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''The South-Carolina and American General Gazette'' was an 18th-century newspaper published in colonial
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S.C.) 1781-1782 Chronicling America, Retrieved 12 June 2018About The South-Carolina weekly gazette. (Charlestown [S.C.
1758-1764], Chronicling America, Retrieved 12 June 2018 Wells was a loyalist and left for England in 1775 once war seemed inevitable, and the paper was continued by his son John Wells.Thomas Isaiah
The History of Printing in America, Vol. II
p. 172 (1874)Salley, A.S., Jr
The First Presses of South Carolina
in ''Bibliographical Society of America, Proceedings and Papers'', Volume Two, 1907-08, pp. 56-58 (1908) The paper's competition was the ''
The Shadow of a Dream: Economic Life and Death in the South Carolina Low Country 1670-1920
p. 263 n. 156 (1989) Wells' paper was the only one of the three to support the Stamp Act.Edgar, Walter B
South Carolina: A History
p. 209 (1998) But it was also the only paper in the state to publish the entirety of the
1776 newspaper on display
''Post and Courier''
When Wells' son John took over the paper in 1775, he moved its political stance to the cause of independence, but primarily as a business decision. He then switched back to a Loyalist view in July 1780. In January 1781, his brother William C. Wells came to town to assist, and to report that under British control, the paper now had received the royal printing business. The paper changed names to ''The Royal Gazette'' in March 1781. After the British loss at the
Loyalist Newspapers of the American Revolution 1763-1783: A Bibliography
in ''Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society'' 83 (1973): 217-83
from
Marriage notices in the South-Carolina and American General Gazette from May 30, 1766, to February 28, 1781 and its successor the Royal Gazette (1781-1782)
(1914) {{DEFAULTSORT:South-Carolina and American General Gazette, The Newspapers published in South Carolina Mass media in Charleston, South Carolina Defunct newspapers published in South Carolina Publications established in 1758 Publications established in 1782
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint ...
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The paper was founded as ''The South-Carolina Weekly Gazette'' in 1758 by Robert Wells and G. Bruce, and changed names to ''The South-Carolina and American General Gazette'' in 1764. Aside from some periods of suspension during the American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
, it published until February 1781. When Charleston and the paper fell under British control, it published under the title ''The Royal Gazette'' from March 1781 and into 1782.About_The_South-Carolina_&_American_general_gazette._[volume(Charlestown_[S.C..html" ;"title="olume">About The South-Carolina & American general gazette. [volume
(Charlestown [S.C.">olume">About The South-Carolina & American general gazette. [volume
(Charlestown [S.C. 1764-1781], Chronicling America, Retrieved 12 June 2018About_The_royal_gazette._([Charleston
S.C.)_1781-1782.html" ;"title="harleston">About The royal gazette. ([Charleston
S.C.) 1781-1782">harleston">About The royal gazette. ([Charleston
S.C.) 1781-1782 Chronicling America, Retrieved 12 June 2018About The South-Carolina weekly gazette. (Charlestown [S.C.
1758-1764], Chronicling America, Retrieved 12 June 2018 Wells was a loyalist and left for England in 1775 once war seemed inevitable, and the paper was continued by his son John Wells.Thomas Isaiah
The History of Printing in America, Vol. II
p. 172 (1874)Salley, A.S., Jr
The First Presses of South Carolina
in ''Bibliographical Society of America, Proceedings and Papers'', Volume Two, 1907-08, pp. 56-58 (1908) The paper's competition was the ''
South Carolina Gazette
The ''South Carolina Gazette'' (1732–1775) was South Carolina's first successful newspaper. The paper began in 1732 under Thomas Whitmarsh in Charlestown (now Charleston), but within two years Whitmarsh died of yellow fever. In 1734 anot ...
'' (founded 1732) and ''South-Carolina Gazette and Country Journal'' (founded 1765), all located in Charleston.Coclanis, Peter AThe Shadow of a Dream: Economic Life and Death in the South Carolina Low Country 1670-1920
p. 263 n. 156 (1989) Wells' paper was the only one of the three to support the Stamp Act.Edgar, Walter B
South Carolina: A History
p. 209 (1998) But it was also the only paper in the state to publish the entirety of the
Declaration of Independence
A declaration of independence or declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the ...
in 1776. An original copy of that publication (the August 2-14, 1776 issue) was sold at auction for $140,000 in 2000.(14 November 2007)1776 newspaper on display
''Post and Courier''
When Wells' son John took over the paper in 1775, he moved its political stance to the cause of independence, but primarily as a business decision. He then switched back to a Loyalist view in July 1780. In January 1781, his brother William C. Wells came to town to assist, and to report that under British control, the paper now had received the royal printing business. The paper changed names to ''The Royal Gazette'' in March 1781. After the British loss at the Battle of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or the German battle (from the presence of Germans in all three armies), beginning on September 28, 1781, and ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virgi ...
, John had to consider switching sides yet again, but decided to leave town with his brother when the British left in December 1782. This marked the end of the newspaper. William returned to England permanently, but John received permission to return to Charleston in 1792.Barnes, Timothy MLoyalist Newspapers of the American Revolution 1763-1783: A Bibliography
in ''Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society'' 83 (1973): 217-83
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Marriage notices in the South-Carolina and American General Gazette from May 30, 1766, to February 28, 1781 and its successor the Royal Gazette (1781-1782)
(1914) {{DEFAULTSORT:South-Carolina and American General Gazette, The Newspapers published in South Carolina Mass media in Charleston, South Carolina Defunct newspapers published in South Carolina Publications established in 1758 Publications established in 1782