Pittsburgh Mercury
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Founder(s) | James C. Gilleland |
Founded | September 26, 1811 |
Political alignment | |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 1842 (merged) |
Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
The Pittsburgh Mercury was a weekly newspaper published in
Publishers
The Mercury began weekly publication on 26 September 1811, with James C. Gilleland as editor and proprietor.
In early 1830, Snowden was succeeded by his son Joseph in the conduct of the Mercury.[4] The son retired in 1835, passing the paper to Robert Morrow and William H. Smith.[5] Smith assumed sole control in 1840.[6]
Mergers and name changes
The Mercury in 1832 absorbed a startup paper called the Allegheny Republican,[7] and for about the next two years was published under the title Pittsburgh Mercury and Allegheny Republican.[8]
In 1841, the Weekly Pittsburgher and Allegheny Democrat joined with the Mercury to form the Pittsburgh Mercury and Allegheny Democrat, with the Mercury's Smith as publisher.[9]
Seeing a need for a daily Democratic newspaper in Pittsburgh, Smith in 1842 arranged with Thomas Phillips, owner-editor of a competing Democratic weekly called
References
- ^ Wilson, Erasmus, ed. (1898). Standard History of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Chicago: H.R. Cornell & Co. p. 839.
- ^ a b "Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820: Part XIV: Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh to York)" (PDF). Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. 32 (2): 351. October 1922.
- ISBN 0-8139-2030-2.
- ^ "[untitled]". The Pennsylvania Inquirer. Philadelphia. 27 February 1830. p. 2, col. 1.
- ^ Thurston, George Henry (1888). Allegheny County's Hundred Years. Pittsburgh: A.A. Anderson & Son. p. 299.
- ^ Morrow, R. (12 February 1840). "To the Patrons of the Pittsburgh Mercury". The Pittsburgh Mercury. p. 3, col. 1.
- ^ Wilson, Erasmus, ed. (1898). Standard History of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Chicago: H.R. Cornell & Co. p. 843.
- ^ "About Pittsburgh Mercury and Allegheny republican". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "About The Pittsburgh Mercury and Allegheny democrat". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Mercury and Manufacturer". The American Manufacturer. Pittsburgh. 3 September 1842. p. 3, col. 1.
- ^ "Papers Merge After Hearst Enters Field". The Pittsburgh Press. 2 August 1927. p. 2, col. 4.