Notes: | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). Imprint from colophon. Imprint varies. "Price 4d.". Description based on: No. 1931[sic] (Monday, December 17, 1792); title from caption. Latest issue consulted: No. 7013 (Monday, June 30, 1794). Purchased by Daniel Stuart in 1795. "Price fourpence halfpenny.". Description based on: No. 7014 (Tuesday, July 1, 1794); title from caption. Latest issue consulted: No 7973 (Saturday, September 30, 1797). Published by Daniel Stuart from 1795-1803. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the principal writers on this paper from 1797-1803. "Price in 1783, -- 3d. Taxed by Mr. Pitt, 3d." on two lines gathered by a right hand brace, to the right of which is "Price 6d.". Description based on: No. 7976 (Wednesday, October 4, 1797); title from caption. Latest issue consulted: No. 10,081 (Wednesday, December 31, 1800). Editors: the Rev. Henry Bate (to 1780), the Rev. William Jackson, and in the mid-1780s, John Taylor; founders included John Bell. Below imprint: Persons in the country, who chuse to be regularly supplied with this paper, are desired to send their address to the publisher, J. Williams; to the clerks of the respective roads at the Post-Office; or apply to the early stage coaches; which orders will be punctually attended to. "[Price two pence.". One of the longest running and most important London papers under several versions of the title. Description based on: No 89 (Friday, February 12, 1773); title from caption. Latest issue consulted: No. 6130 (Saturday, December 15, 1792). Numbering continues from previous title. Numbering is irregular; first issue misnumbered "1931" instead of "6131"; no. 6173 repeated on two consecutive issues. Numbering continues from one of the previous titles "The Morning post". No. 7510-7519 repeated in numeration, dates are consecutive; issue numbering is irregular after July 1796. Numbering continues from one of the previous titles "The Morning post and fashionable world". Numbering is irregular in places; jumps from 8009 to 9000, dates are consecutive. Numbering continues from previous title. Merged with: The World, in 1794 to become: The Morning post and fashionable world. Merger of: The Morning post, and: The World. Merged with: The Gazetteer, to become: The Morning post and gazetteer - Cf. NCBEL II:1328. Merger of: The Morning post and fashionable world, and: The Gazetteer -Cf. NCBEL II:1328. Succeeded by: The Morning post, in 1803. Counterfeited in 1776-1777 by "The Morning post, and daily advertiser" and "The New morning post; or, General advertiser" of George Corral and Edward Cox. Some issues from this period have the publisher's name at head of title: Published by R. Bell, in Blake-court, Catherine-street, Strand.
|