Broadside listing all of the newspapers and pamphlets received by the Lexington, Kentucky, Post Office, between April and July, 1829

Broadside listing all of the newspapers and pamphlets received by the Lexington, Kentucky, Post Office, between April and July, 1829

Broadside printed by the Post Office while Joseph Ficklin was Postmaster in Lexington, Ky. The broadside lists all of the newspapers and pamphlets received in the Lexington Post Office between 1 April and 1 July 1829.

1829

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t is required of each Postmaster to keep an account of Newspapers and Pamphlets received, according to the following form,
and to forward it to the Department with his other transcripts as a part of his quarterly account. No account need be kept of
Newspapers and Pamphlets Sent ; but the account of Newspapers and Pamphlets Received must be kept with great care and ac-
curacy.

Account of Newspapers and Pamphlets received at the Post Office at
Lexington, County of Fayette in the State of Kentucky, from April 1,
to July 1, 1829.

NOTE.—The postage of Newspapers is required to be paid in advance at the commencement of each quarter ; and the whole
number for the quarter must be entered when the first number in the quarter is received, the same as if all were received at that time


Date when Received. Name of the Newspaper or Pamphlet. Where Published How many times in a week. Number of Subscribers Number of Newspapers Number of pamphlet. Amount of postage Dollars Cents Free.
1839.—April 2, - Argus, Frankfort, Ken. 1 148 1846 - 18 46 13
Do. do. - Advertiser, Louisville, Ken 3 64 2496 - 24 96 30
Do, do. - Commentator, Frankfort, Ken. 1 39 507 - 5 7
4, - Farmers' Record Xenis, Ohio, 1 8 104 - 1 56
8, - National Intelligencer, Washington, D. C. 6 14 1092 - 16 38 78
Do. do. - Ditto, - - - Ditto, 3 30 1179 - 17 55
Do. do. - United States Telegraph, Ditto, 6 36 2808 - 42 12 78
Do. do. - Ditto, Ditto, 3 80 3120 - 46 80
Do. do. - Ditto, Ditto, 1 90 1170 - 17 55 13
Do. do. - National Journal, Ditto, 3 24 936 - 14 5
9, - Enquirer, Richmond, Va. 2 62 1612 - 24 18 26
14, - Missionary Herald, Boston, Mass. - 4 - 12 - 72
May 7, - National Intelligencer, Washington, D. C. - - *1 - - 1 1/2
24, - United States' Telegraph, Ditto, - - *2 - - 3
30, - Report of American Bible Society New-York, N. Y. - - - 2 - 24
June 4, - Political Pamphlet Louisville, Ken. - - - 4 - 48
6, - Enquirer, Richmond, Va. 3 1 [symbol cross]14 - - 22 1/2
8, - Argus, Frankfort, Ken. 1 - *1 - - 1
12, - Argus, Ditto, 1 2 [symbol cross]6 - - 6
30, - Advertiser Louisville, Ken. - - *1 - - 1

Advertiser of Newspaper and
Pamphlet postage for the quarter, 230 46
Those marked thus [symbol cross] are new subscribers, commencing at those dates.
Those marked thus * are sent occasionally to persons who are not subscribers.

I CERTIFY, That the foregoing is a true statement of all the Newspapers and Pamphlets,
received at this office, during the quarter ending 1st July, 1829, with post-
age accruing thereon.

JOSEPH FICKLIN, Postmaster.