The political censor, or Monthly review : of the most interesting political occurrences, relative to the United States of America. By Peter Porcupine.
| New Title: | Porcupine's Political censor |
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| Previous Title: | Prospect from the Congress-gallery |
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia [Pa.] :
printed for Benjamin Davies, numbers 68, High-Street,
MDCCXCVI. [1796]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Published: | [January-February 1796]- Ceased in Oct.? 1796 |
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| Item Description: | 'Peter Porcupine' = William Cobbett. Portion of title repeated as caption, with date of issue. September 1796 issue has variant title. Imprint includes year of publication. Imprints vary; Sept. 1796 reads in part: "Printed for, and sold by, William Cobbett". Originally issued in wrappers; note on Mar. 1796 wrapper reads in part: "This work will be published on the last day of every month. Six Censors will make a volume, the sixth will ... contain a general index and table of contents." Text of Mar. to May issues has continuous pagination, apart from preliminary leaves; Sept. issue paginated separately. Includes reports and commentary on the political situation in the United States. Author is anti-democratic, anti-French, anti-Thomas Paine. Sept. issue includes excerpts from George Chalmers' hostile biography of Paine. Note in the Sept. issue reads in part: "The history of Jacobinism will be published in the course of the next month [i.e. Oct. 1796], after which, the Political censor will be continued monthly, without interruption." Reproduction of original from British Library. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (volume) |
| Publication Frequency: | Monthly, Mar.-Sept. 1796 |
| Related Items: | Monthly numbers Mar.-May 1796 appeared in two further editions, published by Cobbett; Sept. 1796 reprinted in 1797. Continued in Nov. 1796 by: Porcupine's Political censor. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |