald. w., July 27-Oct. 19, 1798.

The Observer. w., Dec. 5-6, 1800+

Leominster

Newspapers published in Leominster, Massachusetts

Leominster, Massachusetts

Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 40,759 at the 2010 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and west of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190,...

Political Focus. w., July 5, 1798-Dec. 5, 1799.

The Rural Repository. w., Oct. 22, 1795-Apr. 13, 1797.

The Telescope, or American Herald. w., Jan. 2-Dec. 25, 1800+

New Bedford

Newspapers published in New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts...

Columbian Courier. w., Dec. 8, 1798-Dec. 26, 1800+

The Medley, or, Newbedford Marine Journal. w., Nov. 27, 1792-Oct. 18, 1799.

Newburyport

Newspapers published in Newburyport, Massachusetts

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles northeast of Boston. The population was 21,189 at the 2000 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island...

The Essex Journal. w., Dec. 11, 1776-Feb. 13, 1777.

The Essex Journal and Merrimack Packet, or, The Massachu- setts and New-Hampshire general Advertiser. w., Dec. 4, 1773-June 23, 1775.

The Essex Journal and New-Hampshire Packet. w., Nov. 10, 1775-Oct. 25, 1776.

The Essex Journal & New Hampshire Packet. w., Dec. 13, 1786-Apr. 2, 1794.

The Essex Journal and the Massachusetts and New-Hampshire General Advertiser. w., July 9, 1784-Dec. 6, 1786.

The Essex Journal, or, New-Hampshire Packet. w., Aug. 4- Nov. 3, 1775.

The Essex Journal, or, The Massachusetts and New-Hampshire general Advertiser. w., June 30-July 28, 1775.

The Essex Journal, or, The New-Hampsire Packet and the weekly Advertiser. w., Nov. 1-Dec. 5, 1776.

Impartial Herald. w., s.w., May 18, 1793-Oct. 27, 1797.

The Morning Star. w., Apr. 8-Dec. 3, 1794.

The Newburyport Herald and Country Gazette. s.w., Oct. 31, 1797-Dec. 30, 1800+

Political Gazette. w., Apr. 30, 1795-Oct. 27, 1797.

Northampton

Newspapers published in Northampton, Massachusetts

Northampton, Massachusetts

The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Northampton's central neighborhoods, was 28,549...

Hampshire Gazette. w., Sept. 6, 1786-Dec. 31, 1800+

Patriotic Gazette. w., Apr. 12, 1799-June 23, 1800.

Pittsfield

Newspapers published in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...

Berkshire Chronicle. w., May 8-Dec. 12, 1788.

Berkshire Chronicle, and the Massachusetts Intelligencer. w., Dec. 19, 1788-Sept. 30, 1790.

The Sun. w., Sept. 16-Dec. 30, 1800+

Plymouth

Newspapers published in Plymouth, Massachusetts:

The Plymouth Journal, and the Massachusetts Advertiser. w., Mar, 19, 1785-June 13, 1786.

Salem

Newspapers published in Salem, Massachusetts

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...

The American Gazette, or, The Constitutional Journal. w., June 18-July 30, 1776.

The Essex Gazette. w., Aug. 2, 1768-May 2, 1775.

The Impartial Register. s.w., May 12-July 28, 1800.

The Salem Gazette. w., Oct. 18, 1781-Nov. 22, 1785.

The Salem Gazette
Salem Gazette
The Salem Gazette is a newspaper that has been published since 1790 through today. It serves the Salem, Massachusetts area. The Salem Gazette used to be known as the Salem Mercury, and briefly The American Eagle...

. w., s.w., Jan. 5, 1790-Dec. 30, 1800+

The Salem Gazette, and General Advertiser. w., Jan 2- Sept. 4, 1781.

The Salem Gazette, or, Newbury and Marblehead Advertiser. w., Dec. 9, 1774-Apr. 21, 1775.

The Salem Impartial Register. s.w., July 31-Dec. 29, 1800+

The Salem Mercury
Salem Mercury
The Salem Mercury was a newspaper that was published by John Dabney and Thomas Cushing . It began production around 1786, and ended in 1790 after the name of the paper was changed. It printed weekly on Tuesday onto demy sheet, four columns to a page, and predominantly on Long Primer type. Editors...

. w., Apr. 15, 1788-Dec. 29, 1789.

The Salem Mercury: Political, Commercial, and Moral
Salem Mercury
The Salem Mercury was a newspaper that was published by John Dabney and Thomas Cushing . It began production around 1786, and ended in 1790 after the name of the paper was changed. It printed weekly on Tuesday onto demy sheet, four columns to a page, and predominantly on Long Primer type. Editors...

. w., Oct. 14, 1786-Apr. 8, 1788.

Springfield

Newspapers published in Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...

Federal Spy. w., Dec. 2, 1794-Dec. 30, 1800+

The Federal Spy and Springfield Advertiser. w., Jan. 29- Dec. 17, 1793.

Hampshire and Berkshire Chronicle. w., Oct. 26, 1791- Sept. 6, 1796.

The Hampshire Chronicle. w., Mar. 6, 1787-Oct. 19, 1791.

The Hampshire Herald. w., Nov. 15, 1785-Sept. 26, 1786.

The Hampshire Herald, or, The Weekly Advertiser. w., July 27, 1784-Nov. 8, 1785.

The Massachusetts Gazette, or, The General Advertiser. w., Aug. 13, 1782-July 20, 1784.

The Massachusetts Gazette, or, The Springfield and North- ampton weekly Advertiser. w., May 14-Aug. 6, 1782.

Stockbridge

Newspapers published in Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,947 at the 2010 census...

Andrews's Western Star. w., June 17, 1794-Feb. 20, 1797.

The Western Star. w., Dec. 1, 1789-June 10, 1794.

The Western Star. w., Feb. 27, 1797-Dec. 29, 1800+

Watertown

Newspapers published in Watertown, Massachusetts

Watertown, Massachusetts

The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...

The Boston-Gazette, and Country Journal. w., June 5, 1775-Oct. 28, 1776.

Worcester

Newspapers published in Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....

American Herald, and the Worcerster Recorder. w., Aug. 21, 1788-Oct. 8, 1789.

Haswell's Massachusetts Spy, or, American Oracle of Liberty. w., Apr. 9, 16, 23; May 14-June 18, 1778.

The Independent Gazetteer. w., Jan. 7-Dec. 30, 1800+

The Massachusetts Spy
Massachusetts Spy
The Massachusetts Spy was a newspaper published by Isaiah Thomas in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts in the 18th century.-Further reading:...

, or, American Oracle of Liberty. w., May 3, 1775-Apr. 2, 30, May 7, 1778; June 25, 1778-May 17, 1781.

Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, the Worcester Gazette. w., May 24, 1781-Mar. 30, 1786; Apr. 3, 1788-Dec. 31, 1800+