Template:Did you know nominations/Samuel Hall (printer)

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 20:46, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

Samuel Hall (printer)

  • ... that Samuel Hall established Salem's first newspaper, The Essex Gazette, in 1768, using it to support the colonial cause against British taxation?
    Sources: Thomas, 1874, v. 1, p. 177;  Robotti, 1948, p. 36;  Buckingham, 1850, v. 1, p. 217  Mooney; Malone (ed.), 1932, pp. 141

Created by Gwillhickers (talk). Self-nominated at 23:19, 19 October 2022 (UTC).

Interesting life, on fine sources no copyvio obvious, hook works for me. Just waiting for the qpq. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:46, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
Hook question: I'd expect "to support". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:47, 21 October 2022 (UTC)