North, S. N. D. Newspaper and Periodical Press, The. Washington, 1884.
Rutherford, L. John Peter Zenger, His Press, His Trial, and a Bibliography of Zenger Imprints. New York, 1904.
Smyth, A. H. Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors, 1741-1850. Philadelphia, 1892.
Swem, E. G., and others. List of Newspapers in the Virginia State Library, Confederate Museum and Valentine Museum. Richmond, 1912.
Thomas, I. History of Printing in America, The. In Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society, vols, V and VII. Albany, 1874.
II. Chronological List of Colonial Magazines
For convenience, an attempt has been made to show where these rare periodicals may be found. The list is by no means exhaustive. Libraries are indicated as follows:
A. A. S. = American Antiquarian Society B. M. = British Museum B. P. L. = Boston Public Library J. C. B.= John Carter Brown Library H. S. P. = Historical Society of Pennsylvania L. O. C. = Library Company of Pennsylvania L. C. P. = Library Company of Philadelphia M. H. S. = Massachusetts Historical Society N. Y. H. S. = N. Y. Historical Society N. Y. P. L. = New York Public Lib. N. Y. S. L. = New York Society Library Y. C.= Yale College
The American Magazine, or a Monthly View of the Political State of the British Colonies. Ed. John Webbe. Andrew Bradford. Philadelphia, 1741. Three numbers only appeared. Only one copy known to exist. N. Y. H. S.
The General Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for all the British Plantations in America. Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia, 1741. Jan.-June. Six numbers only were issued. A. A. S. H. S. P. N. Y. P. L.
The Boston Weekly Magazine. Rogers and Fowle. Boston, 1743. Mar.-Apr. Three or four numbers only were issued. M. H. S. ("A hasty and immature' Production," as Jeremy Gridley called it, and published evidently to hinder subscriptions to his own projected magazine. The attempt failed.)
The Christian History. Kneeland and Green. Boston, 1743-1744. Published weekly for two years. A. A. S. B. P. L. (Edited by Thomas Prince, Jr. Devoted to the Great Awakening of religion in New England, with many enthusiastic articles on Whitefield.)
The American Magazine and Historical Chronicle. Rogers and Fowle. Boston, 1743-1746. A. A. S. B. P. L. M. H. S. N. Y. P. L. (Edited by Jeremy Gridley, and published monthly for three years. A close imitation of The London Magazine.)
The Independent Reflector; or, Weekly Essays on Sundry Important Subjects; more particularly adapted to the Province of New York. James Parker. New York, Nov., 1752-Oct., 1753. N. Y. H. S. N. Y. S. L. Y. C. (Edited by William Livingston, John Morin Scott, and William Smith, Jr., "the triumvirate," arguing forcibly for the religious freedom of King's College.)
The Occasional Reverberator. J. Parker. New York, 1753. Sep.-Oct. Not more than four numbers published. N. Y. P. L. This paper had the same controversial purpose as The Independent Reflector.
The Instructor. J. Parker and W. Weyman. New York, 1755. Numbers 1 to 6. A weekly periodical.
