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complete history is now within reach. It is hoped, however, that the knowledge of 

 the deficiency thus brought to pviblic notice, will lead to the collection of many facts of 

 value in the revision of a future edition of this work. 



The history of the newspaper in Lancaster can be traced back as far as 1751. In 

 January of that year a newspaper in the English and German language was published 

 in this city by Miller and Holland. What the title of it was we cannot now learn, 

 neither the date of its suspension. Before the revolutionary war, and for a short time 

 after its commencement, William Albright, associated with Lahn and Stumer, publish- 

 ed a newspaper in English and German; and soon after the beginning of the war, Francis 

 Bailey published a paper in English. Subsequently, he removed to Philadelphia and 

 published the Freeman'' s Journal. Over half a century ago Benjamin Grimier pub- 

 lished a German paper in this city. 



The Lancaster Journal vrns, established by Wilcox & Hamilton in .June, 1794. In 

 June, 1796, it passed under the control of Wm. Hamilton, who continued to publish it 

 until January, 1820, when he was succeeded by Huss & Brenner. In July of the same 

 year Captain John Reynolds, (father of the late distinguished Major General J. F. 

 Reynolds,) took charge of the Journal, by whom it was conducted until 1834, when it 

 passed into the hands of Hugh Maxwell, by whom it was conducted until merged in 

 the Intelligencer, in 1839. 



About the period of the late war with Great Britain, there were several papers pub- 

 lished which either ceased to exist or lost their identity in other papers with which they 

 were consolidated. Of these, one of the ablest and most influential in its day, was the 

 Ijancaster Gazette, published for several years by Hugh Maxwell. 



About the year 1821, MatthewKelly published the Lancaster i^ree Press, and about the 

 same period Samuel C. Stambaugh, a noted Democratic politician of his day, published 

 the American Sentinel. In 1829, or 1830, the Anti-Masonic Opponent -was published, and 

 edited by Cyrus Jacobs. About the same time Hermann W. Ville published in Eng- 

 lish the Standard of Liberty, a neutral paper, and also a German paper, which was rad- 

 ically Democratic in its politics. In 1833 or 1834, the Lancaster Miscellany was pub- 

 lished by Redmond Conyngham, whose office was where the Synagogue now stands, in 

 Orange street. About the year 1835 Francis Frank started a German paper called the 

 Walire Americaner, which was bought by Jacob Myers in 1840, who changed the title 

 to Wahre Demokrat. Mr. Myers afterwards started a paper devoted to the interests of 

 the working men, called the Working-Men'' s Press. It was subsequently (1846,) uni- 

 ted with the ^imerzcrtyi Republican, which in 1859 (as noticed elsewhere) was merged 

 in the Liquirer. 



A paper called the Lancaster Democrat was started on May 8, 1844, by Henry Hays, 

 publisher, and Col. John Forsyth Carter, editor, a writer of great fluency, who had the 

 faculty of imparting unusual interest to a column of items. Mr. Hayes was succeeded 

 as publisher by William B. Wiley, who subsequently sold out to the editor. Col. Carter. 

 In 1845 Patrick Donnelly became the publisher, in whose hands the paper reniaiued 

 until its susijension. 



The Lancasterian was established on the 1st of January, 1848, by Marcus D. Hol- 

 brook, in the interest of the Cass Democracy. On Oct. 23, 1852, he sold out to Henry 

 S. Myers and Wm. B. Wiley. It was published one year by Myers & Wiley, when Mr. 

 Myers retired. The Lancasterian was hostile to the election of Mr, Buchanan to the 

 Presidency, and on the 12th of October, 1855, the subscription list was purchased by 

 his friends and united with the Intelligencer. 



The American Bepublican was started in 1844, by David S. Kieffer, as an organ of 

 the "Native American" party, and was published by him until 1846, when he sold out 

 to Jacob Myers, who united it with the Press, as noticed elsewhere. 



The Semi-Weekly Gazette was issued on the 19th of August, 1839, by James H. 

 Bryson, J. H. Pearsol and James Wimer. Four months subsequently, it was changed 



