Shepard Kollock
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Shepard Kollock was an editor and printer who was active in colonial New Jersey
during the period of the American Revolutionary War
. His New Jersey Journal became the second newspaper published in New Jersey. It was established by Kollock at his press during 1779 in Chatham, New Jersey
. This paper became a catalyst in the revolution. News of events came directly to the editor from Washington
's headquarters in nearby Morristown
, boosting the morale of the troops and their families, and he conducted lively debates about the efforts for independence with those who opposed and supported the cause he championed. Kollock later relocated the paper twice, until 1785, when he established his last publication location in Elizabeth
under the same name. The Elizabeth Daily Journal ceased publication on January 2, 1992.
Kollock had also served as a lieutenant in the Revolution. He was also an alderman and judge in Elizabeth
, New Jersey. At the time of the Revolution, this area was located in Essex County.
Kollock published several books in Chatham:
Today, a recreational field named after him exists in Chatham Borough, bordering the Passaic River.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
during the period of the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. His New Jersey Journal became the second newspaper published in New Jersey. It was established by Kollock at his press during 1779 in Chatham, New Jersey
Chatham, New Jersey
Chatham refers to two neighboring municipalities in Morris County, New Jersey – Chatham Borough and Chatham Township. The two are separate municipalities, the first a municipality that was settled in 1710 as a colonial English village in the Province of New Jersey...
. This paper became a catalyst in the revolution. News of events came directly to the editor from Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
's headquarters in nearby Morristown
Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the...
, boosting the morale of the troops and their families, and he conducted lively debates about the efforts for independence with those who opposed and supported the cause he championed. Kollock later relocated the paper twice, until 1785, when he established his last publication location in Elizabeth
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
under the same name. The Elizabeth Daily Journal ceased publication on January 2, 1992.
Kollock had also served as a lieutenant in the Revolution. He was also an alderman and judge in Elizabeth
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
, New Jersey. At the time of the Revolution, this area was located in Essex County.
Kollock published several books in Chatham:
- The United States Almanack, for the Year of our Lord 1780 in 1779
- The New-England Primer Improved, for the more easy attaining the true Reading of English, To which is added, the Assembly of Divines, and Mr. Cotton's Catechism in 1782
- Ebenezer Elmer, Surgeon of the Regiment, An e[u]logy on the late Francis Barber, Esq: Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the Second New-Jersey Regiment in 1783.
Today, a recreational field named after him exists in Chatham Borough, bordering the Passaic River.