A Guide to the Richmond Enquirer Account Statement, 1830
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms2008-046
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Richmond Enquirer Account Statement must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Richmond Enquirer Account Statement, Ms2008-046 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Acquisition Information
The Richmond Enquirer Account Statement was purchased by Special Collections in 2008.
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Richmond Enquirer Account Statement commenced and was completed in July 2008.
Biographical Information
Founded in 1804 by Thomas Ritchie (1778-1854), the Richmond Enquirer was one of the most influential newspapers in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. Ritchie continued to publish theEnquirer until 1845, when he moved to Washington, D.C. to edit The Union. The Enquirer continued to be published on a semi-weekly basis until 1867.
The Jos. Rogers to whom this account statement was addressed was likely Joseph Rogers (1764-1833) an Irish-born early settler of Tennessee who founded the town of Rogersville in 1789.
Scope and Content
This collection contains a subscription account statement from the office of the Richmond Enquirer, dated May 10, 1830 and addressed to Jos. Rogers, of Rogersville, Tennessee. The form letter accompanying the statement explains to readers that "extraordinary expenses" (including $1590 for a reporter to cover the 1829-1830 Virginia Constitutional Convention) and the recent expansion and improvement of the newspaper have necessitated the settling of outstanding accounts. The publishers pledge to continue an impartial coverage of politics with a "devotion to the principles of the Constitution" and to devote increased space to "sketches of agriculture, of improvements in the arts and manufacturers, of literature and morals, of history and romance..."