To all the friends of science, arts, agriculture, manufactures and commerce. Proposal of Joseph Belknap & Alexander Young, for printing a weekly paper; to be entitled the American Apollo, containing the publications of the Historical Society, political and commercial intelligence, and other entertaining matter

To all the friends of science, arts, agriculture, manufactures and commerce. Proposal of Joseph Belknap & Alexander Young, for printing a weekly paper; to be entitled the American Apollo, containing the publications of the Historical Society, political and commercial intelligence, and other entertaining matter.

Author/creator	Belknap and Young
Other author/creator	Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798.
Other author/creator	Massachusetts Historical Society.
Format	Book and Microform
Publication Info	Printed at Boston, (Massachusetts) : By J. Belknap and A. Young, MDCCXCI. [1791]
Description	4 unnumbered pages, 3 pages, 5 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm (12mo)
Subject(s)	Massachusetts Historical Society. American Apollo (Boston, Mass.) Historical libraries--Massachusetts. History--Societies, etc. Newspaper publishing--Massachusetts --Boston.

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23167 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23167. ^A478749
General note	Half-title, within an ornamental border: Proposal for publishing the American Apollo, a new weekly paper, by Belknap & Young.
General note	Signatures: [A]⁶ ([A]4 verso blank).
General note	"Circular letter, of the Historical Society."--3 p., 2nd count. Announcing the formation of the Historical Society, subsequently the Massachusetts Historical Society, and soliciting itemized information on local history from recipients of the circular. Signed by Jeremy Belknap, corresponding secretary, Boston, November 1, 1791.
General note	"Conditional proposal" for the Apollo and space for subscribers' names, p. [2-5], 3rd count. Page [3], 3rd count, is numbered 4, in order that the proposal might be circulated with or without the circular letter.
References	Evans 23167
Reproduction note	Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23167).
Genre/form	Prospectuses.
Other title	To all the friends of science, arts, agriculture, manufactures and commerce.
Other title	Proposal of Joseph Belknap and Alexander Young, for printing a weekly paper.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	NC Microfiche	MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 23167	✔ Available