Richmond Enquirer Account Statement

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Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Richmond Enquirer Account Statement, Ms2008-046, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
The collection includes account statement for subscription to the Richmond Enquirer, mailed to Jos. Rogers of Rogersville, Tennessee, accompanied by letter from publishers explaining need for funds and pledging to continue improving contents and appearance of the newspaper.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Richmond Enquirer Account Statement, Ms2008-046, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a subscription account statement from the office of the Richmond Enquirer, dated May 10, 1830 and addressed to Jos. Rogers, of Rogersville, Tennessee. The form letter accompanying the statement explains to readers that "extraordinary expenses" (including $1590 for a reporter to cover the 1829-1830 Virginia Constitutional Convention) and the recent expansion and improvement of the newspaper have necessitated the settling of outstanding accounts. The publishers pledge to continue an impartial coverage of politics with a "devotion to the principles of the Constitution" and to devote increased space to "sketches of agriculture, of improvements in the arts and manufacturers, of literature and morals, of history and romance..."

Biographical / historical:

Founded in 1804 by Thomas Ritchie (1778-1854), the Richmond Enquirer was one of the most influential newspapers in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. Ritchie continued to publish theEnquirer until 1845, when he moved to Washington, D.C. to edit The Union. The Enquirer continued to be published on a semi-weekly basis until 1867.

The Jos. Rogers to whom this account statement was addressed was likely Joseph Rogers (1764-1833) an Irish-born early settler of Tennessee who founded the town of Rogersville in 1789.

Acquisition information:
The Richmond Enquirer Account Statement was purchased by Special Collections in 2008.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Richmond Enquirer Account Statement commenced and was completed in July 2008.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard