The New-York Weekly Journal, Numb. XXXVI.
The New-York Weekly Journal, Numb. XXXVI.
New York: John Peter Zenger, 8 July 1734
4 pages, 11½ x 7 inches, on 2 detached sheets; separations at folds, tape stains, dampstaining, and edge wear; signature and printed tags of later owner John Jeremiah Sproull (1819-1890) of New York above masthead.
John Peter Zenger's New-York Weekly Journal angered the governor by reporting on a stolen provincial election, which landed Zenger in jail for libel, and made him a free press icon for the ages. His case helped establish the legal principle that truth was a valid defense against charges of libel.
The issue begins with a substantial moral discourse on the virtues of education, honesty, and moderation. A report from Boston describes a "Sea Monster lately killed at Monument Pond" in Plymouth, MA, thought to be a "Walrushen or Sea-Horse." This creature is now thought to be the only walrus ever caught in Massachusetts.
Another dispatch offers news on privateers and pirates active near Jamaica, including "a Company of Spaniards out in a large Jamaica Pilot Boat, which rows with 12 Oars, and Sails in proportion to her Bigness, of which a Negro is Commander."
The New-York Weekly Journal, Numb. XXXVI.
New York: John Peter Zenger, 8 July 1734
4 pages, 11½ x 7 inches, on 2 detached sheets; separations at folds, tape stains, dampstaining, and edge wear; signature and printed tags of later owner John Jeremiah Sproull (1819-1890) of New York above masthead.
John Peter Zenger's New-York Weekly Journal angered the governor by reporting on a stolen provincial election, which landed Zenger in jail for libel, and made him a free press icon for the ages. His case helped establish the legal principle that truth was a valid defense against charges of libel.
The issue begins with a substantial moral discourse on the virtues of education, honesty, and moderation. A report from Boston describes a "Sea Monster lately killed at Monument Pond" in Plymouth, MA, thought to be a "Walrushen or Sea-Horse." This creature is now thought to be the only walrus ever caught in Massachusetts.
Another dispatch offers news on privateers and pirates active near Jamaica, including "a Company of Spaniards out in a large Jamaica Pilot Boat, which rows with 12 Oars, and Sails in proportion to her Bigness, of which a Negro is Commander."
