The True American

• id: 97
• end_date: sometime in 1800
• frequency: Weekly
• lineage_id: 29
• proprietors: Matthias Bartgis & Wyllys Silliman
• start_date: November 29, 1798
• variant_number: Leesburg 01-01
• notes: Only extant issue of this iteration is for January 17, 1799 (vol. 1, no. 8) indicates start date of November 29, 1798; only extant issue of next iteration is for December 20, 1800, which shows sale to Patrick McIntyre came before that date; local histories report sale of paper in 1800, so end date seen here.
• lineage_title: True American
• Related Bios:
  • Matthias Echternach Bartgis, Sr.
  • Wyllys Silliman

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