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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Boston Gazette LLC |
| Founded | 1719 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1798 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts  United States |
The Boston Gazette[a] (1719–1798) was a newspaper published in Boston, in the British North American colonies. It was a weekly newspaper established by William Brooker, who was just appointed Postmaster of Boston, with its first issue released on December 21, 1719.[1] The Boston Gazette is widely considered the most influential newspaper in early American history, especially in the years leading up to and into the American Revolution.[2][3] In 1741 the Boston Gazette incorporated the New-England Weekly Journal, founded by Samuel Kneeland, and became the Boston-Gazette, or New-England Weekly Journal. Contributors included: Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Phyllis Wheatley.
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- ^ Buckingham, 1850, p. 44
- ^ Burns, 2006, pp. 136–137, 220–221.
- ^ Copeland, 2000, pp. 3, 10