Gazette of the United States

Gazette of the United States
He that is not for us, is against us
September 9, 1789 issue
TypeSemiweekly newspaper (1789–1793); daily (1793–1818)
Founder(s)John Fenno
EditorJohn Fenno (1789–1798)
John Ward Fenno with Joseph Dennie (1798–1800)
Caleb P. Wayne (1800–1801)
Enos Bronson (1801–1804)
Several others (1804–1818)
FoundedApril 15, 1789 (1789-04-15)
Political alignmentFederalist
Ceased publicationMarch 7, 1818 (1818-03-07)
CityNew York (1789–1791); Philadelphia (1791–1818)
CountryUnited States
ReadershipAmericans nationwide
ISSN2474-0942
OCLC number9529277

The Gazette of the United States was an early American newspaper, first issued semiweekly in New York on April 15, 1789, but moving the next year to Philadelphia when the nation's capital moved there the next year.[1] It was friendly to the Federalist Party. Its founder, John Fenno, intended it to unify the country under its new government. As the leading Federalist newspaper of its time, it praised the Washington and Adams administrations and their policies. Its Federalist sponsors, chiefly Alexander Hamilton, granted it substantial funding; because some of it was directly from the government, the Gazette is considered to have been semi-official. The influence of the newspaper inspired the creation of the National Gazette and the Philadelphia Aurora, rival newspapers for the Democratic-Republicans.

Throughout its history, the Gazette was renamed multiple times.[note 1] Starting from 1798, the ownership and editorship of Fenno's newspaper passed between multiple people. The influence of the newspaper declined around this time, but it continued to print until March 7, 1818, consolidating into another newspaper.

  1. ^ "Library of Congress, Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers". About Gazette of the United-States. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1789-1793. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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