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First issue of a short-lived newspaper...
First issue of a short-lived newspaper...
Item # 695411
March 02, 1816
THE NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington, March 2, 1816
* Volume 1 - Number 1 issue
* Short-lived publication
A very uncommon title that existed from March 2, 1816 thru Dec. 7, 1820. This is the volume 1, number 1 issue with most of the front page containing the "Original Prospectus" noting what the publisher envisions as to the format of the new enterprise.
As the photos show the format was very much like the more popular 'Niles Weekly Register' which began 5 years earlier, with a great wealth of political reports and items from Congress.
Within includes: "The President's Message" of Dec. 5, 1815, which was Madison's annual state-of-the-union address to Congress, signed by him in type 3 pages later. Also the: "Treaty With Algiers" also signed by James Madison, and also the Convention between the U.S. and England for regulating commerce.
The bottom of the back page includes an apology beginning; "This number of the Register cannot be considered as a fair specimen of the style of its future execution. The type on which it was intended to print it, having not yet arrived from Philadelphia (but is daily expected)...".
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches, nice condition.
AI notes: The March 2, 1816 issue of The National Register (Volume 1, Number 1) marked the newspaper’s debut in Washington, D.C., founded by Joel K. Mead. The entire issue focused on its mission statement, promising a non-partisan, factual weekly record of national affairs, public documents, and major developments in politics, commerce, and infrastructure. Mead emphasized accuracy, neutrality, and a broad scope, inviting readers to judge the paper by its first 20 issues. The issue served as a formal introduction rather than a news-filled edition.
Category: Post-Civil War
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