Description
- Abstract:
- Poem describes news and gossip for the next year and asks a tip.
- Notes:
- Printed on laid paper in two columns divided by double lines within border of type ornament sections.
- Printed area measures: 22.3 x 18.2 cm.
- At end of text: The News Boy. New-York, January 1, 1793.
- Hay Broadsds Harris copy: Shelved as: Weekly museum (New York, N.Y.), 1793; cloth-backed; stamped on verso: Collection of the New-York Historical Society; pencil notation, "Duplicate."
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"Address to the generous subscribers of the Weekly museum:
Wishing them a Happy New-Year
"
(1793).
Carriers' Addresses.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:50195/
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Carriers' Addresses
Carriers' addresses were published by newspapers, usually on January 1, and distributed in the United States for more than two centuries. The custom originated in England and was introduced here during colonial times. The newsboys delivered these greetings in verse …...