The Royal Gazette, and Miscellany of the Island of Saint John, Prince Edward Island , William Alexander Rind, 1791
Front page of the Royal Gazette, and Miscellany of the Island of Saint John printed in 1791 by William Rind. Laid out in a 3-column format with the first column a letter by Rind to the general public, promising to print interesting and useful information. Dated July 29, 1791. Source: University of Prince Edward Island, Robertson Library, Island Newspapers. Retrieved August 4, 2021
Notes
William Alexander Rind (1766–1842), was the son of Clementia Rind, the first female printer and publisher in the state of Virginia. In 1788 he travelled to Prince Edward Island, and one year later succeeded James Robertson as King’s Printer when Robertson went to Québec. He married Elizabeth Ann Bagnall, the daughter of a Philadelphia Loyalist. After continuing to print the Royal Gazette, and Miscellany of the Island of Saint John for nearly ten years, Rind returned to the United States in 1798 where in 1800 he started publishing the Washington Federalist. Accompanying Hind and his wife Elizabeth back to Virginia was his 15-year-old brother-in-law, James Bagnall, who became Hind’s apprentice. James Bagnall returned to Prince Edward Island in 1804 to set up a new press.
References:
https://www.lva.virginia.gov/virginiaprint/bios/bio.php?id=359
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Early Printing and TypeTitle
Royal Gazette, and Miscellany of the Island of Saint JohnDate
1791Credits
Printer: William Alexander Rind (1766–1842)Principal Typefaces
unknownDescription
Newspaper
Size: unknownRegion
Prince Edward IslandLanguage
EnglishImages
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University of Prince Edward Island, Robertson Library, Island Newspapers -
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