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American Mercury (newspaper)

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American Mercury
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
PublisherJoel Barlow and Elisha Babcock
EditorElisha Babcock
FoundedJuly 12, 1784 (1784-07-12)[1]
Ceased publicationJune 25, 1833 (1833-06-25)[1]

The American Mercury is a historical newspaper that was published in Hartford, Connecticut, in the early years of the American Republic. The paper was founded by Elisha Babcock (1753–1821) and Joel Barlow (1754–1812) and was "the leading Democratic paper in the state",[2] propounding Jeffersonian liberalism. The paper was succeeded by the Independent Press.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ a b "The American Mercury (Hartford, Conn.) 1784-1833". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Babcock Family Papers". Connecticut Historical Society. Retrieved June 6, 2020.