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September 07, 1811

THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 7, 1811 This was the first issue published: "Vol. 1 No. 1" as noted in the masthead. The entire front page is taken up with: "The Editor To The Public" in which he details what the newspaper is to be about (see for portions). Page 10 has a chart of: "Total Expenses, Of  the War for Independence with a Statement of All the Troops in the Continental Service."
First issues remain desirable to collectors and even more so titles which would because extremely successful such as this one.
Complete in 16 pages, 6 1/4 by 10 inches, some very lite scattered foxing, otherwise in nice condition.

As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."

Category: Pre-Civil War